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Provider specialty and atrial fibrillation treatment strategies in United States community practice: findings from the ORBIT-AF registry.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-07-18)
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) continues to increase; however,
there are limited data describing the division of care among practitioners in the
community and whether care differs depending on provider ...
Embolization of patent foramen ovale closure devices: incidence, role of imaging in identification, potential causes, and management.
(Tex Heart Inst J, 2013)
Transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is an alternative to antiplatelet
or anticoagulative therapy in patients with cryptogenic stroke, and it is associated
with a small incidence of periprocedural sequelae. Because ...
Genome-wide linkage analysis of cardiovascular disease biomarkers in a large, multigenerational family.
(PLoS One, 2013)
Given the importance of cardiovascular disease (CVD) to public health and the demonstrated
heritability of both disease status and its related risk factors, identifying the
genetic variation underlying these susceptibilities ...
Early adoption of dabigatran and its dosing in US patients with atrial fibrillation: results from the outcomes registry for better informed treatment of atrial fibrillation.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-11-25)
BACKGROUND: Dabigatran is a novel oral anticoagulant approved for thromboprophylaxis
in atrial fibrillation. Adoption patterns of this new agent in community practice
are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied patterns ...
Migraine headaches following mitral valvuloplasty: Koch's postulates finally satisfied?
(J Invasive Cardiol, 2013-06)
The relationship between patent foramen ovale and migraine headache is a topic surrounded
by much controversy. We present the case of a 45-year-old woman who underwent successful
percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty ...
Racial differences in the prevalence and outcomes of atrial fibrillation among patients hospitalized with heart failure.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-09-26)
BACKGROUND: The intersection of heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) is
common, but the burden of AF among black patients with HF is poorly characterized.
We sought to determine the prevalence of AF, characteristics, ...
Gene expression-based classifiers identify Staphylococcus aureus infection in mice and humans.
(PLoS One, 2013)
Staphylococcus aureus causes a spectrum of human infection. Diagnostic delays and
uncertainty lead to treatment delays and inappropriate antibiotic use. A growing literature
suggests the host's inflammatory response to the ...
Association of anxiety and depression with all-cause mortality in individuals with coronary heart disease.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-03-19)
BACKGROUND: Depression has been related to mortality in coronary heart disease (CHD)
patients, but few studies have evaluated the role of anxiety or the role of the co-occurrence
of depression and anxiety. We examined whether ...
Assessing acute systemic effects of an inhaled drug with serial echocardiography: a placebo-controlled comparison of inhaled and intravenous dihydroergotamine.
(Drug Des Devel Ther, 2013)
OBJECTIVE: MAP0004 is an investigational product which delivers dihydroergotamine
(DHE) through the lung via a breath-synchronized metered dose inhaler. The objective
of this study was to compare the acute effects of orally ...
PINOT NOIR: pulmonic insufficiency improvement with nitric oxide inhalational response.
(J Cardiovasc Magn Reson, 2013-09-04)
BACKGROUND: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair and pulmonary valvotomy for pulmonary
stenosis (PS) lead to progressive pulmonary insufficiency (PI), right ventricular
enlargement and dysfunction. This study assessed whether ...