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Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

This cluster of papers focuses on the management, treatment, and risk assessment of atrial fibrillation (AF). It covers topics such as anticoagulant therapy, catheter ablation, stroke prevention, risk stratification, and guidelines for managing AF. The papers also compare different medications such as warfarin, rivaroxaban, and dabigatran for the treatment of AF.

150,571 works

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Most cited

  1. Dabigatran versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

    Stuart J. Connolly, Michael D. Ezekowitz, Salim Yusuf, John W. Eikelboom · 2009 · New England Journal of Medicine · 11,266 citations

  2. 2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)

    Gerhard Hindricks, Tatjana Potpara, Nikolaos Dagres, Elena Arbelo · 2020 · European Heart Journal · 10,102 citations

  3. Rivaroxaban versus Warfarin in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

    Manesh R. Patel, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Jyotsna Garg, Guohua Pan · 2011 · New England Journal of Medicine · 9,469 citations

  4. Apixaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

    Christopher B. Granger, John H. Alexander, John J.V. McMurray, Renato D. Lópes · 2011 · New England Journal of Medicine · 8,990 citations

  5. Spontaneous Initiation of Atrial Fibrillation by Ectopic Beats Originating in the Pulmonary Veins

    Michel Haı̈ssaguerre, Pierre Jaı̈s, Dipen Shah, Atsushi Takahashi · 1998 · New England Journal of Medicine · 8,036 citations

  6. Atrial fibrillation as an independent risk factor for stroke: the Framingham Study.

    Philip A. Wolf, Robert D. Abbott, W B Kannel · 1991 · Stroke · 7,524 citations

Most recent

  1. The Detection of Atrial Fibrillation by Implantable Event Recorders: A Study of Patients Who Have Had a Cryptogenic Stroke.

    Franziska Wagner, Albrecht Günther, K Kirsch, Christian Schulze · 2026 · PubMed · 0 citations

  2. Same-Day Discharge Versus Overnight Stay After Catheter Ablation: An Observational Matched-Cohort Study on Safety and Feasibility.

    Sorin S Popescu, Felix Behn, Charlotte Eitel, Jan-Per Wenzel · 2026 · PubMed · 0 citations

  3. Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation: Detection, Stroke Risk, and Treatment.

    Michael Gotzmann, Fabienne Kreimer · 2026 · PubMed · 0 citations

  4. Therapeutic duplication of anticoagulant therapy in an elderly patient: the role of the pharmacist in detecting medication-related problems

    Marija Lazarevska, Martin Lazarevski · 2026 · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 0 citations

  5. Watching ‘AF’ter the Heart: the WATCHMAN TM device for atrial fibrillation

    Udit Choubey, Himanshi Banker, Griffin Perry, Gavin Schaefer-Hood · 2026 · Future Cardiology · 0 citations

  6. Pharmacokinetic Variability of Direct Oral Anticoagulants and Calcium Channel Blockers: A Comparative Analysis of Exposure Data from Clinical Studies

    Lara Marques, Nuno Vale · 2026 · Pharmaceutics · 0 citations

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