Incidence, predictors, and evolution of conduction disorders and atrial arrhythmias after contemporary mitral valve repair
Viles-Gonzalez JF, Enriquez AD, Castillo JG, Coffey JO, Pastori L, Reddy VY, Adams DH, Fuster V. Incidence, predictors, and evolution of conduction disorders and atrial arrhythmias after contemporary mitral valve repair. Cardiology Journal 2014, 21: 569-575. PMID: 24526511, DOI: 10.5603/cj.a2014.0016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArrhythmias, CardiacAtrial FibrillationAtrioventricular BlockBrugada SyndromeBundle-Branch BlockCardiac Conduction System DiseaseCardiac Surgical ProceduresElectrocardiographyFemaleHeart Conduction SystemHeart Valve DiseasesHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMitral ValvePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsRight bundle branch blockMitral valve repairAtrio-ventricular blockAtrial arrhythmiasConduction disordersBypass timeAtrial sizeCardiac surgeryIndependent predictorsValve repairMultivariate predictorsFirst degree atrio-ventricular blockConcomitant mitral valve repairDegree atrio-ventricular blockOnly multivariate predictorPrior cardiac surgeryPrompt clinical recoverySignificant valvular regurgitationComplete atrio-ventricular blockTreatment of choiceLength of stayBundle branch blockCommon atrial arrhythmiaPreoperative pacemakerProlong hospitalizationClinical Impact of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device
Enriquez AD, Calenda B, Gandhi PU, Nair AP, Anyanwu AC, Pinney SP. Clinical Impact of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 1883-1890. PMID: 25444141, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.07.989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParoxysmal atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationHF hospitalizationThromboembolic eventsVentricular assist deviceHeartMate IIHMII LVADAssist deviceImpact of AFCox proportional hazards regressionEffect of AFKaplan-Meier survival analysisHigh INR levelsHeart failure hospitalizationMajor bleeding eventsPersistent atrial fibrillationProportional hazards regressionBleeding eventsHMII implantationINR levelsFailure hospitalizationPatient yearsComposite endpointIndependent predictorsClinical outcomesAvoiding tachycardia alteration or termination during attempted entrainment mapping of atrial tachycardia related to atrial fibrillation ablation
Barbhaiya CR, Kumar S, Ng J, Nagashima K, Choi EK, Enriquez A, Chinitz J, Epstein LM, Tedrow UB, John RM, Stevenson WG, Michaud GF. Avoiding tachycardia alteration or termination during attempted entrainment mapping of atrial tachycardia related to atrial fibrillation ablation. Heart Rhythm 2014, 12: 32-35. PMID: 25194901, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Enriquez AD, Goldman ME. Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Annals Of Global Health 2014, 80: 35-45. PMID: 24751563, DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2013.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden cardiac deathHypertrophic cardiomyopathyHeart failureAtrial fibrillationHCM patientsManagement of HCMCommon genetic cardiovascular diseaseUnexplained myocardial hypertrophyAlcohol septal ablationOutflow tract obstructionRhythm control strategyPathophysiology of HCMRisk of thromboembolismMajority of patientsGeneral adult populationGenetic cardiovascular diseaseAutosomal dominant diseaseFamily membersSurgical myectomyRefractory symptomsRestrictive physiologySeptal ablationTract obstructionYounger patientsCardiac death