81. MEDLINEplus Gene Behind Inherited Heart Irregularity Found NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Researchers have pinpointed a gene sequence that maylead to rare inherited forms of atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_11187.html

82. MEDLINEplus: Arrhythmia View slideshow on Arrhythmias atrial fibrillation Pacemakers. Go LocalHealth services in North Carolina Other states coming learn more. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/arrhythmia.html

Skip navigation Other health topics: A B C D ... List of All Topics Arrhythmia Contents of this page: News From the NIH General/Overviews Anatomy/Physiology ... Children Search MEDLINE for recent research articles on Arrhythmia: General Defibrillators Pacemakers You may also be interested in these MEDLINEplus related pages: Heart and Circulation Latest News Defibrillators Top Drugs as Lifesavers (03/18/2003, United Press International) From the National Institutes of Health Facts About Arrhythmias/Rhythm Disorders (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) General/Overviews Arrhythmia: A Problem With Your Heartbeat (American Academy of Family Physicians) Arrhythmias (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in Also available in: Spanish Cardiac Arrhythmias (American College of Cardiology) What are Arrhythmias? (American Heart Association) Anatomy/Physiology Your Heart: How It Works (North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology) Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Arrhythmia (National Institutes of Health) ClinicalTrials.gov: Atrial Fibrillation

83. Cardiovascular Diseases Shock Him! L Martin Mt Sinai (US). atrial fibrillation Aboutatrial fibrillation - MedicineNet; The atrial fibrillation Page http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/c14.html

search help staff Cardiovascular Diseases Patients and laypersons looking for guidance among the target sources of this collection of links are strongly advised to review the information retrieved with their professional health care provider. Alphabetical List of Diseases Search PubMed at NCBI/NLM The Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia , about certain Conditions and Diseases , and a collection of Medical/Scientific Statements from the American Heart Association (US) Subject Reviews in Cardiovascular Diseases [patient info] - Internet Med Educ, Inc. Cardiovascular Medical Group of Southern California - (US) Cardiovascular Institute of the South M. Perry ] - (US) Cardio Village [online education] - University of Virginia (US) Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux [in French] - Soc. Francaise de Cardiologie (FR) D Shindler ] - Robert Wood Johnson Univ. Hosp., NJ (US) An illustrated Heart Tutorial - Spencer S Eccles Libr., Univ of Utah (US) Cardiovascular MR Teaching File A Duerinckx AngioWeb Some basic facts about Hemodynamics [slide show; educational] - San Diego State Univ. (US)

84. UW Health Sciences & Medical News November 12, 2002. atrial fibrillation can be treated. You might feel lousy. Or youmight feel nothing at all. Either way, you may well have atrial fibrillation. http://depts.washington.edu/hsnews/hb/hb11_12_02.html

Health Sciences and Medical Affairs Contact Us News Campus Maps UW Directories ... Upcoming Events Contact our office at 206-543-3620 to receive this column via e-mail. November 12, 2002 Atrial fibrillation can be treated You might feel lousy. You might feel your heart beating oddly. Your chest might hurt. Or you might feel nothing at all. Either way, you may well have atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is one of the arrhythmias, or forms of irregular heartbeat. Unlike its cousin, ventricular fibrillation, "atrial fib" is not immediately fatal. But you should not ignore it. "Without treatment, people with atrial fibrillation are at much greater risk for stroke than the general population. Fortunately, there is a lot that medicine can do today to help people with atrial fibrillation, including cutting-edge procedures for those cases when medications fail," says Dr. Richard L. "Rick" Page, professor and the new division head of cardiology in the University of Washington School of Medicine. Page is a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist who has written and lectured extensively on atrial fibrillation. He practices at UW Medical Center. Atrial fibrillation usually strikes during middle age and will affect one in 20 people over 65 and one in 10 people over 80.

85. Atrial Fibrillation In Practice atrial fibrillation in Practice In Practice Series GYH Lip University Departmentof Medicine City Hospital, Birmingham, UK £14.95, 185315-484-9, Paperback http://www.rsmpress.co.uk/bklip.htm

Browse by Title Browse by Author Browse by Subject Books ... Royal Society of Medicine Atrial Fibrillation in Practice In Practice Series GYH Lip University Department of Medicine City Hospital, Birmingham, UK £14.95, 1-85315-484-9, Paperback, March 2002 Read reviews about this book Aimed at junior hospital doctors and general practitioners, the In Practice Series has been devised by RSM Press to present clearcut and accessible opinion-leader advice and summary facts relevant to everyday clinical practice. Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac rhythm disorder, but its management remains suboptimal. This book provides a clear, concise, management-orientated approach to the condition. An overview of the epidemiology, aetiology and pathophysiology of the disorder is given, along with practical summaries of appropriate treatments and management strategies. Atrial fibrillation in Practice is of great value to general practitioners and hospital doctors, as well as to undergraduate and postgraduate students of medicine and other healthcare professionals. Contents: Other Titles in the In Practice Series RSM Press Cardiovascular Medicine Titles Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd 1 Wimpole Street London W1G 0AE UK Tel +44 (0)20 7290 2921 Fax +44 (0)20 7290 2929 publishing@rsm.ac.uk

86. Alexian Jobs.org : News & Events 847) 9812008 Alexian Brothers Medical Center has introduced a new surgical techniquethat offers a permanent cure for atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart http://www.alexianjobs.org/newsevents.asp

Choose a category to see specific position openings Nursing Staff Patient Care - Non-Patient Care - Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital ... Alexian Brothers History CURE FOR HEART DISORDER UNVEILED AT ALEXIAN February 14, 2003 Contact: Matt Wakely Alexian Brothers Medical Center has introduced a new surgical technique that offers a permanent cure for atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm that afflicts two million Americans each year. Known as microwave ablation, the new surgery involves the use of microwave energy to create a series of lesions on the heart's surface. Together, the lesions form a wall that channels the heart's electrical impulses into a defined pathway consistent with a regular rhythm. The medical center in Elk Grove Village is the first hospital in Illinois and one of the first in the nation to perform microwave ablation surgery, which received approval from the federal Food and Drug Administration just over a year ago. "It's a cutting-edge technology," says Thomas Hinkamp, M.D., F.A.C.S. (Fellow of the American College of Surgeons), a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon who performed the first microwave ablation surgery at the medical center April 9. Although microwave ablation requires opening the chest, it offers a potentially lower risk of complications than other surgical treatments for atrial fibrillation because it can be performed without stopping the heart, Hinkamp says.

87. Advanced Search Cover, 249, 249. Articles. 249, COVER ARTICLE PRACTICAL THERAPEUTICSAcute Management of atrial fibrillation Part I. Rate and Rhythm Control, http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020715/contents.html

Advanced Search Cover Articles COVER ARTICLE: PRACTICAL THERAPEUTICS Acute Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Part I. Rate and Rhythm Control DANA E. KING, M.D., LORI M. DICKERSON, PHARM.D., and JONATHAN L. SACK, M.D. Initial treatment of atrial fibrillation is directed at controlling the ventricular rate, most often with a calcium channel blocker, a beta blocker, or digoxin. In patients who remain in atrial fibrillation, medical or electrical cardioversion to restore sinus rhythm is the next step. Acute Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Part II. Prevention of Thromboembolic Complications DANA E. KING, M.D., LORI M. DICKERSON, PHARM.D., and JONATHAN L. SACK, M.D. Anticoagulation agents play an important role in preventing thromboembolic complications of atrial fibrillation. Heparin is routinely used in the pericardioversion period. Warfarin is preferred for chronic therapy in patients at high risk for thromboembolic complications. Aspirin therapy is appropriate in some patients. Patient information: "Atrial Fibrillation," p. 271

88. Advanced Search American Family Physician. Acute Management of atrial fibrillationPart II. Prevention of Thromboembolic Complications. DANA E. KING http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020715/261.html

Advanced Search Acute Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Part II. Prevention of Thromboembolic Complications DANA E. KING, M.D., LORI M. DICKERSON, PHARM.D., and JONATHAN L. SACK, M.D. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina A patient information handout on atrial fibrillation, written by the authors of this article, is provided on page 271. A PDF version of this document is available. Download PDF now (4 pages / 66 KB). More information on using PDF files. A trial fibrillation is the underlying cause of 30,000 to 40,000 embolic strokes per year in the United States. The incidence of these strokes increases with age, rising from 1.5 percent in patients aged 50 to 59 years to 23.5 percent in patients aged 80 to 89 years. Atrial fibrillation is the underlying cause of 30,000 to 40,000 embolic strokes per year in the United States. Strokes related to this arrhythmia become more likely with increasing patient age. Although comorbid conditions such as hypertension and vascular disease are factors, the predominant cause of strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation is embolization of a clot from the left atrium. When evaluated using transesophageal echocardiography, up to 30 percent of patients with atrial fibrillation and embolic stroke are found to have atrial thrombi within 72 hours of the stroke.

89. Aspirin Shown Equal To Warfarin For Stroke Prevention In Some Patients A 1994 press release about warfarin and aspirin for stroke preventionin people with atrial fibrillation (archived). http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/pressrelease_warfarinvsaspirin.htm?type

90. Trial Stopped: Warfarin Therapy Reaffirmed For Stroke Prevention Results of the Stroke Prevention in atrial fibrillation III (SPAF III) trial,funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/pressrelease_stroke_prevention_090596.h

91. USC Events Calendar - Congestive Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation And Anti-Coa Congestive Heart Failure, atrial fibrillation and AntiCoagulation Therapies Hearing Loss, Tinnitue and Vertigo. Continuing Education http://www.usc.edu/calendar/events/17790.html

Today's Events This Week's Events March 2003 S M T W T F S Search to Submit Submit a New Event Event Categories Arts and Lectures Music Theater Exhibitions Film Screenings ... Lectures and Discussions Academic Lectures and Discussions Conferences Sports Recreational Sports Interscholastic Sports Other Events Commencement Activities, Festivals, Fairs, Awards Banquets, Receptions, Webcasts, and more Related Links Academic Calendar Arts and Culture at USC Continuing Education Seminar: Common Problems in Primary Care 2003 Sponsored by Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Tue, March 18, 2003 from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm Admission: Free Doheny Eye Institute (DEI) 3rd Floor Conf. Ctr. Health Sciences Campus Uri Elkayam discusses congestive heart failure, Enrique Ostrzega lectures on atrial fibrillation, and William Slattery III, USC, will speak on hearing loss, tinnitue and vertigo. More Information:

92. Prodigy Guidance - Atrial Fibrillation Prodigy Guidance atrial fibrillation. Have I got the right guidance? Applies to 1995. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Paroxysmal http://www.prodigy.nhs.uk/guidance.asp?gt=atrial fibrillation

93. Prodigy Guidance - Transient Ischaemic Attack - Not In Atrial Prodigy Guidance Transient ischaemic attack - not in atrial fibrillation.Have I got the right guidance ? Applies to Age Lowest http://www.prodigy.nhs.uk/guidance.asp?gt=tia - not in af

94. Anders Albåge: Doktorsavhandling Från Karolinska Institutet Albåge, Anders Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation Clinical, hormonal andelectrophysiological aspects of the Maze operation Friday, February 7, 2003. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2003/91-7349-411-9/

sök sök personal översikt OM KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET ... Info Doktorsavhandling vid Karolinska Institutet Albåge, Anders Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation : Clinical, hormonal and electrophysiological aspects of the Maze operation Fredagen den 7 februari 2003, kl. 9.00. Föreläsningssalen M63, Huddinge Universitetssjukhus. ISBN: 91-7349-411-9 Diss: 03:19 Abstract: Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia, associated with significant mortality and morbidity, due to hemodynamic impairment and the increased risk of stroke. Traditional pharmacological treatment may be insufficient or cause intolerable side-effects. The Maze operation is an open-heart procedure, developed to cure AF by restoring permanent sinus rhythm, atrio-ventricular synchrony and atrial contraction. Associated concerns have been efficacy in combined cases, excessive postoperative fluid retention and damage to the cardiac conduction system. The aims of this thesis were to: 1) Evaluate the reproducibility, safety and local clinical results of the Maze operation for treatment of symptomatic and medically refractory AF during a 4-year period.

95. Center For Atrial Fibrillation atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm,causes, diagnosis and treatment . http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/atrial_fibrillation/

Heart Guide Vascular Guide History of Innovations About Us ... Dictionary Treating the Heart, Blood Vessels and Circulation What is atrial fibrillation? How is atrial fibrillation treated? Surgical treatment Pulmonary vein isolation Innovations Research Patient Care Publications written by Heart Center physicians Find an atrial fibrillation doctor ... Click here if you have questions or would like a brochure The Center for Atrial Fibrillation at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation offers comprehensive treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation. Composed of electrophysiologists, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and specially-trained nurses, The Center for Atrial Fibrillation employs cutting-edge therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation. This includes medical management with: New and effective drugs Catheter-based ablation Pacemaker therapy Surgical treatment including the maze procedure and new, less invasive approaches. In addition, physicians at The Center for Atrial Fibrillation are engaged in scientific and clinical investigations focused on improving our understanding of the underlying causes of atrial fibrillation, in order to increase the long-term efficacy of available treatment options.

96. Virtual Hospital: Cardiology: Atrial Fibrillation atrial fibrillation Frequently Asked Questions. atrial fibrillation isthe most common arrhythmia requiring treatment in the United States. http://www.vh.org/adult/patient/internalmedicine/faq/atrialfibrillation.html

For Patients Atrial Fibrillation: Frequently Asked Questions Brian Olshansky, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Creation Date: May 2001 Last Revision Date: May 2001 Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia requiring treatment in the United States. Approximately 2.2 million individuals in this country have atrial fibrillation. What causes atrial fibrillation? Atrial fibrillation is associated with many cardiac conditions, including cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, ventricular hypertrophy and other associated conditions. Atrial fibrillation has been associated with hyperthyroidism, acute alcohol intoxication, changes in the autonomic nervous system and is common after cardiac surgery. The most common condition associated with atrial fibrillation is high blood pressure. Some people have atrial fibrillation with no obvious source or associated condition. This is more frequent in younger people and it is called "lone" atrial fibrillation. It is likely that people who have this form of atrial fibrillation have had some inflammatory process or trauma to the atrium. Some people have a focal source that originates from the pulmonary veins. Is atrial fibrillation associated with a heart attack or a stroke?

97. HeartPoint: Atrial Fibrillation atrial fibrillation HeartPoint animation this will take approximately1 minute to load. atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a common condition. http://www.heartpoint.com/afibgallery.html

Atrial Fibrillation HeartPoint animation: this will take approximately 1 minute to load. Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) is a common condition. It is well tolerated by most people who have it. Treatment however can be somewhat complicated and frustrating at times. In addition, it can be associated with strokes and other complications, and therefore deserves careful evaluation. The mechanism of the arrhythmia is illustrated above. Instead of the regular initiation of the heart beat in the sinus node (as is illustrated graphically on HeartPoint's arrhythmia page ), there is no single place the heart beat "starts" in the atrium. Wavefronts of activity (illustrated by the wavy arrows) spread throughout the atrium in a random pattern, simply finding another small island of tissue to depolarize. There is no effective contraction of the atrial muscle in this situation. The lower chambers, the ventricles, continue to depolarize in a normal pattern. Their activity begins in the AV node and spreads down to the ventricles through specialized conduction tissues in the normal fashion. The rate of ventricular activation is often quite high and almost always quite irregular. This is due to the fact that many of the waves of fibrillation from the atrium reach the AV node, and they do so in an irregular pattern. To learn more about atrial fibrillation, read on.

98. Atrial Fibrillation Heart Information. atrial fibrillation. What is atrial fibrillation? Atrialfibrillation is a heart arrhythmia. Arrhythmias (or dysrhythmias http://www.umm.edu/cardiac/atrialfb.htm

Heart Information Coronary Heart Disease... Stroke / Brain Attack... Cardiac Conditions... ... Section Index Related Resources Within UMM Maryland Heart Center Heart Information Atrial Fibrillation What is atrial fibrillation? Atrial fibrillation is a heart arrhythmia. Arrhythmias (or dysrhythmias) are abnormal rhythms of the heart, which cause the heart to pump less effectively. Normally, as the electrical impulse moves through the heart, the heart contracts about 60 to 100 times a minute. Each contraction represents one heartbeat. The atria contract a fraction of a second before the ventricles so their blood empties into the ventricles before the ventricles contract. This exact route must be followed to ensure the heart pumps properly. The process should work like this: the heartbeat starts in the right atrium when a special group of cells (the sinus node or "pacemaker" of the heart) sends an electrical signal the signal spreads throughout the atria and to the atrioventricular (A-V) node the A-V node connects to a group of fibers in the ventricles that conduct the electric signal the impulse travels down these specialized fibers to all parts of the ventricles Under some conditions almost all heart tissue is capable of starting a heartbeat, or becoming the pacemaker. An arrhythmia occurs when:

99. HealingWell.com - Medifocus Guides - Atrial Fibrillation HealingWell Medcenter Medifocus Guide atrial fibrillation (CR004) Introduction Whatare the most common symptoms of atrial fibrillation? http://www.healingwell.com/medcenter/atrial_fibrillation.asp

Search Site: Search Web: HealingWell Medcenter Medifocus Guide Atrial Fibrillation Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterized by an irregular and rapid beating of the heart's atrial chambers and results when the normal electrical conduction system of the atria is not functioning properly. In AF, there is a storm of electrical activity across both atria causing them to fibrillate (quiver) 300-600 times per minute. Only a small number of these impulses are picked up by the ventricles, but the ventricular rate can approach 180 or higher. Whether at high or low heart rates, the irregular rhythm renders the ventricle unable to pump efficiently. This leads to pooling of the blood within the heart and insufficient amounts of blood being supplied to the body. This can result in a variety of symptoms and problems. AF affects approximately 2 million people, with 160,000 new cases being diagnosed each year. It is estimated that AF is responsible for over 70,000 strokes each year in the United States. The prevalence of AF increases with age. Treatment of atrial fibrillation requires medication, and often one of a variety of surgical procedures. Cardioversion refers to the restoration of the heart's normal rhythm and is commonly the first step in treating AF. Cardioversion can be accomplished in two ways: electrically (direct-current cardioversion) or pharmacologically.

100. Occupational Asthma With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation In A Diamond Polisher Medicine. Occupational Asthma with Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ina Diamond Polisher. Elizabeth WilkRivard and Jaime Szeinuk. Mount http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2001/109p1303-1306wilk-rivard/abstract.html

Search 109-12 Table of Contents EHP Archives Publications ... Subscribe Grand Rounds Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 109, Number 12, December 2001 Citation in PubMed Related Articles Mount Sinai-Irving J. Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine Occupational Asthma with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in a Diamond Polisher Elizabeth Wilk-Rivard and Jaime Szeinuk Mount Sinai-Irving J. Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA Full Article Full Article in PDF EHP -in-Press Abstract Key words: cobalt, diamond polishing, metals, occupational asthma, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, prevention. Environ Health Perspect 109:1303-1306 (2001). [Online 30 November 2001] http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2001/109p1303-1306wilk-rivard/abstract.html Address correspondence to J. Szeinuk, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Box 1057, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029 USA. Telephone: (212) 241-4786. Fax: (212) 996-0407. E-mail: jaime.szeinuk@mssm.edu

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