Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Mimicking Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia by Karthika R. Linga, Andras Khoor, Jonathan A. Phelan, Isabel Mira-Avendano

“…We describe the case of a 39-year-old woman who presented from an outside hospital with worsening shortness of breath after catheter ablation of pulmonary veins for atrial fibrillation. After an initial diagnosis of pneumonia and its nonimprovement with antibiotics, a surgical lung biopsy was done and interpreted as nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) with vascular changes consistent with pulmonary arterial hypertension. …”
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Iatrogenic Proximal Urethro–Rectal Perforation During Foley Catheter Insertion by Claude Tayar, Ali Alameh, Rawan Abdallah, Jamil Boufarah, Yehya Tlaiss, Hadi Farhat

“…This case report outlines the presentation, diagnosis, management, and outcomes of a 71-year-old male patient who experienced iatrogenic rectal perforation during the routine insertion of a Foley catheter, against the backdrop of several predisposing factors, such as atrial fibrillation, valvular disease, benign prostatic hyperplasia, urethral stenosis, and colorectal cancer with liver metastasis. …”
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Utility of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Light Chain Amyloidosis Caused by Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma (Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia) by Maroun Bou Zerdan, Jason Valent, Maria Julia Diacovo, Karl Theil, Chakra P. Chaulagain

“…Treatment was well tolerated with both hematologic and organ response in patients with AL amyloidosis in the setting of WM. Atrial fibrillation led to the discontinuation of ibrutinib in one patient, and acalabrutinib caused significant thumb hematoma needing dose reduction in another patient. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a prospective cohort study by Erlend Eriksen, Ronak Rajani, Sahrai Saeed, Svein Rotevatn, Daanyaal Wasim, Øyvind Bleie, Abukar Mohamed Ali, Erik Jerome Stene Packer, Håvard Keilegavlen

“…An abnormal baseline ECG, right bundle branch block, atrial fibrillation and bioprosthesis selection remained important predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation. …”
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Effects and trend of steroid dosage reduction during cardiac surgery: A three-year retrospective analysis at a tertiary medical center by Jeng-Wei Chen, Hsiu-Wen Liang, Bo-Wei Fong, Chih-Yang Chan, Heng-Wen Chou, Nai-Kuan Chou, Chih-Hsien Wang, Nai-Hsin Chi, I-Hui Wu, Shu-Chien Huang, Hsi-Yu Yu, Yih-Sharng Chen, Ron-Bin Hsu

“…Despite the decreased use of steroids, our study showed no increase in mortality, new-onset atrial fibrillation, acute kidney injury, cerebrovascular event and prolonged ventilation when compared to baseline data. …”
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Beta-Blockers After PCI for Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction by Safi U. Khan, MD, MS, Usman Ali Akbar, MD, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, MD, Kershaw V. Patel, MD, Amna Nadeem, MBBS, Samarth Thakkar, MD, Hassaan B. Arshad, MD, Salim S. Virani, MD, PhD, Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH, Sachin S. Goel, MD, Alpesh R. Shah, MD, William Zoghbi, MD, Neal S. Kleiman, MD

“…The outcomes included all-cause mortality, hospitalization for myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation/flutter, stroke, and safety endpoints. …”
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Hypothermia with Extreme Bradycardia following Spinal Cord Infarction of Septic Origin by Philippe Hantson, Thierry Duprez

“…A 66-year-old woman was transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) for serious cardiac arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation and asystole) in the context of a deep hypothermia (axillary temperature below 32°C). …”
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Ibrutinib-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw by Annu Singh, Sion Na, Joseph M. Huryn, Cherry L. Estilo, Steven Horwitz, SaeHee K. Yom

“…Ibrutinib has well-described side effects that limits its use such as, increased risk of atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and hemorrhage. However, oral toxicity associated with ibrutinib has not been reported. …”
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Sudden Cardiac Death: The Most Feared but Potentially Preventable Presentation of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome by Ana Rita Pereira, Alexandra Briosa, Rita Miranda, Sofia Sequeira Almeida, Luís Brandão, Hélder Pereira

“…During the transport to the hospital, an irregular wide complex tachycardia suggestive of preexcited atrial fibrillation with haemodynamic instability was also observed and a synchronized shock was applied. …”
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心脏直视手术同期射频消融迷宫术治疗心房纤颤 by 吴若彬, 郭惠明, 郑少忆

“…[方法]回顾性分析25例接受心脏直视手术患者,同期用单极冲洗式射频消融行改良迷宫术治疗心房纤颤（atrial fibrillation,AF）.[结果]术毕转为窦性心律（sinus rhythm,SR）18例,结性心律5例,2例仍为AF,无Ⅲ°房室传导阻滞和死亡.随访3～25个月后,20例为SR（总有效率80%,其中有2例经电转复律）,2例为房扑,3例房颤,左房比术前明显缩小.射频消融时间短和心功能Ⅳ级,为术后3月AF复发的危险因素.…”
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Invasive Listeriosis of Intracardiac Device by Prerna Sharma, Mohamed Yassin

“…A 74-year-old male with a past medical history of coronary artery disease, congestive cardiac failure, permanent atrial fibrillation status after nodal ablation, and placement of a biventricular pacemaker presented to the hospital with complaints of generalized fatigue. …”
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Deceptive Adherence to Anticoagulation in Secondary Stroke Prevention by Riina Vibo, Juhan-Mats Kuningas, Prinno Tsakuhhin, Janika Kõrv

“…Oral anticoagulants (OAC) effectively reduce the risk for ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to assess OAC treatment adherence in secondary stroke prevention and to find predictors of adherence using individualized patient data. …”
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Mitral Stenosis Berat pada Penyakit Jantung Rematik by Cokorda Istri Padmi Suwari, Widyawati Desak Gede

“…Patients with acute rheumatic fever clinical features should be evaluated further and given long-term therapy to prevent more severe heart problems. Keywords:  atrial fibrillation, mitral stenosis, rheumatic  heart  disease…”
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Obese hypoventilation syndrome. Presentation of a case by Luis Virgilio Díaz Martìnez, Yenisel Chang Cuesta, Inti Santana Carballosa

“…The case of a 53-years-old patient, white skin color, male, from urban origin, with a personal pathological history of high blood pressure, gouty arthritis, morbid obesity, unstable angina pectoris, previous episodes of atrial fibrillation and Pickwick syndrome without treatment for it, it is presented. …”
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Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure with the LAmbre Device by Guangji Wang, Bin Kong, Yu Liu, He Huang

“…Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) using the LAmbre device has been associated with prevention of stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF). Here, we interrogated the long-term safety and efficacy of using the LAmbre device in percutaneous LAAC. …”
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Anticoagulant Related Nephropathy Induced by Dabigatran by Nazia Sharfuddin, Mahra Nourbakhsh, Alan Box, Hallgrimur Benediktsson, Daniel A. Muruve

“…The patient is an 81-year-old woman with multiple medical comorbidities, including nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, who was anticoagulated with dabigatran. …”
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Autoinfarction of Giant Parathyroid Adenoma after Preoperative Withdrawal of Anticoagulants by Raoul Verzijl, Pim J. Bongers, Geetha Mukerji, Ozgur Mete, Karen M. Devon, Jesse D. Pasternak

“…A 71-year-old man with known history of atrial fibrillation (treated with routine rivaroxaban therapy) was found to have incidental biochemical elevated calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. …”
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Aortic Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma Associated with Acute Cerebral Infarction: A Case Report by Nobuhiro Takeuchi, Masanori Takada, Koichi Fujita, Yoshiharu Nishibori, Takao Maruyama, Kazuyoshi Naba

“…An 80-year-old woman with a history of congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension was transferred to our institution with hematemesis. …”
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Propionibacterium acnes: A Treatable Cause of Constrictive Pericarditis by Daniel Cruz, Haitham Ahmed, Yousuf Gandapur, M. Roselle Abraham

“…Two months later, he presented with atrial fibrillation and heart failure. He was found to have pericardial and bilateral pleural effusions which grew P. acnes. …”
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The Impact of Obesity on the Cardiovascular System by Imre Csige, Dóra Ujvárosy, Zoltán Szabó, István Lőrincz, György Paragh, Mariann Harangi, Sándor Somodi

“…The altered myocardial structure increases the risk of atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac death. However, obesity also has a protective effect on the clinical outcome of underlying cardiovascular disease, the phenomenon called obesity paradox. …”
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