AFIB REPORT – ARCHIVES

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ARCHIVES – 2013

ISSUES 124 - 129

Issue 129....December 2013/January 2014....13th Year: EDITORIAL...Click to read.; 2013 Ablation Survey; Summary; Evaluation of Background Data; Procedure Outcome; Arrhythmia Burden and Triggers; Factors Affecting Year 8 Outcome; Appendix A - Definition of Terms; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 128....October/November 2013....13th Year: EDITORIAL...Click to read.; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Prevention of post-operative atrial fibrillation; White blood cell count predicts post-ablation recurrence; Stroke risk in paroxysmal and persistent AF; Bleeding risk with warfarin therapy; Mitral regurgitation and lone atrial fibrillation; Guidelines for the use of the new anticoagulants; Age and catheter ablation; Aspirin and warfarin: Should they be used together?; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 127....August/September 2013....13th Year: EDITORIAL...Click to read.; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Dronedarone (Multaq) found ineffective; Ablation of coexisting atrial flutter and fibrillation; LARIAT procedure found effective; Comparison of apixaban (Eliquis) and warfarin; Importance of contact force in catheter ablation; Novel ablation technique shows promise; Early recurrence following ablation and long-term outcome; New risk factor for lone atrial fibrillation; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 126....June/July 2013....13th Year: EDITORIAL...Click to read.; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Digoxin doubles mortality among AF patients; Important differences between vagal and adrenergic AF; A new alternative to Holter monitoring; Eplerenone use in preventing recurrence post-ablation; Hypothyroidism associated with AF; Dental scaling and atrial fibrillation; AF statistics from Germany; RF is superior to Cryo for follow-up ablation; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 125....April/May 2013....13th Year: EDITORIAL...Click to read.; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Yoga may help adrenergic afibbers; Thyroid disorders and atrial fibrillation; Seasonal variation in AF-related stroke; New protocol for arrhythmia management; Aldosterone blockage in atrial fibrillation; Running marathons - The bad, and the ugly!; Episode frequency and ablation outcome; Smartphone app for atrial fibrillation; AFIB JOURNEY: The Danger of Pradax - A Personal Story
By Michael W.; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 124....February/March 2013....13th Year: EDITORIAL...Click to read.; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Magnesium deficiency associated with AF; Predicting cardioversion success; Electroacupuncture and vagal AF; Colchicine prevents early AF recurrence; Contact force measurement in catheter ablation; AF statistics from the real world; "Real-world" bleeding risk with warfarin; Nonfluoroscopic catheter ablation; AFIB JOURNEY: Ginger May Be Beneficial for Vagal Afibbers
By GeorgeN.; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS