Inhibition of renin-angiotensin axis reduces the risk of thrombus formation in the left atrial appendage in patients with hypertension complicated by atrial fibrillation

2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

(2016) Paulus Kirchhof et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Atrial fibrillation and arterial hypertension: A common duet with dangerous consequences where the renin angiotensin-aldosterone system plays an important role

(2016) Teresa Maria Seccia et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Wytyczne ESC dotyczące leczenia migotania przedsionków w 2016 roku, opracowane we współpracy z EACTS

(2016) Paulus Kirchhof et al.   Kardiologia Polska

The value of diastolic function parameters in the prediction of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

(2014) Rami Doukky et al.   Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Antithrombotic effects of losartan in patients with hypertension complicated by atrial fibrillation: 4A (Angiotensin II Antagonist of platelet Aggregation in patients with Atrial fibrillation), a pilot study

(2014) Tomohiro Sakamoto et al.   HYPERTENSION RESEARCH

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

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

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

Normal values and clinical relevance of left atrial myocardial function analysed by speckle-tracking echocardiography: multicentre study

(2014) D. A. Morris et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Significant Improvement of Left Atrial and Left Atrial Appendage Function After Catheter Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

(2013) Tomoko Machino-Ohtsuka et al.   CIRCULATION JOURNAL

Atrial fibrillation: A progressive atrial myopathy or a distinct disease?

(2013) Eleftherios M. Kallergis et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Renin–Angiotensin System Blocking Drugs

(2013) Nicolás Roberto Robles et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS

New echocardiographic techniques for evaluation of left atrial mechanics

(2012) Maria Chiara Todaro et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Reviewing the future of renin-angiotensin system blockade: The role of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in the prevention of atrial fibrillation

(2011) Anique Ducharme et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Hypertension and atrial fibrillation

(2011) Athanasios J. Manolis et al.   JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation: A Translational Appraisal

(2011) Ulrich Schotten et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Transesophageal Echocardiography for Thrombus Screening Prior to Left Atrial Catheter Ablation

(2010) Eiji Yamashita et al.   CIRCULATION JOURNAL

Left Atrial Strain and Strain Rate in Patients With Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

(2010) Suman S. Kuppahally et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

Feasibility and reference values of left atrial longitudinal strain imaging by two-dimensional speckle tracking

(2009) Matteo Cameli et al.   Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Epidemiology, Risk Factors for Stroke, and Management of Atrial Fibrillation in China

(2008) Dayi Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Atrial Fibrosis: Mechanisms and Clinical Relevance in Atrial Fibrillation

(2008) Brett Burstein et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY