AFIB REPORT – ARCHIVES 2005

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ARCHIVES – 2005

ISSUES 46-55

Issue 55...DECEMBER 2005/JANUARY 2006....5th Year: EDITORIAL; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Atrial flutter after PVI; Ablation improves heart function; PVI not enough in persistent AF; Atrial fibrillation rings alarm bells in Japan; Survey of AF management in Europe; RESEARCH REPORT: Left Atrial Appendage: Useless or Priceless?; LAF Survey 9 - Follow-up

Issue 54...NOVEMBER 2005....5th Year: EDITORIAL; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Psychological factors in LAF; Decrease in left atrium size predicts PVI success; Heart rate increase after ablation; AF and alcohol consumption; Benefits and risks in warfarin therapy; Age-related risk of warfarin therapy; Afib and the gene connection; Magnesium sulfate for rate control in AF; AF originating outside the pulmonary veins; Aspirin at bedtime reduces blood pressure

Issue 53...OCTOBER 2005....5th Year: EDITORIAL; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; AF precipitated from left atrial appendage; Highlights from Atrial Fibrillation Symposium; Survey of lone afibbers; Asymptomatic AF common after ablation; Conversion to atrial flutter - A blessing in disguise?; Evaluation of LAF Survey 9 - Part 2

Maze procedure
Mini-maze procedure
Cryoablation
AV node ablation + pacemaker
Right atrial flutter ablation
Left atrial flutter ablation
Summary

Issue 52...SEPTEMBER 2005....5th Year: EDITORIAL; Evaluation of LAF Survey 9 - Part 1

Update to afib database
Background of respondents
Evaluation of RF ablation results
Final outcome of procedures
Performance rating
Conclusion; FEATURE ARTICLE: Cleveland Rocks! One Patient's Experience with PVA by David Weisenthal

Issue 51...JULY/AUGUST 2005....5th Year: EDITORIAL; Research Summaries

Fish oils help prevent AF after bypass surgery
Comparison of Haissaguerre and Pappone methods
Vitamin K stabilizes INR in warfarin therapy
Antiarrhythmics versus ablation - A comparison
Helicobacter pylori and atrial fibrillation
Warfarin therapy in very old people
New developments in ablation
Warfarin interactions with food and drugs; FEATURE ARTICLE: My Journey to Bordeaux, by Hans R. Larsen

Issue 50...JUNE 2005....5th Year: EDITORIAL; Research Summaries

Prediction of PVI success
Effectiveness of warfarin questioned
Caffeine and atrial fibrillation
Progression to permanent AF
AV node ablation versus PVI
Treatment options for atrial fibrillation
New developments in AF ablation; TIP OF THE MONTH: Post ablation Care; 54th ACC Conference - Abstracts; GUEST ARTICLE: My Battle With and Success Over Afib, by Charles L. Miller

Issue 49...MAY 2005....5th Year: EDITORIAL; Research Summaries

Heart rate during atrial fibrillation
Effectiveness of anatomically guided PVA
'Western diet' may have numerous consequences for health
Real success rate of PVAs
Embolic risk markers in LAF patients
PVA in patients with mitral valve prostheses
Losartan helps prevent atrial fibrillation
Quality of life in persistent atrial fibrillation; 54th ACC Conference - Abstracts; GUEST ARTICLE: My Bordeaux Experience, by Alistair Thomson

Issue 48...APRIL 2005....5th Year: EDITORIAL; Research Summaries

Angiotensin receptor blockers may increase risk of heart attack
Atrial flutter after pulmonary vein isolation
Worldwide survey on ablation
LAF linked to left atrial enlargement
Viable alternative to warfarin?
Complications in lone atrial fibrillation
Obesity linked to AF epidemic
Atenolol in the treatment of hypertension; GUEST ARTICLE: My Analytical Road to Success? by George E. Newman

Issue 47...MARCH 2005....5th Year: EDITORIAL; Research Summaries

Afib recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation
Treating hypertension helps prevent atrial fibrillation
Pulmonary vein diameter and afib risk
Remodeling after successful PVI
Propafenone proves superior to sotalol
LAF and brain natriuretic peptide
US test of cryoablation; GUEST ARTICLE: My Success with the Paleo Diet and Potassium by Peggy Merrill; GUEST ARTICLE: P Cells and Potassium by Patrick Chambers, MD

Issue 46....FEBRUARY 2005....5th Year: EDITORIAL; Research Summaries

Haissaguerre's method explained
Fish oils and atrial fibrillation
Safety of "on-demand" approach
Natale's method explained
Amiodarone - less is safer
Pacemakers - longevity versus size; LAF Survey VIII Results - Part 2