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Post-operative atrial fibrillation: a maze of mechanisms by Maesen, Bart, Nijs, Jan, Maessen, Jos, Allessie, Maurits, Schotten, Ulrich

“…Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is one of the most frequent complications of cardiac surgery and an important predictor of patient morbidity as well…”
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Electrical, contractile and structural remodeling during atrial fibrillation by Allessie, Maurits, Ausma, Jannie, Schotten, Ulrich

“…The natural history of atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterized by a gradual worsening with time. The recent finding that AF itself produces changes in atrial…”
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Cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation by a combination of atrial specific and non-specific class III drugs in the goat by BLAAUW, Y, SCHOTTEN, U, VAN HUNNIK, A, NEUBERGER, H. R, ALLESSIE, M. A

“…In electrically remodeled atria the effect of blockers of the delayed rectifier K+ current I(Kr) on repolarization is reduced, whereas the efficacy of 'early'…”
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"Early" class III drugs for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: efficacy and atrial selectivity of AVE0118 in remodeled atria of the goat by Blaauw, Y, Gögelein, H, Tieleman, R G, van Hunnik, A, Schotten, U, Allessie, M A

“…Currently available antiarrhythmic drugs are only moderately effective against atrial fibrillation (AF) and may cause ventricular proarrhythmia. AVE0118 is a…”
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Atrial fibrillation begets atrial fibrillation : a study in awake chronically instrumented goats by WIJFFELS, M. C. E. F, KIRCHHOF, J. H. J, DORLAND, R, ALLESSIE, M. A

“…In this study we tested the hypothesis that atrial fibrillation (AF) causes electrophysiological changes of the atrial myocardium which might explain the…”
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Consequences of atrial electrical remodeling for the anti-arrhythmic action of class IC and class III drugs by Duytschaever, M, Blaauw, Y, Allessie, M

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) induces electrical and ionic remodeling of the atria. We investigated whether AF-induced remodeling alters the electrophysiological…”
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Minimum Information about a Cardiac Electrophysiology Experiment (MICEE): Standardised reporting for model reproducibility, interoperability, and data sharing by Quinn, T.A., Granite, S., Allessie, M.A., Antzelevitch, C., Bollensdorff, C., Bub, G., Burton, R.A.B., Cerbai, E., Chen, P.S., Delmar, M., DiFrancesco, D., Earm, Y.E., Efimov, I.R., Egger, M., Entcheva, E., Fink, M., Fischmeister, R., Franz, M.R., Garny, A., Giles, W.R., Hannes, T., Harding, S.E., Hunter, P.J., Iribe, G., Jalife, J., Johnson, C.R., Kass, R.S., Kodama, I., Koren, G., Lord, P., Markhasin, V.S., Matsuoka, S., McCulloch, A.D., Mirams, G.R., Morley, G.E., Nattel, S., Noble, D., Olesen, S.P., Panfilov, A.V., Trayanova, N.A., Ravens, U., Richard, S., Rosenbaum, D.S., Rudy, Y., Sachs, F., Sachse, F.B., Saint, D.A., Schotten, U., Solovyova, O., Taggart, P., Tung, L., Varró, A., Volders, P.G., Wang, K., Weiss, J.N., Wettwer, E., White, E., Wilders, R., Winslow, R.L., Kohl, P.

“…Cardiac experimental electrophysiology is in need of a well-defined Minimum Information Standard for recording, annotating, and reporting experimental data. As…”
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Enhanced susceptibility for acquired torsade de pointes arrhythmias in the dog with chronic, complete AV block is related to cardiac hypertrophy and electrical remodeling by VOS, M. A, DE GROOT, S. H. M, WELLENS, H. J. J, VERDUYN, S. C, VAN DER ZANDE, J, LEUNISSEN, H. D. M, CLEUTJENS, J. P. M, VAN BILSEN, M, DAEMEN, M. J. A. P, SCHREUDER, J. J, ALLESSIE, M. A

“…Chronic, complete AV block (CAVB) in the dog leads to ventricular hypertrophy, which has been described as an independent risk factor for arrhythmias. In this…”
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Electrical remodeling due to atrial fibrillation in chronically instrumented conscious goats : Roles of neurohumoral changes, ischemia, atrial stretch, and high rate of electrical activation by WIJFFELS, M. C. E. F, KIRCHHOF, C. J. H. J, DORLAND, R, POWER, J, ALLESSIE, M. A

“…Recently, we developed a goat model of chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). Due to AF, the atrial effective refractory period (AERP) shortened and its…”
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Widening of the excitable gap during pharmacological cardioversion of atrial fibrillation in the goat: Effects of cibenzoline, hydroquinidine, flecainide, and d-sotalol by WIJFFELS, M. C. E. F, DORLAND, R, MAST, F, ALLESSIE, M. A

“…Previous studies suggest that the antifibrillatory action of class I and III drugs is due to prolongation of the atrial wavelength. The aim of the present…”
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High-density mapping of electrically induced atrial fibrillation in humans by KONINGS, K. T. S, KIRCHHOF, J. H. J, SMEETS, J. R. L. M, WELLENS, H. J. J, PENN, O. C, ALLESSIE, M. A

“…Mapping studies in animals have suggested that atrial fibrillation (AF) is based on multiple reentering wavelets. Little information is available about the…”
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Atrial fibrillation: to map or not to map? by Yaksh, A., Kik, C., Knops, P., Roos-Hesselink, J. W., Bogers, A. J. J. C., Zijlstra, F., Allessie, M., de Groot, N. M. S.

“…Isolation of the pulmonary veins may be an effective treatment modality for eliminating atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes but unfortunately not for all…”
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Configuration of unipolar atrial electrograms during electrically induced atrial fibrillation in humans by KONINGS, K. T. S, SMEETS, J. L. R. M, PENN, O. C, WELLENS, H. J. J, ALLESSIE, M. A

“…During atrial fibrillation (AF), the atrium is activated by multiple wavelets that continuously change in size and direction. The aim of this study was to…”
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Early Recurrences of Atrial Fibrillation After Electrical Cardioversion: A Result of Fibrillation-Induced Electrical Remodeling of the Atria? by Tieleman, Robert G, Van Gelder, Isabelle C, Crijns, Harry J.G.M, De Kam, Pieter J, Van Den Berg, Maarten P, Haaksma, Jaap, Van Der Woude, Hanneke J, Allessie, Maurits A

“…Objectives. We sought to investigate whether, in humans, the timing and incidence of a relapse of atrial fibrillation (AF) during the first month after…”
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Atrial fibrillation: current knowledge and recommendations for management by Lévy, S., Breithardt, G., Campbell, R.W.F., Camm, A.J., Daubert, J.-C., Allessie, M., Aliot, E., Capucci, A., Cosio, F., Crijns, H., Jordaens, L., Hauer, R.N.W., Lombardi, F., Lüderitz, B.

“…Atrial fibrillation, a commonly encountered arrhythmia, has in recent years, been the subject of increased interest and intensive clinical research. There is…”
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Atrial fibrillation-induced electrical remodeling in humans: what is the next step? by Allessie, M A

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Verapamil reduces tachycardia-induced electrical remodeling of the atria by TIELEMAN, R. G, DE LANGEN, C. D. J, VAN GELDER, I. C, DE KAM, P. J, GRANDJEAN, J, BEL, K. J, WIJFFELS, M. C. E. F, ALLESSIE, M. A, CRIJNS, H. J. G. M

“…Prolonged periods of atrial fibrillation or rapid atrial pacing induce shortening of the atrial effective refractory period (AERP), which is thought to be…”
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Pathophysiology and prevention of atrial fibrillation by ALLESSIE, Maurits A, BOYDEN, Penelope A, WALDO, Albert L, CAMM, A. John, KLEBER, André G, LAB, Max J, LEGATO, Marianne J, ROSEN, Michael R, SCHWARTZ, Peter J, SPOONER, Peter M, VAN WAGONER, David R

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Atrial Electrophysiologic Remodeling: Another Vicious Circle? by ALLESSIE, MAURITS A.

“…AF‐Induced Electrophysiologic Remodeling. Introduction: With few exceptions, acquired heart di.sease is the result of (gradual changes in the heart,…”
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Electrophysiologic mechanisms of perpetuation of atrial fibrillation by Allessie, Maurits A., Konings, Karen, Kirchhof, Charles J.H.J., Wijffels, Maurits

“…The presence of an excitable gap during atrial fibrillation (AF), although short and variable, may be of potential importance for the development of…”
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