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Author(s):
Abhishek Maan
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Moussa Mansour
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Jeremy N Ruskin
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et al
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3 years ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice.1 It has been estimated that >3million people in the US and >4.5 million in the EU have paroxysmal or persistent AF.2–4 AF is associated with an approximately fivefold increased risk of stroke,5 threefold risk of heart failure,6 diminished quality of life7 and increased healthcare costs.8,9…
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Author(s):
Hugh Calkins
Added:
6 years ago
RE-CIRCUIT - Uninterrupted Dabigatran Etexilate in Comparison to Uninterrupted Warfarin in Pulmonary Vein Ablation.
“At the American College of Cardiology congress, held in Washington D.C. in March this year, Dr Hugh Calkins (Professor of Cardiology and Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory and Arrhythmia Service at the Johns Hopkins Hospital) presented the findings from Boehringer…
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Author(s):
Akriti Naraen
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Dileep Duvva
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Archana Rao
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9 months ago
Author(s):
A John Camm
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3 years ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, occurring in 1–2 % of the general population and is increasingly prevalent in older people, occurring in about 10 % of over 80 year olds.1 AF is associated with a variety of cardiovascular conditions. The arrhythmia is associated with a five-fold rise in stroke risk and frequently coexists with heart failure, both leading…
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James C Moon
Job title: Clinical Director of Imaging
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Implantable Cardiac Monitoring
Author(s):
Jan Steffel
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Start date:
Sep 23, 2021
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Author(s):
Demosthenes G Katritsis
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Hugh Calkins
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6 months ago
Author(s):
George D Katritsis
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Demosthenes G Katritsis
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3 years ago
Implantable cardiac devices, such as pacemakers, are used to treat a number of heart conditions, especially those related to the electrical conduction system. Cardiac pacemakers are a well-established and effective therapy, and have been in use for more than 50 years.
The first pacemaker was implanted in a patient in October 1958 by Åke Senning in Stockholm, in cooperation with engineer Rune…
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Author(s):
Rohil Bedi
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Ali Ahmad
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Piotr Horbal
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et al
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7 months ago