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ARCHIVES - 2013



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    Issue 129....December 2013/January 2014....13th Year

    EDITORIAL...Click to read.
    2013 Ablation Survey
    Summary
    Evaluation of Background Data
    Procedure Outcome
    Arrhythmia Burden and Triggers
    Factors Affecting Year 8 Outcome
    Appendix A - Definition of Terms

    INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

    Issue 128....October/November 2013....13th Year

    EDITORIAL...Click to read.
    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    Prevention of post-operative atrial fibrillation
    White blood cell count predicts post-ablation recurrence
    Stroke risk in paroxysmal and persistent AF
    Bleeding risk with warfarin therapy
    Mitral regurgitation and lone atrial fibrillation
    Guidelines for the use of the new anticoagulants
    Age and catheter ablation
    Aspirin and warfarin: Should they be used together?

    INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

    Issue 127....August/September 2013....13th Year

    EDITORIAL...Click to read.
    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    Dronedarone (Multaq) found ineffective
    Ablation of coexisting atrial flutter and fibrillation
    LARIAT procedure found effective
    Comparison of apixaban (Eliquis) and warfarin
    Importance of contact force in catheter ablation
    Novel ablation technique shows promise
    Early recurrence following ablation and long-term outcome
    New risk factor for lone atrial fibrillation

    INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

    Issue 126....June/July 2013....13th Year

    EDITORIAL...Click to read.
    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    Digoxin doubles mortality among AF patients
    Important differences between vagal and adrenergic AF
    A new alternative to Holter monitoring
    Eplerenone use in preventing recurrence post-ablation
    Hypothyroidism associated with AF
    Dental scaling and atrial fibrillation
    AF statistics from Germany
    RF is superior to Cryo for follow-up ablation

    INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

    Issue 125....April/May 2013....13th Year

    EDITORIAL...Click to read.
    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    Yoga may help adrenergic afibbers
    Thyroid disorders and atrial fibrillation
    Seasonal variation in AF-related stroke
    New protocol for arrhythmia management
    Aldosterone blockage in atrial fibrillation
    Running marathons - The bad, and the ugly!
    Episode frequency and ablation outcome
    Smartphone app for atrial fibrillation
    AFIB JOURNEY:  The Danger of Pradax - A Personal Story
          By Michael W.

    INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

    Issue 124....February/March 2013....13th Year

    EDITORIAL...Click to read.
    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    Magnesium deficiency associated with AF
    Predicting cardioversion success
    Electroacupuncture and vagal AF
    Colchicine prevents early AF recurrence
    Contact force measurement in catheter ablation
    AF statistics from the real world
    "Real-world" bleeding risk with warfarin
    Nonfluoroscopic catheter ablation
    AFIB JOURNEY:  Ginger May Be Beneficial for Vagal Afibbers
          By GeorgeN.

    INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS



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