Contemporary atrial fibrillation management: a comparison of the current AHA/ACC/HRS, CCS, and ESC guidelines

JG Andrade, L Macle, S Nattel, A Verma… - Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this article we compare and contrast the current recommendations, and highlight the
important differences, in the American College of Cardiology/American Heart …

[HTML][HTML] Screening for atrial fibrillation with automated blood pressure measurement: research evidence and practice recommendations

WJ Verberk, S Omboni, A Kollias… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Several guidelines recommend opportunistic screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) in subjects
aged≥ 65 years using pulse palpation during routine blood pressure (BP) measurement …

Benefit of Anticoagulation Unlikely in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and a CHA2DS2-VASc Score of 1

L Friberg, M Skeppholm, A Terént - Journal of the American college of …, 2015 - jacc.org
Background: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and≥ 1 point on the stroke risk scheme
CHA2DS2-VASc (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age≥ 75 years, diabetes mellitus …

Role for MicroRNA-21 in atrial profibrillatory fibrotic remodeling associated with experimental postinfarction heart failure

S Cardin, E Guasch, X Luo, P Naud… - Circulation …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Atrial tissue fibrosis is often an important component of the atrial fibrillation
(AF) substrate. Small noncoding microRNAs are important mediators in many cardiac …

[HTML][HTML] 2016 Guidelines of the Taiwan Heart Rhythm Society and the Taiwan Society of Cardiology for the management of atrial fibrillation

CE Chiang, TJ Wu, KC Ueng, TF Chao… - Journal of the Formosan …, 2016 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia. Both the incidence and
prevalence of AF are increasing, and the burden of AF is becoming huge. Many innovative …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying patients with atrial fibrillation in administrative data

K Tu, R Nieuwlaat, SY Cheng, L Wing, N Ivers… - Canadian Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Identifying patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) using administrative data is
important for epidemiologic and outcomes research. Although administrative data cover …

Canadian Cardiovascular Society atrial fibrillation guidelines 2010: rate and rhythm management

AM Gillis, A Verma, M Talajic, S Nattel, P Dorian… - Canadian Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
The goals of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) arrhythmia management are to
alleviate patient symptoms, improve patient quality of life, and minimize the morbidity …

How can we best detect atrial fibrillation?

K Harris, D Edwards, J Mant - The journal of the Royal College of …, 2012 - europepmc.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an arrhythmia of increasing prevalence associated with a reducible
risk of stroke. We conducted a systematic review to address five questions relating to how …

Atrial fibrillation detected initially during acute medical illness: a systematic review

WF McIntyre, KJ Um, CC Cheung… - … Heart Journal: Acute …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objective There is uncertainty about the incidence of and prognosis associated with atrial
fibrillation that is documented for the first time in the setting of an acute stressor, such as …

Genetic loci on chromosomes 4q25, 7p31, and 12p12 are associated with onset of lone atrial fibrillation before the age of 40 years

MS Olesen, AG Holst, J Jabbari, JB Nielsen… - Canadian Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background Three distinct genetic loci on chromosomes 1q21, 4q25, and 16q22 have been
associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Five …