This is the first evaluation of dabigatran, an oral direct thrombin inhibitor, in patients with
atrial fibrillation (AF). Patients (n= 502) were randomized to receive blinded doses of 50 …

Background: Limited evidence suggests that maternal undernutrition at the time of
conception is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk in adult offspring …

Aims Permanent cardiac pacing is the only effective treatment for symptomatic bradycardia,
but complications associated with conventional transvenous pacing systems are commonly …

Papillary muscle rupture caused by blunt chest trauma is a relatively rare cause of mitral
incompetence. To date only 25 cases of surgically corrected posttraumatic mitral …

Background Despite their carcinogenic potential, X-rays remain indispensable for
electrophysiologic (EP) procedures. Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

During radiofrequency catheter ablation, steady‐state electrode‐tissue interface
temperatures are reached within 5 seconds. Within the myocardium, however, a much …

Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is a diffuse malignant brain tumor with rapid growth and
infiltration, high resistance to available therapies, and poor survival rate. The current …

While radiofrequency catheter ablation has proved highly effective in the treafment of
various supravenfricular tQchyarrhythmias, resulls in the trentment of ventricular tachycardia …

OBJECTIVES.: The goal of the study was to quantify the response of myocardial impulse
propagation to hyperthermia and identify the temperatures required for transient and …

Background: The present study was undertaken to assess the efficacy of serial
thoracocentesis and saline irrigation for the treatment of pleural empyema, for post …