2020
Predictors of Cardiac Perforation With Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Friedman DJ, Pokorney SD, Ghanem A, Marcello S, Kalsekar I, Yadalam S, Akar JG, Freeman JV, Goldstein L, Khanna R, Piccini JP. Predictors of Cardiac Perforation With Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. JACC Clinical Electrophysiology 2020, 6: 636-645. PMID: 32553212, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevious cardiac surgeryCardiac perforationAF ablationIntracardiac echocardiographyCardiac surgeryFemale sexDiagnosis of hemopericardiumPatient risk factorsSubset of patientsAtrial fibrillation ablationContemporary clinical practiceIntraprocedural intracardiac echocardiographyLogistic regression modelsCardiac tamponadeFatal complicationProcedural complicationsRare complicationCatheter ablationFibrillation ablationAtrial fibrillationModifiable factorsRisk factorsProcedural safetyRisk scoreLower risk
2007
The Effects of Statins and Renin‐Angiotensin System Blockers on Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Following Antral Pulmonary Vein Isolation
AL CHEKAKIE M, AKAR JG, WANG F, AL MURADI H, WU J, SANTUCCI P, VARMA N, WILBER DJ. The Effects of Statins and Renin‐Angiotensin System Blockers on Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Following Antral Pulmonary Vein Isolation. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2007, 18: 942-946. PMID: 17593228, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00887.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsAtrial FibrillationCatheter AblationChemotherapy, AdjuvantDrug CombinationsFemaleHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIllinoisMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisPulmonary VeinsRenin-Angiotensin SystemRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSecondary PreventionTreatment OutcomeConceptsAngiotensin receptor blockersRenin-angiotensin system blockersAtrial fibrillationEffect of statinsLower AF recurrenceAF recurrenceSystem blockersRecurrence rateRecurrence of AFAntral pulmonary vein isolationAngiotensin system blockersPulmonary vein isolationSubset of patientsCox regression analysisGroup of patientsPersistent atrial fibrillationAnti-inflammatory propertiesMajor treatment optionsRAS blockersReceptor blockersVein isolationConsecutive patientsRetrospective studyTreatment optionsBaseline variables