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Previous Next 		Contents: Volume 10, Number 4, April 2008   [Index by Author] 

Down AFN MORTALITY AND THERAPY
Down COSTS OF AF: LESSONS FROM THE EURO HEART SURVEY
Down 'ABLATE AND PACE': STILL A VALID TREATMENT FOR AF
Down NOVEL NONPHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPIES FOR AF
Down ICD FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION: MORE IMPLANTS ARE NEEDED
Down ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AND ABLATION
Down SYNCOPE: THE ROLE OF SYNCOPE UNIT
Down RESYNCHRONISATION THERAPY
Down T WAVE ALTERNANS
Down LETTERS TO THE EDITOR


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AFN MORTALITY AND THERAPY Back

Jaspal S. Taggar, Francisco Marín, and Gregory Y.H. Lip
Mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation: improving or not?
Europace Advance Access published on March 8, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 389-390; doi:10.1093/europace/eun054 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stefan Asbach, Manfred Olschewski, Thomas S. Faber, Manfred Zehender, Christoph Bode, and Michael Brunner
Mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation has significantly decreased during the last three decades: 35 years of follow-up in 1627 pacemaker patients
Europace Advance Access published on March 8, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 391-394; doi:10.1093/europace/eun014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Morten Lock Hansen, Niels Gadsbøll, Gunnar H. Gislason, Steen Z. Abildstrom, Tina K. Schramm, Fredrik Folke, Jens Friberg, Rikke Sørensen, Søren Rasmussen, Henrik E. Poulsen, Lars Køber, Mette Madsen, and Christian Torp-Pedersen
Atrial fibrillation pharmacotherapy after hospital discharge between 1995 and 2004: a shift towards beta-blockers
Europace Advance Access published on February 7, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 395-402; doi:10.1093/europace/eun011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

COSTS OF AF: LESSONS FROM THE EURO HEART SURVEY Back

Anna Ringborg, Robby Nieuwlaat, Peter Lindgren, Bengt Jönsson, Dogan Fidan, Aldo P. Maggioni, Jose Lopez-Sendon, Janina Stepinska, Dennis V. Cokkinos, and Harry J.G.M. Crijns
Costs of atrial fibrillation in five European countries: results from the Euro Heart Survey on atrial fibrillation
Europace Advance Access published on March 7, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 403-411; doi:10.1093/europace/eun048 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

'ABLATE AND PACE': STILL A VALID TREATMENT FOR AF Back

Eng S. Tan, Michiel Rienstra, Ans C.P. Wiesfeld, Bas A. Schoonderwoerd, Hugo H.F. Hobbel, and Isabelle C. Van Gelder
Long-term outcome of the atrioventricular node ablation and pacemaker implantation for symptomatic refractory atrial fibrillation
Europace Advance Access published on February 12, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 412-418; doi:10.1093/europace/eun020 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Demosthenes Katritsis, Mark A. Wood, Eleftherios Giazitzoglou, Richard K. Shepard, Georgia Kourlaba, and Kenneth A. Ellenbogen
Long-term follow-up after radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation
Europace Advance Access published on February 19, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 419-424; doi:10.1093/europace/eun018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Timothy R. Betts
Atrioventricular junction ablation and pacemaker implant for atrial fibrillation: still a valid treatment in appropriately selected patients
Europace Advance Access published on March 12, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 425-432; doi:10.1093/europace/eun063 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NOVEL NONPHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPIES FOR AF Back

Julia Koebe and Paulus Kirchhof
Novel non-pharmacological approaches for antiarrhythmic therapy of atrial fibrillation
Europace Advance Access published on March 12, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 433-437; doi:10.1093/europace/eun058 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nei-Wei Hsu, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Ching-Tai Tai, Tsair Kao, Shih-Lin Chang, Wanwarang Wongcharoen, Li-Wei Lo, Ameya R. Udyavar, Yu-Feng Hu, Han-Wen Tso, Yi-Jen Chen, Satoshi Higa, and Shih-Ann Chen
Frequency analysis of the fibrillatory activity from surface ECG lead V1 and intracardiac recordings: implications for mapping of AF
Europace Advance Access published on March 3, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 438-443; doi:10.1093/europace/eun045 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andreas Stein, Gabi Wessling, Isabel Deisenhofer, Gabriele Busch, Birgit Steppich, Heidi Estner, Bernhard Zrenner, Claus Schmitt, Siegmund Braun, Albert Schömig, and Ilka Ott
Systemic inflammatory changes after pulmonary vein radiofrequency ablation do not alter stem cell mobilization
Europace Advance Access published on March 12, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 444-449; doi:10.1093/europace/eun041 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rukshen Weerasooriya, Conor Murray, and Peter L. Thompson
‘X’ marks the spot
Europace 2008 10: 450; doi:10.1093/europace/eun015 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Theofilos M. Kolettis, Christos S. Katsouras, and Lampros K. Michalis
Electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation using four defibrillation patches
Europace Advance Access published on February 28, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 451-452; doi:10.1093/europace/eun046 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ICD FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION: MORE IMPLANTS ARE NEEDED Back

P.A. Scott, S. Gorman, N.P. Andrews, P.R. Roberts, and P.R. Kalra
Estimation of the requirement for implantable cardioverter defibrillators for the primary prevention of sudden cardiac death post-myocardial infarction based on UK national guidelines (2006)
Europace Advance Access published on March 3, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 453-457; doi:10.1093/europace/eun042 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tobias Härle, Jacobus Reimers, and Anselm Schaumann
Coronary artery fistula caused by an endocardial active fixation ICD lead
Europace Advance Access published on February 21, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 458; doi:10.1093/europace/eun034 [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AND ABLATION Back

Andrea Sarkozy, Sergio Richter, Gian-Battista Chierchia, Carlo De Asmundis, Christos Seferlis, Pedro Brugada, Leonard Kaufman, Ronald Buyl, Paul Dorian, and Iqwal Mangat
A novel pacing manoeuvre to diagnose atrial tachycardia
Europace Advance Access published on February 25, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 459-466; doi:10.1093/europace/eun032 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elena Arbelo, Eduardo Caballero, and Alfonso Medina
Successful slow pathway ablation for atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia via a hypoplastic inferior vena cava in a patient with an azygos continuation
Europace Advance Access published on March 6, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 467-468; doi:10.1093/europace/eun055 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Takumi Yamada, H.Thomas McElderry, Harish Doppalapudi, and G. Neal Kay
Ventricular tachycardia with a myocardial fibre travelling from the origin in the right aortic sinus cusp to the epicardial breakout site of the right ventricular outflow tract
Europace Advance Access published on March 11, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 469-470; doi:10.1093/europace/eun051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SYNCOPE: THE ROLE OF SYNCOPE UNIT Back

Fabrizio Ammirati, Roberto Colaceci, Antonio Cesario, Stefano Strano, Alberto Della Scala, Irene Colangelo, Tiziana De Santo, Elena Toscano, Renato Ricci, and Massimo Santini
Management of syncope: clinical and economic impact of a Syncope Unit
Europace 2008 10: 471-476; doi:10.1093/europace/eun061 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bertrand Pierre, Laurent Fauchier, Guillaume Breard, Olivier Marie, Philippe Poret, and Dominique Babuty
Implantable loop recorder for recurrent syncope: influence of cardiac conduction abnormalities showing up on resting electrocardiogram and of underlying cardiac disease on follow-up developments
Europace Advance Access published on March 5, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 477-481; doi:10.1093/europace/eun039 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Sahar S. Abdelmoneim, Sherif Moustafa, and Farouk Mookadam
Postural tachycardia syndrome and coronary artery bridge
Europace Advance Access published on March 13, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 482-485; doi:10.1093/europace/eun062 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. T. Paul Krediet and Wouter Wieling
Edward P. Sharpey-Schafer was right: evidence for systemic vasodilatation as a mechanism of hypotension in cough syncope
Europace Advance Access published on February 29, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 486-488; doi:10.1093/europace/eun022 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RESYNCHRONISATION THERAPY Back

Michele Brignole, Daniele Oddone, Roberto Maggi, Gabriele Lupi, Roberto Bollini, Serena Corallo, Stefano Robotti, Alberto Solano, Paolo Donateo, and Francesco Croci
Resynchronization of the left ventricular contraction by tailored programming of right and left ventricular pacing
Europace Advance Access published on March 11, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 489-495; doi:10.1093/europace/eun059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Patrizio Lancellotti, Bernard Cosyns, and Luc A. Piérard
Dynamic left ventricular dyssynchrony contributes to B-type natriuretic peptide release during exercise in patients with systolic heart failure
Europace Advance Access published on March 3, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 496-501; doi:10.1093/europace/eun040 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kentaro Yoshida, Yasuhiro Yokoyama, Yoshihiro Seo, Yukio Sekiguchi, and Kazutaka Aonuma
Triangle ventricular pacing in a non-responder to conventional bi-ventricular pacing
Europace Advance Access published on February 13, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 502-504; doi:10.1093/europace/eun026 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tong Zhu, Paul A. LeLorier, and Kevin M. Monahan
Restoration of electrical diastole with bi-ventricular pacing
Europace Advance Access published on March 4, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 505; doi:10.1093/europace/eun044 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T WAVE ALTERNANS Back

Paolo Ferrero, Davide Castagno, Riccardo Massa, Anna De Luca, Maddalena Castellano, Claudio Chirio, and Roberto Grimaldi
Spinal cord stimulation affects T-wave alternans in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy: a pilot study
Europace Advance Access published on March 12, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 506-508; doi:10.1093/europace/eun052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Piotr Kukla, Marek Jastrzebski, and Leszek Bryniarski
Macroscopic T-wave alternans during non-sustained ventricular tachycardia
Europace Advance Access published on March 11, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 509-510; doi:10.1093/europace/eun053 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Back

Simon K.H. Lam and Andrew Owen
What is the level of evidence for combined cardiac resynchronization and defibrillation therapy in heart failure?
Europace Advance Access published on March 1, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 511; doi:10.1093/europace/eun049 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Panos E. Vardas, Angelo Auricchio, Jean-Jacques Blanc, Jean-Claude Daubert, Helmut Drexler, Hugo Ector, Maurizio Gasparini, Cecilia Linde, Francisco Bello Morgado, Ali Oto, Richard Sutton, and Maria Trusz-Gluza
What is the level of evidence for combined cardiac resynchronization and defibrillation therapy in heart failure? reply
Europace Advance Access published on March 1, 2008
Europace 2008 10: 511-512; doi:10.1093/europace/eun050 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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