ablation of atrial fibrillation with cardiac surgery

... efficacy of left atrial HIFU ablation of AF with the Epicor Cardiac Ablation System (St Jude Medical, Maple Grove, MN) as concomitant procedure during open heart surgery and to assess predictors of ... left atrial size In conclusion, we found the ultrasound epicardial ablation of AF with the Epicor system, concomitantly applied with cardiac surgery, to be a safe procedure Effectiveness of the ablation ... percent of patients underwent combined cardiac surgery These patients often have rather complex medical histories and significant co-morbidity If the cardiac surgery is extended by ablation of AF,...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:61 Background Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs after 30-40% of cardiac surgeries [1-3] and is associated with increased risk of stroke ... investigation was the use of postoperative beta blockers Indeed, >90% of our patients were treated with beta blockers within 24 hours of cardiac surgery Administering beta blockers after surgery reduce ... Randomized trial of atorvastatin for reduction of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: results of the ARMYDA-3 [Atorvastatin for Reduction of MYocardial Dysrhythmia...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... valve procedure, atrial septal defect closure, and atrial fibrillation ablation Three patients underwent ablation of atrial fibrillation in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery with favorable ... combination of bipolar radiofrequency and cryothermy We made a lesion set of ablation of atrial fibrillation which was different from that of Gillinov’s technique Our technique consists of a combination ... approach to the mitral valve Creation of a cryoablation lesion set for atrial fibrillation ablation: combination of pulmonary vein isolation (dashed lines) and ablation of the left and right isthmus...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis Ann Thorac Surg 2006, 82:1927-37 66 Haan CK, Geraci SA: Role of Amiodarone in Reducing Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery ... between oral antiarrhythmic drugs in the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: The Pilot Study of Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation (SPPAF), a randomized, placebo-controlled ... for reduction of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: results of the ARMYDA-3 (Atorvastatin for Reduction of MYocardial Dysrhythmia After cardiac surgery) study...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:23

... severity of dilated cardiomyopathy [9,10] repression and found that the use of moderate hypothermia is associated with the inhibition of the p38-MAPK/AP-1 pathway but not with inhibition of the ... time that the repression of TNFα associated with application of moderate hypothermia during CPB is associated with inhibition of the p38 MAPK/AP-1 pathway but not that of the NF-κB pathway In ... Restaining with actin antibody ensured equal loading Band intensities of TNF-α, iNOS, COX-2 and phospho-IκB-α were normalized to that of actin, and those of phospho-p38 MAPK were normalized to that of...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... compliance with the guide for the care and use of laboratory animals from the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China Instruments HIFU ablation was performed with a HIFU ... the feasibility and safety of HIFU for pancreas ablation [13] In the present study, we aimed to confirm the feasibility and safety of HIFU ablation to the pancreas of pigs using microscopy to ... hydrophone with a spot diameter of 0.5 mm was used to map the acoustic pressure field of the focused transducer at focal peak intensities of 200~300 W/cm2 [2] The focal region was cigar shaped, with...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:18

... of AF may be performed in patients with asymptomatic AF undergoing cardiac surgery if feasible with minimal risk IIb C Minimally invasive surgical ablation of AF without concomitant cardiac surgery ... atrial; RAAFT ¼ Radiofrequency Ablation Atrial Fibrillation Trial; STOP-AF ¼ Sustained Treatment Of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Online ¼ references available on the dedicated Atrial Fibrillation ... Sotalol, Amiodarone, atrial Fibrillation Efficacy Trial Screening for AF in the Elderly sudden cardiac death Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Strategies of Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation ST...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 14:20

... patients with a history of episodes of AF prior to surgery have a greater risk to develop AF after surgery In this study indeed all patients with episodes of AF within months prior to surgery ... Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2011, 6:127 http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/127 Page of Table Impact of intra and postoperative parameters on the occurrence of post-CABG atrial fibrillation ... Fu AS, Boineau JP, Damiano RJ Jr: Inflammation of atrium after cardiac surgery is associated with inhomogeneity of atrial conduction and atrial fibrillation Circulation 2005, 111:2881-2888 Liu...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation) ; North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology: ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: executive ... Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation) developed in collaboration with the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology Circulation 2001, 104:2118-2150 Falk RH: Atrial fibrillation ... Efficacy and safety of oral dofetilide in converting to and maintaining sinus rhythm in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter: the symptomatic atrial fibrillation investigative...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... patients after minor and aseptic surgery, in 59% after cardiac and thoracic surgery, and in 95% of patients after surgery of the intestine Cardiac surgery per se and the use of cardiopulmonary bypass ... intype of surgerycardiac surgery with no complications according to the type of surgery Group 1, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) Group 2, CABG without ... values of postoperative PCT for mortality in children undergoing cardiac surgery At a cutoff level of 34.2 ng/ml, PCT had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 90%, whereas at a cutoff level of...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... impairment of health-related quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation: implications for the assessment of investigational therapy JACC 2000, 36:1303-1309 Kang Y: Relation of atrial arrhythmia-related ... quality of life in patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation. : a community hospital-based cohort Heart Lung 2006, 35:170-177 Luderitz B, Jung W: Quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation ... health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFQoL) Health Qual Life Outcomes 2007, 5:37 Reynolds MR, Ellis E, Zimetbaum P: Quality of life in atrial fibrillation: Measurement...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 18:20

... impairment of health-related quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation: implications for the assessment of investigational therapy JACC 2000, 36:1303-1309 Kang Y: Relation of atrial arrhythmia-related ... quality of life in patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation. : a community hospital-based cohort Heart Lung 2006, 35:170-177 Luderitz B, Jung W: Quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation ... health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFQoL) Health Qual Life Outcomes 2007, 5:37 Reynolds MR, Ellis E, Zimetbaum P: Quality of life in atrial fibrillation: Measurement...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... committee of the Medical Faculty, University of Göttingen, Germany The study was designed as a prospective observational study with a cohort of patients with DSWI following cardiac surgery After ... class of angina, presence of endocarditis, presence of atrial fibrillation, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, history of cerebrovascular accident, hypercholesterolemia, history of diabetes, ... medical treatment of Staphylococcus aureus induced of DSWI very often involves the systemic administration of vancomycin However, the use of this agent has been associated with suboptimal outcomes...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... undergoing cardiac surgery, we found the use of the PAC with fast determination of the CO by thermodilution and high precision within one set of measurement was the best alternative of CO determination ... of anaesthesia, surgery, and aortic occlusion and number of CABGs were recorded Determination of CO CO was determined at four time points The first measurement was performed after induction of ... however, the validity of the CO measurements obtained is utterly unclear The software of this device calculates CO every 20 seconds on the basis of the last 20-second interval of arterial waveform...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... predictor of severe cardiac events and inhospital death after conventional cardiac surgery, whatever the type of surgery A high cTnI level was associated with a fourfold increase in the risk of cardiac ... conventional adult cardiac surgery with CPB Despite the determination of a particular threshold of postoperative cTnI release in each type of cardiac surgery, the accuracy of cTnI to predict ... incidence of the composite endpoint (comparable with that of the global combined surgery group), and one in the combined surgery population with a low incidence of the composite endpoint (comparable with...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... genotype of the novel 9545 T/G polymorphism of the IL-18 gene and adverse outcome after CPB surgery The TT genotype was found to be associated with increased occurrence of prolonged ICU stay and of ... study the TT genotype of a novel polymorphism of the IL-18 gene, 9545 T/G, was associated with greater occurrence of prolonged ICU stay after CPB surgery, greater frequency of low SVRI (two consecutive ... cohort of Caucasian patients who had CPB surgery, patients homozygous for the T allele of the IL-18 9545 T/G SNP had increased occurrence of prolonged ICU stay (greater than 72 hours) after CPB surgery: ...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:23

... inhibitor 10 0.02 0.15 Lung surgery 4 - - Abdominal surgery 11 12 19 - - Neurosurgery 1 - - Type of surgery Traumatologic surgery - - Vascular surgery - - Aortic surgery - - Others - - Data are ... the incidence of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993, 41:34-37 Maisel WH, Rawn JD, Stevenson WG: Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery Ann Intern ... patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) without septic shock vs septic shock patients with new-onset AF; P2-value, septic shock patients with new-onset AF vs septic shock patients with maintained...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:22

... clarify the role of endotoxemia, we investigated the prevalence of endotoxemia related to CPB in a cohort of patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery using the EAA for the measurement of endotoxin ... 0.96 to 1.07)) Duration of surgery and cardiac bypass time The median duration of surgery was 190 minutes (interquartile range (IQR) = 45 minutes) The median duration of cross clamp time was ... patients had a length of stay Fifty-seven patients were enrolled One patient was excluded from the analysis because of lack of EAA data and patients were excluded because of withdrawal of consent resulting...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... and treatment of atrial fibrillation in medical intensive care unit patients What is the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation in medical intensive care unit patients? Does atrial fibrillation ... treatment of atrial fibrillation improve survival? Can (preventive) treatment of atrial fibrillation improve morbidity? Should we aim for rate control or rhythm control? Does atrial fibrillation ... in patients with atrial arrhythmias: inflammatory mechanisms and persistence of atrial fibrillation Circulation 2001, 104:2886-2891 31 Falk RH: Etiology and complications of atrial fibrillation: ...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:35