Atrial Fibrillation (OxCard Library)

167 Pages·2015·4.284 MB·English

by  Mohammad Shenasa, A. John Camm

O C L
OXFORD CARDIOLOGY LIBRARY
Management of Atrial
Fibrillation

O C L
OXFORD CARDIOLOGY LIBRARY
Management
of Atrial Fibrillation
A Practical Approach
Edited by
Mohammad Shenasa MD
Attending Physician
Department of Cardiovascular Services
O’Connor Hospital;
Heart & Rhythm Medical Group
San Jose, CA, USA
A. John Camm MD
Professor of Clinical Cardiology
Department of Clinical Sciences
St George’s and University of London
London, UK
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To our patients who taught us the most.
To our colleagues who took care of our patients.
To our families for their infinite support and love.
Mohammad Shenasa
A. John Camm

Contents
Contributors ix
Preface xi
Foreword xiii
Abbreviations xv
 The epidemiology of atrial fibrillation 
Christopher McLeod and Bernard J. Gersh
2 What should be done when atrial fibrillation first presents 5
James A. Reiffel
3 Workup for patients with atrial fibrillation 7
Bart A. Mulder and Isabelle C. Van Gelder
4 Atrial fibrillation in different clinical subsets 25
Mohammad Shenasa, Hossein Shenasa, and Shahrzad Rouhani
vii
5 Use of antiarrhythmic drug treatment in atrial fibrillation 75
Irene Savelieva and A. John Camm
6 Anticoagulation selection and stroke prevention 99
Christos Dresios and Gregory Y.H. Lip
7 When to refer patients for non-pharmacological therapies 29
L. Brent Mitchell
8 Summary guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation 37
Cevher Ozcan and Anne B. Curtis
Index 47

Contributors
A. John Camm MD L. Brent Mitchell MD
Professor of Clinical Cardiology Professor of Medicine
Clinical Sciences Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
St George’s University of London Alberta Health Services and University
London, UK of Calgary
Alberta, Canada
Anne B. Curtis MD
UB Distinguished Professor Bart A. Mulder MD
Charles and Mary Bauer Professor University Medical Center
and Chair Groningen
Department of Medicine Hanzeplein, The Netherlands
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY, USA Cevher Ozcan MD
Assistant Professor ix
Harry J.G.M. Crijns Department of Medicine
Chair, Department of Cardiology University at Buffalo
University Hospital Maastricht Buffalo, NY, USA
Maastricht University Medical Center
The Netherlands Shahrzad Rouhani
Heart and Rhythm Medical Group
Christos Dresios MD San Jose, CA, USA
University of Birmingham Centre for
Cardiovascular Sciences James A. Reiffel MD
City Hospital Professor of Medicine (at CUMC)
Birmingham, UK Columbia University
Attending Physician and co-Director
Bernard J. Gersh MD Electrocardiography Laboratory
Professor of Medicine The New York Presbyterian Hospital
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine New York, NY, USA
Rochester, MN, USA
Irene Savelieva MD
Gregory Y.H. Lip MD Lecturer in Clinical Cardiology
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Division of Clinical Sciences
University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiology Section
Cardiovascular Sciences St George’s University of London
City Hospital London, UK
Birmingham, UK
Christopher McLeod MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN, USA