{"title":"Superior vena CAVA Isolation by Cryoballoon in Addition to Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Patients. A Randomized Trial. CAVAC AF Trial. Study Rationale and Design","authors":"Castro Victor","doi":"10.4022/jafib.20200510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4022/jafib.20200510","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":370568,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Atrial Fibrillation and Electrophysiology","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133902270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association between Intra-box Ablation during Posterior Wall Isolation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation and Posterior Wall Reconnection","authors":"Tokioka Sayuri","doi":"10.4022/jafib.20200442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4022/jafib.20200442","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":370568,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Atrial Fibrillation and Electrophysiology","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131533081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High Brain Natriuretic Peptide Level Predicts The Prevalence of Low-Voltage Areas and Poor Rhythm Outcome in Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Ablation","authors":"Oraii Alireza","doi":"10.4022/jafib.20200536","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4022/jafib.20200536","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":370568,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Atrial Fibrillation and Electrophysiology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130589675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High Brain Natriuretic Peptide Level Predicts The Prevalence of Low-Voltage Areas and Poor Rhythm Outcome in Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Ablation","authors":"Ulus Taner","doi":"10.4022/jafib.20200519","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4022/jafib.20200519","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":370568,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Atrial Fibrillation and Electrophysiology","volume":"18 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130798643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the Association Between Physical Activity and Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses","authors":"Müssigbrodt Andreas","doi":"10.4022/jafib.20200465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4022/jafib.20200465","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":370568,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Atrial Fibrillation and Electrophysiology","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127842058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Usefulness of 3D Mapping in Catheter Ablation of Residual AF Driver Showing Fibrillatory Activation in Isolated SVC","authors":"Iijima Kenichi","doi":"10.4022/jafib.20200507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4022/jafib.20200507","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":370568,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Atrial Fibrillation and Electrophysiology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124101475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High Brain Natriuretic Peptide Level Predicts The Prevalence of Low-Voltage Areas and Poor Rhythm Outcome in Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Ablation","authors":"Haywood Guy","doi":"10.4022/jafib.20200524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4022/jafib.20200524","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":370568,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Atrial Fibrillation and Electrophysiology","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123540062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrical Isolation Following Thoracoscopic Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion During Hybrid Ablation for Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation","authors":"Bisleri Gianluigi","doi":"10.4022/jafib.20200514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4022/jafib.20200514","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":370568,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Atrial Fibrillation and Electrophysiology","volume":"12 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123650586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Liraglutide Mortality Effect on Atrial Fibrillation Patients","authors":"Justin Haloot, M. Mahmoud, A. Badin","doi":"10.22541/au.163858750.00925195/v1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22541/au.163858750.00925195/v1","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist\u0000(GLP-1) utilized for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus, has been\u0000associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular events. However, it is\u0000also associated with increased heart rate and reduced heart rate\u0000variability. In this study, we investigate the effect of liraglutide in\u0000patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods: TriNetX global research\u0000network provided aggregate data for this retrospective cohort study of\u0000AF patients on liraglutide that were matched to AF patients not on\u0000liraglutide from January 1, 2016, through November 13, 2021. Primary\u0000outcomes were all-cause mortality, ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke,\u0000acute heart failure episode, and acute coronary syndrome episode.\u0000Results: 16,214 AF patients on liraglutide were propensity score matched\u0000to AF patients not on liraglutide. They were matched for demographics,\u0000cardiovascular procedures, cardiovascular medications, hypertension,\u0000diabetes, heart failure, ischemic heart disease, and diabetic\u0000medications. AF patients on liraglutide were found to have a\u0000significantly lower risk of all-cause mortality (HR 0.67, 95% CI 0.631\u0000– 0.711, p < 0.001). There was a tendency toward lower risk\u0000of stroke, acute heart failure, and acute coronary syndrome but was not\u0000statistically significant. Conclusion: Liraglutide is associated with\u0000lower risk of all-cause mortality in AF patients. These findings are\u0000limited due to the retrospective nature of the study. Further\u0000examination is needed of liraglutide effect on mortality in AF patients.","PeriodicalId":370568,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Atrial Fibrillation and Electrophysiology","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125026160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Marai, Wiaam Khatib, L. Grosman-Rimon, S. Carasso, Ali Sakhnini, E. Birati, E. Kachel
{"title":"Risk Factors for Atrial Fibrillation following a Cardiac Surgery","authors":"I. Marai, Wiaam Khatib, L. Grosman-Rimon, S. Carasso, Ali Sakhnini, E. Birati, E. Kachel","doi":"10.22541/au.163256940.04888608/v1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22541/au.163256940.04888608/v1","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) following cardiac surgery is common\u0000and has clinical impact on morbidity. The preoperative and\u0000intraoperative risk factors are still not well defined. The objective of\u0000the study was to examine preoperative and intraoperative risk factors\u0000for AF following cardiac surgery. Methods: A retrospective analysis of a\u0000database of cardiac surgeries was performed during 2017-2019 at Poriya\u0000Medical Center. Preoperative factors and intraoperative were recorded.\u0000Results: 208 patients were included in this analysis. Overall AF\u0000following cardiac surgery was detected in 50 (24%) patients. Of 175\u0000patients who did not have history of AF prior to surgery, 27 (15.5%)\u0000had post-operative AF. In the 33 patients with previous AF, AF following\u0000surgery was detected in 23 (70%). Patients with AF following surgery\u0000who were older (66.2±8.0 vs. 60.7± 11.4 years, p=0.002), were treated\u0000more with anti-arrhythmic drugs (18.9% vs 4.5, p<0.001), and\u0000had higher rates of pre-operative AF (46% vs 6.3%, p=0.0001), prior\u0000cerebral vascular accidents (14% vs 4.4%, p=0.019), and prior valve\u0000replacement (10% vs 1.9%, p=0.009) compared to patients without AF\u0000following surgery. In multivariate Cox regression analysis, age (HR\u00001.04, CI 1.01-1.07, P=0.006) and history of preoperative AF (HR 6.01, CI\u00003.42-10.57, P<0.001) were predictors of AF following cardiac\u0000surgery. The probability of being free of postsurgical AF was 80% among\u0000patients without history of AF compared to 30% in patients with\u0000previous AF history (p<0.001). Conclusion: Preoperative AF and\u0000age were predictors of AF following cardiac surgery","PeriodicalId":370568,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Atrial Fibrillation and Electrophysiology","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128858595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}