The efficacy and safety of peroperative statin treatment during coronary artery bypass grafting by I.V. Shklianka, O.J. Zharinov, К.O. Mikhaliev, O.A. Yepanchintseva, B.M. Todurov

“…The incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation was significantly lower in groups two and three, compared to group one (р1–2 < 0.001 and р1–3 < 0.001). …”
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Unusual hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: case report of an early onset wild-type ATTR amyloidosis accompanied by a chromosomal duplication involving the MYH6 and MYH7 gene by Jassin Hamidi, Yvonne Hanel, Sven Dittmann, Wanda Maria Gerding, Huu Phuc Nguyen, Karin Klingel, Eric Schulze-Bahr

“…Typical symptoms associated with HCM include atrial fibrillation (AF), syncope, ventricular fibrillation, and cardiac arrest. …”
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Remaining of contrast dye ice cap during PVI by cryoballoon ablation; a case report by Ahmad Yamini Sharif, Entezar Mehrabi Nasab

“…Abstract Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with cryoballoon (CB) ablation technology is widely used to treat drug-resistant atrial fibrillation (AF). During CB ablation, there is a possibility of forming an ice cap of contrast-color on top of the balloon. …”
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Hemorrhage of the Ramus Lumbalis of the Iliolumbar Artery as a Cause for Shock in Blunt Trauma Victims on Therapeutic Anticoagulation by Thomas Patrick Sullivan, Eduardo Smith-Singares

“…Two cases (an 80-year-old female on warfarin and a 67-year-old male on apixaban for atrial fibrillation) presented with shock after direct blunt trauma in their torsos. …”
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Complications and Adverse Covid-19 Outcomes on Patients with Comorbidity by Khidoyatova Mukhlisa, Nabieva Dildora, Muxammadieva Sevara, Yakupova Svetlana

“…The major complications identified included acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pulmonary embolism, and atrial fibrillation, which were more common in patients with two or more comorbidities. …”
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Mobile Right Atrial Thrombi in a Patient with the Hemoglobin SC Disease by H. O. Savage, N. Ding, O. Eso, B. Sachdev, D. L. Lefroy

“…The formation of Intracardiac thrombi is rare in the absence of structural heart disease or atrial fibrillation. We describe a case of spontaneous right atrial thrombus formation that occurred in a patient with a hypercoagulable condition who had been sub optimally anticoagulated.…”
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Thyroid Storm in the Heart: Graves’ Disease Masquerading as Dilated Cardiomyopathy in an Elderly Male by Susheel K. Malani, Chigullapalli Sridevi, Ajitkumar Krishna Jadhav, Digvijay D Nalawade

“…An elderly male patient presented with acute heart failure, atrial fibrillation, renal impairment, and secondary to hypotension, diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy and significant left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. …”
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome in a Young African Soldier with Recurrent Syncope by Mohammed Abdullahi Talle, Faruk Buba, Aimé Bonny, Musa Mohammed Baba

“…The most common arrhythmia in HCM is ventricular tachycardia (VT) and atrial fibrillation (AF). While preexcitation provides the substrate for reentry and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), AF is more common in patients with preexcitation than the general population. …”
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Advances in Imaging Studies for Assessing Epicardial Adipose Tissue by Yu ZHANG, Xiangling LIN, Pei NIE

“…Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is situated adjacent to the myocardium and coronary arteries and closely associated with the occurrence and progression of various cardiovascular diseases, including coronary artery disease (CAD), atrial fibrillation (AFib), and heart failure (HF). Ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR), and artificial intelligence (AI) have enabled the quantitative assessment of EAT, thus aiding in the precision diagnosis and risk stratification of cardiovascular diseases. …”
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The Slower, the Better: Wide Complex Tachycardia Triggered by Flecainide in an Elderly Female by Ebubechukwu Ezeh, Maddie Perdoncin, Morgan K. Moroi, Mohammad Amro, Mohammed Ruzieh, Paul I. Okhumale

“…Class IC antiarrhythmics are generally considered a safe means of treating many common arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation (a-fib), atrial flutter (a-flutter), and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT). …”
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Assessment of Atrial Conduction Times in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Parkinson’s Disease by Yiğit Çanga, Ayşe Emre, Gülbün Asuman Yüksel, Mehmet Baran Karataş, Nizamettin Selçuk Yelgeç, Ufuk Gürkan, Ali Nazmi Çalık, Hülya Tireli, Sait Terzi

“…An increased risk of ischemic stroke has been reported in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Atrial fibrillation (AF) is strongly associated with ischemic stroke. …”
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Primary Terminal Haemochromatosis in a 50 Year-Old Patient by M. I. Gonik, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Kiseleva, E. V. Berezina, Sh. A. Ondos, Yu. V. Lerner, E. A. Kogan, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Cardiac rhythm and conduction disorder: paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Acute cardiac failure with underlying CHF IIb, NYHA class 3. …”
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Patent Foramen Ovale and Closure Technique with the Amplatzer Occluder by Bernhard Meier

“…Free wall erosion (exceedingly rare) and triggering of atrial fibrillation (in about 1% of patients) are the only noteworthy complications. …”
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Multiple Coronary Fistulas as a Rare Cause of Stable Angina Pectoris by Jasna Čerkez Habek, Tea Friščić, Jozica Šikić, Marko Perčić, Dean Strinić, Daria Ljubas Perčić

“…Our case describes a rare form of CA-LVMMFs draining into the left ventricle in a female patient presenting with fatigue, atypical anginal symptoms, atrial fibrillation, and premature ventricular complexes, without concomitant obstructive coronary artery disease.…”
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Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Cirrhotic Patients: Current Evidence and Clinical Observations by Sherif Elhosseiny, Hassan Al Moussawi, Jean M. Chalhoub, James Lafferty, Liliane Deeb

“…The use of this class of medications is currently limited to venous thromboembolic therapy and prophylaxis, in addition to stroke prophylaxis in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Despite their altered hemostasis, patients with cirrhosis are thought to be in a procoagulant state and thus prone to thrombus formation. …”
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Case study: Multifocal atrial tachycardia during cataract surgery: to operate or not to operate by Jesús Nieves-Alonso, Rosa Méndez Hernández, Fernando Ramasco Rueda

“…It can be easily misinterpreted as atrial fibrillation. Case presentation: We identified an episode of MAT in an asymptomatic patient who was scheduled for ambulatory cataract surgery. …”
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Antithrombotic Dilemmas after Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Watchman Device Placement by Tania Ahuja, Scarlett Murphy, Daniel J. Sartori

“…Antithrombotic therapy for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has dramatically shifted from warfarin, a vitamin K antagonist, to the direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) such as dabigatran, apixaban, and rivaroxaban. …”
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HOW THE HEMOSTASIS LABORATORY CAN HELP CLINICIANS TO MANAGE PATIENTS ON ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS by Armando Tripodi

“…They are the drugs of choice for stroke prevention and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and prosthetic heart valves, as well as for treatment/prevention of venous thromboembolism. …”
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Fabry Disease and Early Stroke by U. Feldt-Rasmussen

“…This includes primary prevention such as lifestyle counseling, targeting blood pressure, managing atrial fibrillation, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia, and ASA.…”
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Bleeding Complication of Triple Therapy of Rivaroxaban, Prasugrel, and Aspirin: A Case Report and General Discussion by Dane D. Gruenebaum, Ahmad Alsarah, Osama Alsara, Heather Laird-Fick

“…This report describes a patient with atrial fibrillation and recent stent placement who developed severe, recurrent epistaxis on aspirin, prosugrel, and rivaroxaban. …”
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