Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) has strong associations with other
cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure,
coronary artery disease (CAD), heart valvular disease,
diabetes mellitus and hypertension. It features an irregular and often rapid heartbeat (see the first picture below). The exact mechanisms by which AF is predisposed by
cardiovascular risk factors are not fully understood but under intense investigation. Excess catecholamine, hemodynamic stress, atrial ischemia, atrial inflammation, metabolic
stress and activation of the neurohumor cascade are all supposed to promote AF. Atrial flutter is similar to atrial fibrillation, but your atria's rhythm is more organized and less chaotic than
atrial fibrillation 's abnormal patterns. You may sometimes have atrial flutter which develops into atrial fibrillation, and vice versa. The risk factors for and the atrial flutter symptoms and causes are similar to those of atrial fibrillation. In someone who has atrial flutter, for example, strokes are also a concern. As with atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter is not usually life-threatening when it is treated properly.
High Impact List of Articles
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Sevoflurane combined with a modified cooling strategy significantly reduces ventilator dependency, icu and hospital length of stay in post-cardiac arrest survivors
AT Bos, Q Muijrers, L Janssen, NA Foudraine
Research Article: Interventional Cardiology
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Sevoflurane combined with a modified cooling strategy significantly reduces ventilator dependency, icu and hospital length of stay in post-cardiac arrest survivors
AT Bos, Q Muijrers, L Janssen, NA Foudraine
Research Article: Interventional Cardiology
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Tibial-pedal arterial access & retrograde interventions for advanced peripheral arterial disease & critical limb ischemia
JA Mustapha, LJ Diaz-Sandoval & F Saab
Special Report: Interventional Cardiology
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Tibial-pedal arterial access & retrograde interventions for advanced peripheral arterial disease & critical limb ischemia
JA Mustapha, LJ Diaz-Sandoval & F Saab
Special Report: Interventional Cardiology
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Sex differences in clinical outcomes following coronary revascularization
PH Lee & D-W Park
Review Article: Interventional Cardiology
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Sex differences in clinical outcomes following coronary revascularization
PH Lee & D-W Park
Review Article: Interventional Cardiology
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Hemodynamic support in high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions and cardiogenic shock
CA Martinez, AO Badheka & WW O Neill
Review Article: Interventional Cardiology
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Hemodynamic support in high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions and cardiogenic shock
CA Martinez, AO Badheka & WW O Neill
Review Article: Interventional Cardiology
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Left main coronary artery disease
MF Khan & G Athappan
Review Article: Interventional Cardiology
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Left main coronary artery disease
MF Khan & G Athappan
Review Article: Interventional Cardiology
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