Atrial Fibrillation - Research News and Information

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Composite pituitary adenoma and craniopharyngioma?: an unusual sellar neoplasm with divergent differentiation.

30 Oct 2008 We report a young man who presented with atrial fibrillation and was subsequently found to have a markedly elevated serum thyroid stimulating hormone level and a solid, noncalcified intrasellar mass on imaging. The patient was treated with thyroid ... Read more...

Atrial fibrillation in Mediterranean spotted fever.

30 Oct 2008 Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne acute febrile disease caused by Rickettsia conorii and characterized by fever, maculo-papular rash and a black eschar at the site of the tick bite ('tache noir'). We describe the case of a ... Read more...

Pulmonary-vein isolation for atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure.

21 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Pulmonary-vein isolation is increasingly being used to treat atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure. METHODS: In this prospective, multicenter clinical trial, we randomly assigned patients with symptomatic, drug-resistant ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Atrial Fibrillation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• In the clinic. Atrial fibrillation. 2 Nov 2008
• Composite pituitary adenoma and craniopharyngioma?: an unusual sellar neoplasm with divergent differentiation. 30 Oct 2008
• Atrial fibrillation in Mediterranean spotted fever. 30 Oct 2008
• The need for adequate rate control points to amiodarone as the drug of choice for treating critically ill patients with acute onset atrial fibrillation. 30 Oct 2008
• [Atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure. Pathophysiological concepts and therapeutic options] 26 Oct 2008
• Pulmonary-vein isolation for atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure. 21 Oct 2008
• Continuous vs episodic prophylactic treatment with amiodarone for the prevention of atrial fibrillation: a randomized trial. 13 Oct 2008
• Letter by Hong et al regarding article, "Cardiac sodium channel (SCN5A) variants associated with atrial fibrillation". 12 Oct 2008
• A novel SCN5A gain-of-function mutation M1875T associated with familial atrial fibrillation. 12 Oct 2008
• Patients with atrial fibrillation often receive improper levels of warfarin. 6 Oct 2008
• Repolarization and activation restitution near human pulmonary veins and atrial fibrillation initiation: a mechanism for the initiation of atrial fibrillation by premature beats. 5 Oct 2008
• Cardiac resynchronization in patients with atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. 5 Oct 2008
• Cardiac dyssynchrony in congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation: integrating regularization and resynchronization. 5 Oct 2008
• New magnetic resonance imaging-based method for defining the extent of left atrial wall injury after the ablation of atrial fibrillation. 5 Oct 2008
• Damage assessment after ablation role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance. 5 Oct 2008
• Rhythm control versus rate control for atrial fibrillation. 30 Sep 2008
• Treatment of atrial fibrillation. 29 Sep 2008
• Effect of surgery for atrial fibrillation associated with mitral valve disease. 29 Sep 2008
• Invited commentary. 29 Sep 2008
• Minimally invasive surgical pulmonary vein isolation alone for persistent atrial fibrillation: preliminary results of epicardial atrial electrogram analysis. 29 Sep 2008

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Technical information about 'Atrial Fibrillation'

Definition: Abnormal cardiac rhythm that is characterized by rapid, uncoordinated firing of electrical impulses in the upper chambers of the heart (HEART ATRIA). In such case, blood cannot be effectively pumped into the lower chambers of the heart (HEART VENTRICLES). It is caused by abnormal impulse generation.

Descriptor UI: D001281

Alternative terms: Atrial Fibrillation; Atrial Fibrillations; Fibrillation, Atrial; Fibrillations, Atrial; Auricular Fibrillation; Auricular Fibrillations; Fibrillation, Auricular; Fibrillations, Auricular;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C14.280.067.198; C23.550.073.198;

Online Note: use ATRIAL FIBRILLATION to search AURICULAR FIBRILLATION 1966-83

History Note: 84; was AURICULAR FIBRILLATION 1963-83

Technical Notes: do not confuse with ATRIAL FLUTTER