New-onset paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in acute myocardial infarction: increased risk of stroke by Si-Hyuck Kang, Chang-Hwan Yoon, Dong-Ju Choi, Ji Hyun Lee, Jin Joo Park, Tae-Jin Youn, In-Ho Chae, Sun-Hwa Kim, Wonjae Lee, Youngjin Cho, IL-Young Oh, Jung-Won Suh, Young-Seok Cho

“…Objective To investigate the long-term prognostic implications of transient new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Design Retrospective observational study.Setting Single tertiary centre.Participants This study included 2523 patients who presented with AMI from 3 June 2003 to 24 February 2015, after the exclusion of those with prior AF or in-hospital death.Outcome measures Patients were divided into three groups according to the occurrence and type of new-onset AF: (1) sinus rhythm (SR) group; (2) paroxysmal AF (PaAF: AF converted to SR prior to discharge) group and (3) persistent AF (PeAF: AF persisted during the hospitalisation) group. …”
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Association between vascular endothelial growth factor and atrial fibrillation: a systematic review by Nikhil Sharma, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, R. Roopashree, Mandeep Kaur, Manish Srivastava, Amit Barwal, G. V. Siva Prasad, Pranchal Rajput, Rukshar Syed, Kamal Kundra, Vinamra Mittal, Muhammed Shabil, Amit Kumar, Pancham Cajla, Ganesh Bushi, Rachana Mehta, Zaid Khan, Prakasini Satapathy, Shilpa Gaidhane, Afukonyo Shidoiku Daniel, Renu Sah

Subjects: “…Atrial fibrillation…”
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Automatically optimized vectorcardiographic features are associated with recurrence of atrial fibrillation after electrical cardioversion by F. Plesinger, S. Hassouna, Z. Carna, J. Vesela, R. Smisek, E. Vargova, V. Sobota, Z. Koscova, P. Nejedly, I. Viscor, F. W. Prinzen, P. Jurak, J. Halamek, P. Osmancik

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Research Progress on Natural Products’ Therapeutic Effects on Atrial Fibrillation by Regulating Ion Channels by Jinshan He, Sicong Li, Yumeng Ding, Yujia Tong, Xuebin Li

“…Antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) have a therapeutic effect on atrial fibrillation (AF) by regulating the function of ion channels. …”
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The Rate of Clinical Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation according to Antithrombotic Strategy: The COOL-AF Registry by Rungroj Krittayaphong, Arjbordin Winijkul, Komsing Methavigul, Poom Sairat, C. O. O. L.-A. F. investigators

“…Ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA), major bleeding, and death are common outcomes in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, so appropriate antithrombotic therapy is crucial. …”
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Economic and Clinical Impact of Stroke and Warfarin Use for Patients with Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation by Li Wang, Elyse Fritschel, Onur Baser

“…**Background:** Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common clinical problem and potent risk factor for stroke. …”
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Analyzing the association of critical illness and cardioversion success in patients with atrial fibrillation at the emergency department by Sophie Gupta, Sebastian Schnaubelt, Julia Oppenauer, Martin Lutnik, Filippo Cacioppo, Alexander Spiel, Hans Domanovits, Patrick Sulzgruber, Jan Niederdöckl

Subjects: “…Atrial fibrillation…”
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Analysis of postoperative atrial fibrillation and its associated factors in Morrow procedures with cardiopulmonary bypass by Zhibin Hu, Wenshuai Mao, Lijun Guo, Zhiwei Liu, Xujie Hu, Yong Cui

Subjects: “…Atrial fibrillation…”
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Epidemiology and Management of Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke: Review of Data from Four European Countries by Andreea D. Ceornodolea, Roland Bal, Johan L. Severens

“…In Europe, 1–3% of the population suffers from atrial fibrillation (AF) and has increased stroke risk. By 2060 a doubling in number of cases and great burden in managing this medical condition are expected. …”
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Functional feature extraction and validation from twelve-lead electrocardiograms to identify atrial fibrillation by Wei Yang, Rajat Deo, Wensheng Guo

“…Abstract Background Deep learning methods on standard, 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECG) have resulted in the ability to identify individuals at high-risk for the development of atrial fibrillation. However, the process remains a “black box” and does not help clinicians in understanding the electrocardiographic changes at an individual level. we propose a nonparametric feature extraction approach to identify features that are associated with the development of atrial fibrillation (AF). …”
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Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation by Cooling: Effect of Temperature on Dromotropy in Perfused Rabbit Hearts by Karl Mischke, Markus Zarse, Christian Knackstedt, Patrick Schauerte

“…Cooling has emerged as a therapeutic option in critically ill patients (especially after cardiac resuscitation) and might also have a negative dromotropic effect in atrial fibrillation. We sought to determine the impact of cooling on electrophysiologic properties of Langendorff-perfused rabbit hearts. …”
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Ventricular fibrillation caused by massive right coronary air embolism: a case report by Hongcai Zhang, Ai-ling Huang, Qian Nie, Haseeb Sattar, Xie Wen

“…Case presentation We present a case of a massive air embolism in the right coronary artery during percutaneous coronary intervention, resulting in ventricular fibrillation. The patient was successfully resuscitated with electric defibrillation, leading to full recovery and TIMI 3 coronary flow. …”
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Machine Learning in the Management of Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Scoping Review by Aijing Luo, Wei Chen, Hongtao Zhu, Wenzhao Xie, Xi Chen, Zhenjiang Liu, Zirui Xin

“… BackgroundAlthough catheter ablation (CA) is currently the most effective clinical treatment for atrial fibrillation, its variable therapeutic effects among different patients present numerous problems. …”
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Esophageal Electrical Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation: When Esophagus Gives a Help to Cardiologists by Luca Santini, Giovanni B. Forleo, Francesco Romeo

“…Atrial fibrillation is a common clinical disease especially in the elderly and in patients with organic heart disease. …”
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α-Synuclein fibrils enhance HIV-1 infection of human T cells, macrophages and microglia by Lia-Raluca Olari, Sichen Liu, Franziska Arnold, Julia Kühlwein, Marta Gil Miró, Ajeet Rijal Updahaya, Christina Stürzel, Dietmar Rudolf Thal, Paul Walther, Konstantin M. J. Sparrer, Karin M. Danzer, Jan Münch, Frank Kirchhoff

“…Despite an overall negative surface charge, these fibrils facilitate interactions between viral and cellular membranes. …”
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Predictors and prognosis of elderly hip fracture patients with perioperative atrial fibrillation: a nested case–control study by Wei Li, Aoying Min, Wei Zhao, Weining Li, Shuhan Li, Saidi Ran, Mingming Fu, Qili Yu, Junkai Kou, Zhiqian Wang, Zhiyong Hou

Subjects: “…Non- atrial fibrillation…”
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Three Vessel Coronary Cameral Fistulae Associated with New Onset Atrial Fibrillation and Angina Pectoris by Murat Yuksel, Abdulkadir Yildiz, Mustafa Oylumlu, Nihat Polat, Halit Acet, Necdet Ozaydogdu

“…Standard 12-lead electrocardiogram revealed atrial fibrillation (AF) with a ventricular rate of 114 beat/minute and accompanying T wave abnormalities and minimal ST-depression on lateral derivations. …”
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Ventricular fibrillation likely resulting from electrocautery and amiodarone: a rare clinical case report by Jianwei Guo, Yan Cheng, Minmin Yi

“…Monopolar electrocautery is usually a safe and effective technique used in laparoscopic cholecystectomy and bile duct surgery, but it may lead to adverse consequences, even ventricular fibrillation (VF). Amiodarone is an effective antiarrhythmic drug commonly used in practice to treat ventricular and atrial arrhythmias, but it may induce tachyarrhythmia or even VF. …”
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De Novo Atrial Fibrillation Increases Intra-hospital Mortality in Myocardial Infarction with ST Elevation? by Ailed Elena Rodríguez Jiménez, Hugo Cruz Inerarity, Enrique Toledo Rodríguez, Guillermo Quintana Cañizares

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in the general population and complicates 2 to 22 % of myocardial infarctions.…”
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Safety and efficacy of catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Songbing Long, Yuanjun Sun, ShiYu Dai, Xianjie Xiao, Zhongzhen Wang, Wei Sun, Lianjun Gao, Yunlong Xia, Xiaomeng Yin

Subjects: “…Atrial fibrillation…”
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