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ARCHIVES – 2006

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Issue 65...December 2006/January2007....7th Year: EDITORIAL; 2006 Ablation/Maze Survey; Definition of Terms; Evaluation of Background Data; Initial Procedure Results; Procedure Outcome; Patient Outcome; Summary; Performance Rating; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 64...November 2006....6th Year: EDITORIAL; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Post-ablation stroke risk; Comparison of Haissaguerre and Pappone Methods; Vitamin C helps prevent kidney damage; AF and the renin-angiotensin system; Long-term success of RF ablation; Improved circumferential ablation technique; My Success Story
By Charles; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 63...October 2006....6th Year: EDITORIAL; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Promising trials of dronedarone; Magnesium improves bone strength; Earlier cardioversion possible; Robotic ablation makes its debut; Azimilide not effective for AF prevention; SPECIAL REPORT: Review of 2006 Guidelines for Management of AF
By Hans R. Larsen; Living with Vagal Lone AF
By David Booth; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 62...September 2006....6th Year: EDITORIAL; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; AF prevalence higher than expected; Fibrinogen level linked to afib; Blood viscosity and stroke risk; New RF ablation approach in persistent and permanent afib; RESEARCH REPORT: Living with Warfarin
By Hans R. Larsen; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 61...July/August 2006....6th Year: EDITORIAL; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Adherence to guidelines for anticoagulation; Paroxetine (Paxil) may help some afibbers; Potassium and exercise testing; Left atrium remodeling after ablation; Ablation normalizes ANP and BNP levels; Potassium-enriched salt lowers mortality; Effect of PVI on left atrial function; RESEARCH REPORT: Fish Oils and Warfarin
By Hans R. Larsen; How Suffering and Curing Atrial Fibrillation Changed My Life
By Michael Coleman; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 60...June 2006....6th Year: EDITORIAL; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Statin drug helps prevent recurrence of AF; Lone atrial fibrillation and C-reactive protein; New guidelines for stroke prevention; Latest ablation statistics; Exploration of left atrial flutter; RF ablation - One method does not fit all; CARTO mapping integrated with CT scan; RESEARCH REPORT: My AF Story - Or "How it Zaps You When You're Not Looking"
By Anthony Bestwick; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 59...May 2006....6th Year: EDITORIAL
LETTER TO THE EDITOR; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Prevalence and incidence of AF; Warfarin implicated in osteoporosis; Inflammation and atrial fibrillation; Successful ablation reduces inflammation; Success rate for cardioversion; Fish consumption and atrial fibrillation; Stenosis in anatominc PV ablation; CONFERENCE REPORT: European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society
Marseille, France, April 2-4, 2006

Issue 58...April 2006....5th Year: EDITORIAL; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Atrial fibrillation: The genetic component; Digoxin and paroxetine do not mix; Optimizing algorithms for ICDs; Warfarin bleeding risk quantified; Long-term outcome of PVI for persistent AF; Factors affecting late recurrence of AF following a PVI; Effectiveness of electrical cardioversion; More evidence of asymptomatic AF episodes; CONFERENCE REPORT: European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society
Marseille, France, April 2-4, 2006

Issue 57...March 2006....5th Year: EDITORIAL; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Predicting ablation success; Inflammation and atrial fibrillation; Statin drug may help prevent AF; Warfarin interactions; Early recurrence of AF after PVI; LAF does not increase stroke risk; Cardioversion success and CRP level; Real success rates for PVIs; CONFERENCE REPORT: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Atrial Fibrillation Summit - Part 2
By Jackie Burgess, RDH

Issue 56...February 2006....5th Year: EDITORIAL; CONFERENCE REPORT: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Atrial Fibrillation Summit
By Jackie Burgess, RDH; RESEARCH REPORT: LAF vs. AF: Shape Matters (Results of LAFS-11)
By Patrick Chambers, MD