American Heart Association atrial fibrillation research summit: A conference report from the American Heart Association

Circulation

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 363-372

  Estes, N A Mark ^a   Sacco, Ralph L ^a   Al Khatib, Sana M ^a   Ellinor, Patrick T ^a   Bezanson, Judy ^a   Alonso, Alvaro ^a   Antzelevitch, Charles ^a   Brockman, Randall G ^a   Chen, Peng Sheng ^a   Chugh, Sumeet S ^a   Curtis, Anne B ^a   DiMarco, John P ^a   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^a   Epstein, Andrew E ^a   Ezekowitz, Michael D ^a   Fayad, Pierre ^a   Gage, Brian F ^a   Go, Alan S ^a   Hlatky, Mark A ^a   Hylek, Elaine M ^a   Jerosch Herold, Michael ^a   Konstam, Marvin A ^a   Lee, Richard ^a   Packer, Douglas L ^a   Po, Sunny S ^a   Prystowsky, Eric N ^a   Redline, Susan ^a   Rosenberg, Yves ^a   Van Wagoner, David R ^a   Wood, Kathryn A ^a   Yue, Lixia ^a   Benjamin, Emelia J ^a   more..

^a NONE

Author keywords

AHA Scientific Statements; atrial fibrillation; atrium; epidemiology; prevention; risk factors

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DABIGATRAN; DRONEDARONE; ENDOTHELIN 1; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; ION CHANNEL; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR A; PLACEBO; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; WARFARIN;

BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ION CURRENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STROKE;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961089160     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e318224b037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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