2015
Outcomes After Nonemergent Electrical Cardioversion for Atrial Arrhythmias
Steinberg BA, Schulte PJ, Hofmann P, Ersbøll M, Alexander JH, Broderick-Forsgren K, Anstrom KJ, Granger CB, Piccini JP, Velazquez EJ, Shah BR. Outcomes After Nonemergent Electrical Cardioversion for Atrial Arrhythmias. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 115: 1407-1414. PMID: 25784514, PMCID: PMC4414802, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.02.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrical cardioversionAtrial arrhythmiasTEE useTransesophageal Echocardiography UseTertiary care centerBetter clinical outcomesCHADS2 scoreRehospitalization ratesProcedural complicationsClinical outcomesAtrial fibrillationRhythm controlAtrial flutterSinus rhythmEchocardiography useCare centerProcedural characteristicsECV successPatient's conditionHeart ratePatientsMultivariate analysisRehospitalizationCardioversionComplications
2014
Clinical outcome as a function of the PR-interval—there is virtue in moderation: data from the Duke Databank for cardiovascular disease
Holmqvist F, Thomas KL, Broderick S, Ersbøll M, Singh D, Chiswell K, Shaw LK, Hegland DD, Velazquez EJ, Daubert JP. Clinical outcome as a function of the PR-interval—there is virtue in moderation: data from the Duke Databank for cardiovascular disease. EP Europace 2014, 17: 978-985. PMID: 25164430, DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseHeart diseaseDuke University Medical CenterMajor cardiovascular outcomesMajor cardiovascular eventsNative coronary arteriesUniversity Medical CenterPR interval durationCV eventsCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular outcomesCause mortalityCoronary angiographyDuke DatabankClinical outcomesAtrial fibrillationPoor outcomeCoronary arterySignificant stenosisSinus rhythmCardiovascular diseaseMedical CenterHigh riskPatientsRelevant covariates