Search Results - "Bourke, John P."
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Cardiac involvement in female carriers of duchenne or becker muscular dystrophy
Published in Muscle & nerve (01-06-2017)“…ABSTRACT Introduction The significance of abnormal cardiac measures in asymptomatic females who harbor dystrophin gene mutations is controversial. Methods…”
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Understanding the Electrical Substrates Contributing to “Ablation-Resistant” Atrial Fibrillation?
Published in The American journal of cardiology (15-06-2024)“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) was largely ignored by cardiac electrophysiologists until it was first suggested in 1998 that it might be amenable to catheter…”
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Characteristics of atrial fibrillation cycle length predict restoration of sinus rhythm by catheter ablation
Published in Heart rhythm (01-09-2013)“…Background Successful termination of atrial fibrillation (AF) during catheter ablation (CA) is associated with arrhythmia-free follow-up. Preablation factors…”
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Exploring the acceptability of implantable defibrillators in patients with cardiac dystrophinopathy and carers
Published in Open heart (21-04-2020)“…ObjectiveUnlike for patients with other forms of cardiomyopathies, those with severe ventricular dysfunction due to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are not…”
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Arrhythmia prevalence and sudden death risk in adults with the m.3243A>G mitochondrial disorder
Published in Open heart (01-04-2022)“…AimsTo define the prevalence of non-sustained tachyarrhythmias and bradyarrhythmias in patients with the m.3243A>G mitochondrial genotype and a previously…”
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Risk of cardiac manifestations in adult mitochondrial disease caused by nuclear genetic defects
Published in Open heart (01-04-2021)“…ObjectiveRegular cardiac surveillance is advocated for patients with primary mitochondrial DNA disease. However, there is limited information to guide clinical…”
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Interventions for preventing and treating cardiac complications in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy and X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (16-10-2018)“…The dystrophinopathies include Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), and X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy (XLDCM). In recent…”
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Atrial fibrillation associated with ivabradine treatment: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Published in Heart (British Cardiac Society) (01-10-2014)“…To quantify any risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) associated with ivabradine treatment by meta-analysis of clinical trial data. Medline, Embase, Web of…”
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Cardiac involvement in mitochondrial DNA disease: clinical spectrum, diagnosis, and management
Published in European heart journal (01-12-2012)“…Mitochondrial disease refers to a heterogenous group of genetic disorders that result from dysfunction of the final common pathway of energy metabolism…”
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Effects of cardiac medications on ventricular function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy–related cardiomyopathy
Published in Muscle & nerve (01-08-2021)“…Introduction/Aims The DMD Care Considerations Working Group Guidelines 2010 recommended treating cardiac dystrophinopathy with angiotensin‐converting…”
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263rd ENMC International Workshop: Focus on female carriers of dystrophinopathy: refining recommendations for prevention, diagnosis, surveillance, and treatment. Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, 13-15 May 2022
Published in Neuromuscular disorders : NMD (01-03-2023)“…•DMD female carriers are a complex clinical and still neglected patient group.•Greater clinical and research focus on DMD female carriers is needed.•Minimum…”
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Functional abilities, respiratory and cardiac function in a large cohort of adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy treated with glucocorticoids
Published in European journal of neurology (01-06-2024)“…Background and purpose The transition to adult services, and subsequent glucocorticoid management, is critical in adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This…”
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Sudden adult death syndrome in m.3243A>G-related mitochondrial disease: an unrecognized clinical entity in young, asymptomatic adults
Published in European heart journal (21-08-2016)“…To provide insight into the mechanism of sudden adult death syndrome (SADS) and to give new clinical guidelines for the cardiac management of patients with the…”
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Disease-associated comorbidities, medication records and anthropometric measures in adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Published in Neuromuscular disorders : NMD (01-08-2024)“…We investigated the comorbidities, associated factors, and the relationship between anthropometric measures and respiratory function and functional abilities…”
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Comparison of magnetocardiography and electrocardiography: a study of automatic measurement of dispersion of ventricular repolarization
Published in Europace (London, England) (01-10-2006)“…There is some dispute over the clinical significance of dispersion of ventricular repolarization measurements from the electrocardiogram. Recent studies have…”
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Cardiac involvement in hereditary myopathy with early respiratory failure: A cohort study
Published in Neurology (06-09-2016)“…OBJECTIVE:To assess whether hereditary myopathy with early respiratory failure (HMERF) due to the c.951434T>C; (p.Cys31712Arg) TTN missense mutation also…”
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Preventing Cardiomyopathy in DMD: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Drug Trial
Published in Neurology. Clinical practice (01-10-2021)“…To determine whether a combination of 2 heart medications would be tolerated and could prevent/delay the onset of cardiomyopathy in boys with Duchenne muscular…”
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Randomised placebo-controlled trial of combination ACE inhibitor and beta-blocker therapy to prevent cardiomyopathy in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy? (DMD Heart Protection Study): a protocol study
Published in BMJ open (19-12-2018)“…IntroductionAlthough cardiologists were ‘late-comers’ to the multidisciplinary team—contributing to the complex care of patients with Duchenne muscular…”
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Recurring patterns of atrial fibrillation in surface ECG predict restoration of sinus rhythm by catheter ablation
Published in Computers in biology and medicine (01-11-2014)“…Abstract Background Non-invasive tools to help identify patients likely to benefit from catheter ablation (CA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) would facilitate…”
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Characteristics of the atrial repolarization phase of the ECG in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients and controls
Published in Acta Cardiologica (01-12-2015)“…Objective The aim of this study is to characterize the observable segment of the atrial repolarization (Ta wave) of the standard ECG during sinus rhythm in…”
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