| Catheter
Ablation Effects |
Effects of a
Successful Catheter Ablation |
8/29/10 |
| Catheter
Ablation Survey |
Catheter Ablation Survey Good Results |
12/22/09 |
| Catheter
Direct Vision |
First
Ablation Using Visually Guided Endoscopic Catheter by Dr. Shephal Doshi |
5/6/07 |
| Cheney
Vice-President |
Vice-President Dick Cheney Successfully Electrical Cardioverted from A-Fib
|
12/20/07 |
| Chronic
Ablation |
Bordeaux Five-Step Ablation Protocol for Chronic A-Fib |
7/18/07 |
| Chronic
A-Fib |
Bordeaux Group Reports 95% Success Rate in Curing Persistent/Chronic A-Fib after
Two Ablations |
11/1/06 |
|
Cleveland Clinic |
CLEVELAND CLINIC SECOND OPINION PROGRAM |
12/14/10 |
|
Cleveland Clinic |
Cleveland Clinic Surgeons' Financial Ties to Equipment Manufacturers |
8/5/06 |
| Coffee
Caffeine |
Coffee and Caffeine May Not Trigger A-Fib and May Be Antiarrhythmic |
5/11/09 |
|
Cryo,CryoBalloon |
FDA APPROVES CRYOBALLOON ABLATION CATHETER |
12/20/10 |
|
Cryo,CryoBalloon |
CryoBalloon & RF Ablation---The Future of A-Fib Treatment |
8/28/10 |
|
Cryo,CryoBalloon |
Cryoballoon Safer than RF |
6/28/08 |
|
Cryo,CryoBalloon |
Dr. Kerwin's
Explanation of Cryo Ablation |
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Cryo,CryoBalloon |
Cryo Balloon Catheter Ablation Trials to
Begin |
1/19/07 |
|
Dabigatran Side Effects |
Recent Safety Advisories---Should We Worry? |
11/28/11 |
|
Dabigatran Side Effects |
Dabigatran (Pradaxa) Indigestion,
Burning, Stomach Pain, (Weight Loss) Side Effects |
4/10/11 |
|
Dabigatran (Pradaxa) |
Dabibatran Now Available In Pharmacies |
11/3/10 |
|
Dabigatran (Pradaxa) |
FDA
Approves Dabigatran! |
10/19/10 |
|
Dabigatran (Pradaxa) |
FDA Advisory Panel Unanimously
Approves Dabigatran |
9/20/10 |
|
Dabigatran (Pradaxa) |
Dabigatran to Replace Warfarin (Coumadin) |
11/19/09 |
| Dementia |
A-Fib
Patients at Risk of Dementia |
9/2/10 |
| Dementia |
A-Fib Decreases Mental Abilities |
5/25/07 |
| Dementia &
Ablation |
Ablation of A-Fib Reduces Risk of Alzheimer's and Dementia |
5/21/10 |
| Dementia,
Alzheimer's |
A-Fib Patients at Greater Risk of Developing Alzheimer's |
6/9/09 |
| Digoxin |
Digoxin May Harm
A-Fib Patients |
3/28/09 |
| Dronedarone
(Multaq) |
No One with A-Fib Should Be Taking Dronedarone |
2/8/12 |
| Dronedarone
(Multaq) |
Time To Stop
Taking Dronedarone (Multaq)? |
11/26/11 |
| Dronedarone
(Multaq) |
Risk of Liver Injury |
7/19/11 |
| Dronedarone
(Multaq) |
Dronedarone (brand name Multaq) Now Available in Pharmacies |
7/30/09 |
| Dronedarone
(Multaq) |
Dronedarone (Multaq) Approved by FDA |
7/2/09 |
| Dronedarone
(Multaq) |
Dronedarone
Approved by FDA Advisory Committee
|
3/21/09 |
| Dronedarone
(Multaq) |
Dronedarone Safe
in ATHENA Clinical Trials |
6/27/08 |
| ECGs
Predict A-Fib |
Predicting A-Fib Using
ECGs(EKGs) |
5/8/09 |
| Exercise |
Vigorous Exercise and A-Fib |
10/28/10 |
| Fibrosis |
Fibrosis in A-Fib: Chicken or the Egg? |
8/26/10 |
| Fibrosis |
Fibrosis Predicts Stroke Risk |
4/24/11 |
| Fibrosis |
Fibrosis Measured by MRI |
12/7/09 |
| Flutter
Ablation |
Flutter Ablation should be Combined with Left Atrium A-Fib Ablation |
10/30/10 |
| Gerstenfeld |
Dr. Edward Gerstenfeld Moves
to UC San Francisco |
7/20/11 |
| Fosamax |
Osteoporosis Drug Alendronate (Fosamax) Linked to A-Fib |
8/4/08 |
| HONcode |
A-Fib.com
Receives HONcode Certification |
2/19/09 |
| Kimme-Smith,
Dr. |
Death of Dr.
Carolyn Kimme-Smith |
8/11/08 |
| Lariat II |
LARIAT ii SUTURE
DELIVERY DEVICE |
4/10/11 |
| Lasalocid |
Veterinary Antibiotic Lasalocid Found in Eggs and Poultry Meat May
Trigger A-Fib |
Nov., 05 |
| Magnesium |
Magnesium Importance for A-Fib |
8/31/10 |
|
Maze Operation |
Cox
Maze Operation for
Patients with Chronic A-Fib |
5/13/07 |
|
McGovern, Dr. |
Massachusetts General Hospital Tribute
to Dr. Brian McGovern |
4/25/03 |
| Medifocus |
Medifocus Free Abstracts of Latest A-Fib Journal Articles |
11/23/09 |
| Mini-Maze
Five Box |
Five-Box Thorascopic (Mini-)Maze Surgery |
8/18/10 |
| Mini-Maze
Recurrence |
40% Recurrence/Reconnection in Mini-Maze Surgery |
8/8/10 |
| Mini-Maze
Wolf |
Four Patients Die after AtriCure (Wolf) Mini-Maze Surgery |
8/5/06 |
| Mini-Maze
Wolf |
Dr. Wolf Admonished for Not Revealing Financial Ties to AtriCure |
6/10/06 |
| Monitors |
Insertable Cardiac Monitor by Medtronic Detects A-Fib Signals |
2/14/09 |
| Multi
Electrode Catheters & Clots |
Silent Clots from Multielectrode Phased-RF Ablation Catheters |
9/3/11 |
| Multi
Electrode Catheters |
Ablation Frontiers' Multi Electrode Catheters Positive Preliminary Tests |
2/15/09 |
| Multi
Electrode Catheters
|
Multi Electrode Catheters for Chronic A-Fib Clinical Trials Begin |
4/9/08 |
| NASIDs &
A-Fib |
NSAIDs Associated with A-Fib |
9/11/11 |
| NASIDs &
Elderly |
Elderly Shouldn't Use NSAIDs |
9/11/11 |
| Natale, Dr. |
Dr. Andrea Natale Joins Scripps |
5/15/10 |
| Nebivolol
Bystolic |
Nebivolol (Bystolic) New Beta Blocker Approved by FDA |
7/17/08 |
|
Pill-in-the-Pocket |
"Pill-In-The-Pocket" Strategy using Flecainide or Propafenone is
Effective |
6/6/06 |
| Pot
(Cannabis) |
Pot
May Lead To or Trigger A-Fib |
10/27/10 |
| (Increased)
PR Interval |
Increased PR Interval a Red Flag for developing
A-Fib |
10/27/10 |
| Procanbid |
Procanbid No Longer Available |
6/30/08 |
| PVI,
Ejection Fraction |
PVA(I) Improves Ejection Fraction |
4/14/11 |
|
Radioactivity |
"Radioactivity in
Low Doses is Good
for Us." |
8/28/10 |
| Recurrence
Reconnection |
RF & CryoBalloon Produce Parallel Double Vein Lesions to Reduce Recurrence |
6/20/09 |
| Recurrence
Reconnection |
Obesity, Smoking, but not Age Affect Recurrence Rates after A-Fib Ablation |
5/27/06 |
| Reddy, Dr. |
Dr.
Reddy to Mount Sinai |
5/22/09 |
|
Rivaroxaban |
Rivaroxaban
Another Possible Replacement for Warfarin |
11/15/10 |
|
Second Opinion Program |
CLEVELAND CLINIC SECOND OPINION PROGRAM |
12/14/10 |
| Septum Plug |
Septum Opening Plugged? You Can Still Have a
Catheter Ablation to Fix your A-Fib. |
1/31/12 |
| Silva,
Chicago Cubs |
Chicago Cubs Pitcher Carlos Silva has Catheter Ablation
|
8/9/10 |
| Stereotaxis |
Stereotaxis Starts Computerized Magnetic Ablation Niobe R System |
11/1/06 |
| Steroids |
Steroids Reduce A-Fib Recurrence after an Ablation |
10/27/10 |
| Steroids |
Low-Dose Steroids Prevent Recurrence of A-Fib after Ablation |
6/11/06 |
| Steroids |
High
Dose Steroids May Cause A-Fib |
5/17/10 |
| Ticagrelor |
FDA Advisory Panel Approves the Blood Thinner Ticagrelor |
9/18/10 |
| Vernakalant |
Vernakalant Successful in
Stopping
A-Fib |
5/22/10 |
| Warfarin |
FDA Approves Genetic Testing Labeling for Warfarin (Coumadin) |
8/19/07 |
| Warfarin |
Warfarin
Bests Aspirin for
Stroke Prevention in Elderly A-Fib Patients
|
6/1/07 |
| Warfarin |
Long-term Warfarin Use Increases Risk of Bone Fracture in Men |
5/24/06 |
| Warfarin
After Ablation |
Warfarin to be Taken for Two Months after
a PVA(I), but Aspirin Option for Low Risk |
12/19/09 |
| Watchman
Device |
Watchman
Device Encouraging Results |
10/26/10 |
| Watchman
Device |
FDA Advisory Panel Approves Watchman Device |
5/2/09 |
| Wharton,
Dr. |
Dr. Wharton Audio Presentation on A-Fib Ablation |
10/1/09 |
| Women with
A-Fib |
Women with A-Fib Have Higher Risk of Stroke |
4/15/10 |
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