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Capturing Data And Reporting In Patient Outcomes Following Surgical Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation
17 March 2008
The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), together with Dendrite Clinical Systems, have launched the International Atrial Fibrillation Registry (IAFR), which is designed to capture data and report in patient outcomes following surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.

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Atrial fibrillation associated with a thyroid stimulating hormone-secreting adenoma of the pituitary gland leading to a presentation of acute cardiac decompensation: a case report
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old Caucasian man, previously fit and well, presented with a five-day history of shortness of breath associated with wheeze and dry cough. He denied symptoms of hyperthyroidism and his family, social and past history were unremarkable. Initial investigation was in keeping with a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) with fast ventricular response leading to cardiac decompensation

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Selected headlines from the top Cardiology journals

Practicing paramedics cannot generate or estimate safe endotracheal tube cuff pressure using standard techniques

In a study to determine the ability of paramedics to generate or estimate safe endotracheal tube cuff pressure every paramedic inflated the cuff above the safe limit, and 87% could not detect an overinflated cuff by palpation of the pilot balloon. Prehosp Emerg Care 2007; Jul-Sep;11(3):307-11

Corticosteroids prevent AF after cardiac surgery

Intravenous corticosteroid adminsitration significantly reduces the incidence of AF in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, aortic valve replacement, or combined CABG surgery and aortic valve replacement. JAMA 2007; 297:1562-1567

Patients with first AF constitute high risk group for new ischemic events

Both men and women diagnosed with first atrial fibrillation consitute a high-risk group for subsequent new coronary ischemic events, say researchers. Am J Med 2007; 120: 357-363

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Atrial fibrillation.
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). Atrial fibrillation. Bloomington (MN): Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2007 Feb. 64 p. [112 references]

Cardiac arrhythmias in coronary heart disease. A national clinical guideline
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). Cardiac arrhythmias in coronary heart disease. A national clinical guideline. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 2007 Feb. 40 p. (SIGN publication; no. 94). [198 references]

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