AFIB REPORT – ARCHIVES

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ARCHIVES – 2014

ISSUES 130 - 135

Issue 135....December 2014/January 2015....14th Year: EDITORIAL...Click to read.; This Month's Topics; NSAIDs and risk of atrial fibrillation; Atrial fibrillation and silent cerebral infarctions; Anticoagulant therapy and risk of dementia; Dual septal puncture in left atrial ablation; A Blast from the Past; Heart rate increase after ablation; Benefits and risks of warfarin therapy; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 134....October/November 2014....14th Year: EDITORIAL...Click to read.; This Month's Topics; Alcohol consumption and risk of atrial fibrillation; Endurance exercise and risk of atrial fibrillation and flutter; Norwegian study; Swedish study; X-VERT Trial: Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) vs. warfarin for cardioversion of afib; ANNEXA-A Study: Antidote for apixaban (Eliquis) anticoagulant; TREAT-AF Study: Mortality in afib patients treated with digoxin; Stroke rates in ablated and non-ablated afib patients; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 133....August/September 2014....14th Year: EDITORIAL...Click to read.; CASE STUDY Late LAA leak after LARIAT procedure followed by a small stroke; By Shannon W Dickson; The LARIAT procedure..; An Unwelcome Saturday morning surprise..; To Austin, La Jolla and back again..; Good news and not so good news..; How likely is a post-LARIAT leak and a CVA event to occur... and why?..; "Gunnysacks" and "gotchas"..; All's well that ends well..; The plug procedure..; Back to where we started...a fully sealed and protected LAA..; Lessons learned from my LARIAT repair and CVA experience; Was LAA ligation with the LARIAT worth it in light of the late leak and small stroke?..; Do these rare embolic events associated with late LARIAT leaks arise from thrombus formation or another mechanism?..; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 132....June/July 2014....14th Year: EDITORIAL...Click to read.; This Month's Topics; Complementary and alternative medical treatment of arrhythmias; Long-term outcome of catheter ablation of AFIB patients with coexistent metabolic syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea; CASE STUDY A first hand look at an expert persistent afib ablation; By Shannon W Dickson; The patient..; An elite ablationist at work..; Tools and methods..; A successful start..; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 131....April/May 2014....14th Year: EDITORIAL...Click to read.; This Month's Topics; Low serum magnesium and development of AFIB; Increased coronary artery plaque volume among male marathon runners; Administration of isoproterenol and adenosine to guide additional ablation after PVAI; RESEARCH REPORT Silent Cerebral Lesions: Association with both AFIB and Ablations; By Shannon W Dickson

The case for SCI and AFIB
Silent cerebral events and AFIB ablation
Unbroken peri-procedural anticoagulation appears key
Take home message; CONFERENCE REPORTS; By Shannon W Dickson

EP-LIVE 2014, Austin, TX
2nd Annual International Symposium on the Left Atrial Appendage, Orlando, FL; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

Issue 130....February/March 2014....14th Year: EDITORIAL...Click to read.; This Month's Topics; Antiarrhythmic properties of magnesium recognized; Pill-in-the-pocket anticoagulation; Serum potassium level and risk of atrial fibrillation; Low heart rate predicts incident afib in healthy middle-aged men; CONFERENCE REPORT: Highlights from Boston AF Symposium 2014 - Orlando, FL; By Shannon W Dickson; Basic science research - towards a deeper understanding; Relaxin-Serelaxin hormone: a new pharmacological approach for fibrosis reversal and AF prevention; Tranilast anti-fibrotic TGF-beta inhibitor and galactin-3 inhibitor progress; Rotors, ECGI and phase-mapping: moving towards a better understanding; What is the clinical significance of rotor identification via phase-mapping?; Contact force catheters: leading toward more consistent ablation results; Ablation safety: the good news and the caveats; Procrastination has a price; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS