LONE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: TOWARD A CURE VOLUME III


CONTENTS

Introduction Hans Larsen MSc i
Afib Journeys My Success with the Paleo Diet and Potassium
by Peggy Merrill		 2
My Analytical Road to Success? by George E. Newman 5
My Bordeaux Experience by Alistair Thomson 13
My Battle with and Success Over Afib by Charles L. Miller 17
My Journey to Bordeaux by Hans Larsen 23
Cleveland Rocks! One Patient's Experience with PVA
by David Weisenthal		 28
Journal Summaries Incidence and Management 34
Mechanistic Insights 42
Risk Factors and Triggers 50
Prevention and Treatment with Antiarrhythmics 57
Prevention and Treatment with Other Drugs 62
Alternative Means of Prevention 65
Ablation - Procedures 69
Ablation - Complications 87
Ablation - Outcome 94
Stroke Risk Factors 102
Stroke Prevention 103
Odds & Ends 114
Research Reports P Cells and Potassium by Patrick Chambers, MD 120
Left Atrial Appendage: Useless or Priceless? by Hans Larsen 134
Post Ablation Care by Hans Larsen 139
LAF Survey 9 Update to Afib Database 142
Definition of Terms 145
Background Data 148
RF Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation 152
Performance Rating for RF Ablation 174
Maze Surgery and Other Procedures 179
Update to Performance Ratings 187
Appendix A Glossary of Medical Terms 197
Subject Index 211


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