EACVI/EHRA Expert Consensus Document on the role of multi-modality imaging for the evaluation of patients with atrial fibrillation

Overview of the Food and Drug Administration Circulatory System Devices Panel Meetings on WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Therapy

(2015) Ron Waksman et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Stroke Risk Factors Beyond the CHA2DS2-VASc Score: Can We Improve Our Identification of “High Stroke Risk” Patients With Atrial Fibrillation?

(2015) Filip M. Szymanski et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

How to define valvular atrial fibrillation?

(2015) Laurent Fauchier et al.   Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Heart failure in patients with atrial fibrillation in Europe: a report from the EURObservational Research Programme Pilot survey on Atrial Fibrillation

(2015) Gregory Y.H. Lip et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Progress toward the prevention and treatment of atrial fibrillation: A summary of the Heart Rhythm Society Research Forum on the Treatment and Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation, Washington, DC, December 9–10, 2013

(2015) David R. Van Wagoner et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Fibrotic Atrial Cardiomyopathy, Atrial Fibrillation, and Thromboembolism

(2015) Benjamin J. Hirsh et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Left Atrial Appendage Closure as an Alternative to Warfarin for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

(2015) David R. Holmes et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Arrhythmia-Induced Cardiomyopathies

(2015) Rakesh Gopinathannair et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

5-year outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement compared with standard treatment for patients with inoperable aortic stenosis (PARTNER 1): a randomised controlled trial

(2015) Samir R Kapadia et al.   LANCET

5-year outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement or surgical aortic valve replacement for high surgical risk patients with aortic stenosis (PARTNER 1): a randomised controlled trial

(2015) Michael J Mack et al.   LANCET

Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Using Zero-Fluoroscopy Technique: A Randomized Trial

(2015) ALAN BULAVA et al.   PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Multimodality imaging in preoperative assessment of left atrial appendage transcatheter occlusion with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug

(2015) Alberto Clemente et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Evaluation of ischaemia in patients with atrial fibrillation: impact of stress protocol on myocardial perfusion imaging accuracy

(2015) A. Gimelli et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Value of exercise echocardiography in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a substudy from the KaRen study

(2015) Erwan Donal et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

(2015) Roberto M. Lang et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Epicardial adipose tissue and atrial fibrillation

(2014) S. N. Hatem et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary

(2014) Craig T. January et al.   CIRCULATION

2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

(2014) Rick A. Nishimura et al.   CIRCULATION

Complex Left Atrial Appendage Morphology and Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus Formation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

(2014) Masayoshi Yamamoto et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

Left atrial volumes

(2014) Anita C. Boyd et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CARDIOLOGY

Early management of atrial fibrillation to prevent cardiovascular complications

(2014) S. Nattel et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Management of antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome and/or undergoing percutaneous coronary or valve interventions: a joint consensus document of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Thrombosis, European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) and European Association of Acute Cardiac Care (ACCA) endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS)

(2014) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

What is ‘valvular’ atrial fibrillation? A reappraisal

(2014) Raffaele De Caterina et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Prognostic implications of global LV dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of global longitudinal strain and ejection fraction

(2014) Kashif Kalam et al.   HEART

Non-invasive imaging in atrial fibrillation: focus on prognosis and catheter ablation

(2014) Jeroen J Bax et al.   HEART

Long-term outcome of elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis as a function of treatment modality

(2014) Thomas Pilgrim et al.   HEART

Comparison of intracardiac echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography for imaging of the right and left atrial appendages

(2014) Elad Anter et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Fluoroscopic Anatomy of Left-Sided Heart Structures for Transcatheter Interventions

(2014) Pascal Thériault-Lauzier et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions

Impact of Watchman and Amplatzer Devices on Left Atrial Appendage Adjacent Structures and Healing Response in a Canine Model

(2014) Saibal Kar et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions

Association of Atrial Tissue Fibrosis Identified by Delayed Enhancement MRI and Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation

(2014) Nassir F. Marrouche et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

(2014) Craig T. January et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Prospective Randomized Evaluation of the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Versus Long-Term Warfarin Therapy

(2014) David R. Holmes et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Prognostic Significance of Left Atrial Appendage “Sludge” in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A New Transesophageal Echocardiographic Thromboembolic Risk Factor

(2014) Boris S. Lowe et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Frequency and Significance of Right Atrial Appendage Thrombi in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter

(2014) Alberto Cresti et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Left Atrial Strain Provides Incremental Value for Embolism Risk Stratification over CHA2DS2-VASc Score and Indicates Prognostic Impact in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

(2014) Masaru Obokata et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

The Left Atrial Appendage: Anatomy, Function, and Noninvasive Evaluation

(2014) Roy Beigel et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging

Traditional and innovative echocardiographic parameters for the analysis of right ventricular performance in comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance

(2014) M. Focardi et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Quantification of left atrial volumes using three-dimensional wall motion tracking echocardiographic technology: comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance

(2014) L. Perez de Isla et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Definitions for a common standard for 2D speckle tracking echocardiography: consensus document of the EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to standardize deformation imaging

(2014) J.-U. Voigt et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Stroke Prophylaxis in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

(2013) Vivek Y. Reddy et al.   CIRCULATION

Intracardiac Echocardiography for Detection of Thrombus in the Left Atrial Appendage

(2013) Jakub Baran et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Outcome Is Predicted by Left Atrial Remodeling on MRI

(2013) Christopher McGann et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Detection of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus by Cardiac Computed Tomography in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

(2013) Jorge Romero et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

Atrial Fibrillation and Aortic Stenosis

(2013) Stefan Stortecky et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Interventions

Right Ventricular Function Relates to Functional Capacity in Men with Atrial Fibrillation and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

(2013) Scott Cohen et al.   ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES

The use of imaging for electrophysiological and devices procedures: a report from the first European Heart Rhythm Association Policy Conference, jointly organized with the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), the Council of Cardiovascular Imaging and the European Society of Cardiac Radiology

(2013) C. Blomstrom Lundqvist et al.   EUROPACE

Predictors and prognostic implications of incident heart failure following the first diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in patients with structurally normal hearts: the Belgrade Atrial Fibrillation Study

(2013) Tatjana S. Potpara et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Global left ventricular longitudinal systolic strain as a major predictor of cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation

(2013) Ho-Ming Su et al.   HEART

Automated analysis of atrial late gadolinium enhancement imaging that correlates with endocardial voltage and clinical outcomes: A 2-center study

(2013) L.C. Malcolme-Lawes et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Anatomical characteristics of the left atrial appendage in cardiogenic stroke with low CHADS2 scores

(2013) Takehiro Kimura et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Cardiac magnetic resonance T1 mapping of left atrial myocardium

(2013) Roy Beinart et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Left atrial appendage morphology and silent cerebral ischemia in patients with atrial fibrillation

(2013) Matteo Anselmino et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Magnetic resonance image intensity ratio, a normalized measure to enable interpatient comparability of left atrial fibrosis

(2013) Irfan M. Khurram et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Left atrial regional phasic strain, strain rate and velocity by speckle-tracking echocardiography: Normal values and effects of aging in a large group of normal subjects

(2013) Jing Ping Sun et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Impact of atrial fibrillation-induced tachycardiomyopathy in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation

(2013) Naiara Calvo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Higher Degree of Left Atrial Structural Remodeling in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction

(2013) MEHMET AKKAYA et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Comparison of Sulfur Hexafluoride Microbubble (SonoVue)-Enhanced Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography With Gated Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography for Detection of Significant Coronary Artery Disease

(2013) Roxy Senior et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure With the AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug Device in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation and Contraindications to Anticoagulation Therapy

(2013) Marina Urena et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Inverse Relationship Between Fractionated Electrograms and Atrial Fibrosis in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

(2013) Amir S. Jadidi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Left Atrial Size and Function

(2013) Brian D. Hoit   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

The Role of Echocardiography in Thromboembolic Risk Assessment of Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

(2013) Rui Providência et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Noninvasive Evaluation of Right Atrial Pressure

(2013) Roy Beigel et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Cardiac Arrythmias: Multimodal Assessment Integrating Body Surface ECG Mapping into Cardiac Imaging

(2013) Hubert Cochet et al.   RADIOLOGY

Left atrial size and function by three-dimensional echocardiography to predict arrhythmia recurrence after first and repeated ablation of atrial fibrillation

(2013) S. Montserrat et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Recommendations for the echocardiographic assessment of native valvular regurgitation: an executive summary from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

(2013) P. Lancellotti et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Quantification of epicardial fat by computed tomography: Why, when and how?

(2013) Mohamed Marwan et al.   Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Progression of atrial fibrillation in the REgistry on Cardiac rhythm disORDers assessing the control of Atrial Fibrillation cohort: Clinical correlates and the effect of rhythm-control therapy

(2012) Cees B. De Vos et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Head-to-head comparison of prospectively triggered vs retrospectively gated coronary computed tomography angiography: Meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy, image quality, and radiation dose

(2012) Jan Menke et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Usefulness of Atrial Deformation Analysis to Predict Left Atrial Fibrosis and Endocardial Thickness in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Operations for Severe Mitral Regurgitation Secondary to Mitral Valve Prolapse

(2012) Matteo Cameli et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Cardioversion safety in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

(2012) Rui Providência et al.   BLOOD COAGULATION & FIBRINOLYSIS

Does Preoperative Atrial Fibrillation Portend a Poorer Prognosis in Patients Undergoing Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement? A Multicentre Australian Study

(2012) Akshat Saxena et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

The Global Burden of Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke

(2012) Gregory Y.H. Lip et al.   CHEST

Stroke and Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation

(2012) Ron Pisters et al.   CIRCULATION JOURNAL

Left Atrial Anatomy Revisited

(2012) Siew Yen Ho et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Patient Selection, Procedural Techniques, Patient Management and Follow-up, Definitions, Endpoints, and Research Trial Design: A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); and in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and the Heart Rhythm Society

(2012) H. Calkins et al.   EUROPACE

2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation

(2012) et al.   EUROPACE

Cardiac catheter ablation under real-time magnetic resonance guidance

(2012) Peter Nordbeck et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation

(2012) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease (version 2012)

(2012) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Ejection fraction and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure: the Loire Valley Atrial Fibrillation Project

(2012) Amitava Banerjee et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Initial experience with magnetic resonance imaging of atrial scar and co-registration with electroanatomic voltage mapping during atrial fibrillation: Success and limitations

(2012) David D. Spragg et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Diagnostic Accuracy of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Detection and Characterization of Left Atrial Catheter Ablation Lesions: A Multicenter Experience

(2012) ROSS J. HUNTER et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Registry of Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation in High-Risk Patients

(2012) Martine Gilard et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Exercise Heart Rate Acceleration Patterns during Atrial Fibrillation and Sinus Rhythm

(2011) Jonathan Buber et al.   ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY

Mitral Annular Calcification Predicts Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Middle-aged Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

(2011) Tatjana S. Potpara et al.   CHEST

Evaluation of the Left Atrial Appendage With Real-Time 3-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography

(2011) Gaetano Nucifora et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

Predictors for the Development of Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation with Anatomically Normal Valve in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

(2011) Mohammad Q. Najib et al.   ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES

EAE/ASE recommendations for the use of echocardiography in new transcatheter interventions for valvular heart disease

(2011) J. L. Zamorano et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Left atrial function: physiology, assessment, and clinical implications

(2011) G. G. Blume et al.   European Journal of Echocardiography

Recommendations of the European Association of Echocardiography How to use echo-Doppler in clinical trials: different modalities for different purposes

(2011) M. Galderisi et al.   European Journal of Echocardiography

Atrial strain rate is a sensitive measure of alterations in atrial phasic function in healthy ageing

(2011) A. C. Boyd et al.   HEART

Association of Left Atrial Fibrosis Detected by Delayed-Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging and the Risk of Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

(2011) Marcos Daccarett et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Evidence of Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation Due to Atrial Fibrillation

(2011) Zachary M. Gertz et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

ACCF/ASE/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCM/SCCT/SCMR 2011 Appropriate Use Criteria for Echocardiography

(2011) Pamela S. Douglas et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Echocardiographic Predictors of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus Formation

(2011) Srilatha Ayirala et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation: A Translational Appraisal

(2011) Ulrich Schotten et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Ecocardiografía tridimensional. Nuevas perspectivas sobre la caracterización de la válvula mitral

(2011) Jorge Solis et al.   REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA

Left atrial function assessed by speckle tracking echocardiography as a predictor of new-onset non-valvular atrial fibrillation: results from a prospective study in 580 adults

(2011) T. Hirose et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Rivaroxaban—Once daily, oral, direct factor Xa inhibition Compared with vitamin K antagonism for prevention of stroke and Embolism Trial in Atrial Fibrillation: Rationale and Design of the ROCKET AF study

(2010)   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Apixaban for Reduction In Stroke and Other ThromboemboLic Events in Atrial Fibrillation (ARISTOTLE) trial: Design and rationale

(2010) Renato D. Lopes et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Echocardiographic left atrial reverse remodeling after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation is predicted by preablation delayed enhancement of left atrium by magnetic resonance imaging

(2010) Suman S. Kuppahally et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Incidence, Pathophysiology, and Treatment of Complications During Dobutamine-Atropine Stress Echocardiography

(2010) Marcel L. Geleijnse et al.   CIRCULATION

A Prospective Comparison of Cardiac Imaging Using Intracardiac Echocardiography With Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

(2010) Sanjeev Saksena et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Left Atrial Epicardial Adiposity and Atrial Fibrillation

(2010) Omar Batal et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Evaluation of Left Atrial Lesions After Initial and Repeat Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

(2010) Troy J. Badger et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Right Atrial Size Are Important Rhythm Outcome Predictors after Intraoperative Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

(2010) Birgitta Houltz et al.   ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES

Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: The Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

(2010) et al.   EUROPACE

Imaging and atrial fibrillation: the role of multimodality imaging in patient evaluation and management of atrial fibrillation

(2010) L. F. Tops et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: The Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

(2010) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Prognostic value of exercise echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation

(2010) A. Bouzas-Mosquera et al.   European Journal of Echocardiography

Evaluation of the left atrial substrate in patients with lone atrial fibrillation using delayed-enhanced MRI: Implications for disease progression and response to catheter ablation

(2010) Christian Mahnkopf et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Relationship between obstructive coronary artery disease and abnormal stress testing in patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation

(2010) Gaetano Nucifora et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING

Left Atrial Appendage Studied by Computed Tomography to Help Planning for Appendage Closure Device Placement

(2010) YAN WANG et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Progression From Paroxysmal to Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

(2010) Cees B. de Vos et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

The Long- and Short-Term Impact of Elevated Body Mass Index on the Risk of New Atrial Fibrillation

(2010) Usha B. Tedrow et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Left Atrial Strain Measured by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Represents a New Tool to Evaluate Left Atrial Function

(2010) Roberto M. Saraiva et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Comparison of Echocardiographic Single-Plane versus Biplane Method in the Assessment of Left Atrial Volume and Validation by Real Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography

(2010) Cesare Russo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Tissue Doppler Imaging as a Prognostic Marker for Cardiovascular Events in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Atrial Fibrillation

(2010) Hong-Won Shin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Heart in Adults: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography

(2010) Lawrence G. Rudski et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Occurrence of Atrial Fibrillation during Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes

(2010) Seth H. Sheldon et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Rationale and design of RE-LY: Randomized evaluation of long-term anticoagulant therapy, warfarin, compared with dabigatran

(2009) Michael D. Ezekowitz et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Refining Clinical Risk Stratification for Predicting Stroke and Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation Using a Novel Risk Factor-Based Approach

(2009) Gregory Y.H. Lip et al.   CHEST

Detection and Quantification of Left Atrial Structural Remodeling With Delayed-Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

(2009) Robert S. Oakes et al.   CIRCULATION

Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Without Fluoroscopy Using Intracardiac Echocardiography and Electroanatomic Mapping

(2009) John D. Ferguson et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Myocardial perfusion imaging does not adequately assess the risk of coronary artery disease in patients with atrial fibrillation

(2009) M. D. Smit et al.   EUROPACE

Real-time three dimensional echocardiography: current and future clinical applications

(2009) N. A. Marsan et al.   HEART

Echocardiography in the assessment of left ventricular longitudinal systolic function: current methodology and clinical applications

(2009) Valerio Zacà et al.   HEART FAILURE REVIEWS

Left atrial strain as predictor of successful outcomes in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a two-dimensional myocardial imaging study

(2009) Hye Jin Hwang et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Applications of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in percutaneous ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation

(2009) Janice Y. Chyou et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Role of the CHADS2Score in the Evaluation of Thromboembolic Risk in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Transesophageal Echocardiography Before Pulmonary Vein Isolation

(2009) Sarinya Puwanant et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Comprehensive Left Atrial Appendage Optimization of Thrombus Using Surface Echocardiography: The CLOTS Multicenter Pilot Trial

(2009) John A. Sallach et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage versus warfarin therapy for prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: a randomised non-inferiority trial

(2009) David R Holmes et al.   LANCET

Left Atrial Reservoir Function as a Potent Marker for First Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter in Persons ≥ 65 Years of Age

(2008) Walter P. Abhayaratna et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Heart Rate Control in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Referred for Exercise Testing

(2008) Anthony A. Hilliard et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Electrotonic Myofibroblast-to-Myocyte Coupling Increases Propensity to Reentrant Arrhythmias in Two-Dimensional Cardiac Monolayers

(2008) Sharon Zlochiver et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Right Ventricular Function in Cardiovascular Disease, Part I

(2008) François Haddad et al.   CIRCULATION

Right Ventricular Function in Cardiovascular Disease, Part II

(2008) François Haddad et al.   CIRCULATION

Imaging of pulmonary veins during catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: the role of multi-slice computed tomography

(2008) H. Niinuma et al.   EUROPACE

Biatrial anatomical reverse remodelling after radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: evidence from real-time three-dimensional echocardiography

(2008) H. Muller et al.   EUROPACE

The impact of image integration on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using electroanatomic mapping: a prospective randomized study

(2008) P. M. Kistler et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Prevalence and clinical impact of left atrial thrombus and dense spontaneous echo contrast in patients with atrial fibrillation and low CHADS2 score

(2008) T. Kleemann et al.   European Journal of Echocardiography

Enhanced Left Atrial Reservoir, Increased Conduit, and Weakened Booster Pump Function in Hypertensive Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

(2008) Qiqiong CUI et al.   HYPERTENSION RESEARCH

Real-Time Rotational ICE Imaging of the Relationship of the Ablation Catheter Tip and the Esophagus During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

(2008) ADAM HELMS et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Analysis of in vivo left atrial appendage morphology in patients with atrial fibrillation: a direct comparison of transesophageal echocardiography, planar cardiac CT, and segmented three-dimensional cardiac CT

(2008) Loren P. Budge et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Diastolic dysfunction and atrial fibrillation

(2008) Rangadham Nagarakanti et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

New Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Method for Defining the Extent of Left Atrial Wall Injury After the Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

(2008) Christopher J. McGann et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Structural and Functional Remodeling of the Left Atrium

(2008) Grace Casaclang-Verzosa et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Tissue Doppler index, E/E', and ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction

(2008) Sang-Hak Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES