2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

H Calkins, G Hindricks, R Cappato, YH Kim… - Ep …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
AFL atrial flutter AH arterial hypertension ANS autonomic nervous system APD action
potential duration ARREST-AF Aggressive Risk Factor Reduction Study for Atrial Fibrillation …

Modifiable risk factors and atrial fibrillation

DH Lau, S Nattel, JM Kalman, P Sanders - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
There has been increasing focus on the rising burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) since the turn
of the millennium. The AF epidemic is projected not only to have an impact on morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] Alcohol abstinence in drinkers with atrial fibrillation

A Voskoboinik, JM Kalman, A De Silva… - … England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with incident atrial fibrillation and
adverse atrial remodeling; however, the effect of abstinence from alcohol on secondary …

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: current indications and evolving technologies

R Parameswaran, AM Al-Kaisey… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) has emerged as an important rhythm-control
strategy and is by far the most common cardiac ablation procedure performed worldwide …

Alcohol and atrial fibrillation: a sobering review

A Voskoboinik, S Prabhu, L Ling, JM Kalman… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
Alcohol is popular in Western culture, supported by a perception that modest intake is
cardioprotective. However, excessive drinking has detrimental implications for …

Acute consumption of alcohol and discrete atrial fibrillation events

GM Marcus, E Vittinghoff, IR Whitman… - Annals of internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Background: Patients' self-reports suggest that acute alcohol consumption may trigger a
discrete atrial fibrillation (AF) event. Objective: To objectively ascertain whether alcohol …

Alcohol consumption: medical implications, the liver and beyond

V Meza, J Arnold, LA Díaz… - Alcohol and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Alcohol consumption represents a major factor of morbidity and mortality, with a wide range
of adverse medical implications that practically affect every organ system. It is the fifth major …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention and treatment of atrial fibrillation via risk factor modification

EL O'Keefe, JE Sturgess, JH O'Keefe, S Gupta… - The American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinically significant arrhythmia, and it increases
stroke risk. A preventive approach to AF is needed because virtually all treatments such as …

Lower risk of stroke after alcohol abstinence in patients with incident atrial fibrillation: a nationwide population-based cohort study

SR Lee, EK Choi, JH Jung, KD Han, S Oh… - European heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between alcohol consumption
status (and its changes) after newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) and the risk of …

2024 European Heart Rhythm Association/Heart Rhythm Society/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society expert consensus statement …

S Tzeis, EP Gerstenfeld, J Kalman, EB Saad… - Europace, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In the last three decades, ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become an evidence-based
safe and efficacious treatment for managing the most common cardiac arrhythmia. In 2007 …