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World J Cardiol. Jan 26, 2012; 4(1): 8-14
Published online Jan 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i1.8
Clinical and prognostic implications of atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Pablo Salinas, Raúl Moreno, Luis Calvo, Santiago Jiménez-Valero, Guillermo Galeote, Angel Sánchez-Recalde, Teresa López-Fernández, Sergio Garcia-Blas, Diego Iglesias, Luis Riera, Isidro Moreno-Gómez, Jose María Mesa, Ignacio Plaza, Rocio Ayala, Rosa Gonzalez, José-Luis López-Sendón
Pablo Salinas, Raúl Moreno, Luis Calvo, Santiago Jiménez-Valero, Guillermo Galeote, Angel Sánchez-Recalde, Division of Interventional Cardiology, University Hospital La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Teresa López-Fernández, Unit of Echocardiography, University Hospital La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Sergio Garcia-Blas, Diego Iglesias, José-Luis López-Sendón, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Luis Riera, Vascular Surgery, University Hospital La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Isidro Moreno-Gómez, Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, University Hospital La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Jose María Mesa, Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Ignacio Plaza, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Infanta Sofia, 28031 San Sebastian de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain
Rocio Ayala, Rosa Gonzalez, Department of Cardiology, Hospital de la Cruz Roja, 28003 Madrid, Spain
Author contributions: Salinas P and Moreno R designed the database, revised and analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Salinas P, Moreno R, Calvo L, Jiménez-Valero S, Galeote G and Sánchez-Recalde A performed the procedures; Garcia-Blas S and Iglesias D collected the data and contributed to the database; Riera L, Moreno-Gómez I and Mesa JM provided vascular surgery, anesthesia and cardiac surgery support for the procedures; Teresa Lopez-Fernandez provided echocardiographic monitoring during the procedures and cardiac imaging support; Plaza I, Ayala R and Gonzalez R provided clinical support and contributed to the clinical selection of the patients; López-Sendón JL provided support for the design of the study and revised the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Raúl Moreno, MD, Division of Interventional Cardiology, University Hospital La Paz, Paseo La Castellana, 264, 28046 Madrid, Spain. raulmorenog@terra.es
Telephone: +34-91-2071775 Fax: +34-91-2071775
Received: September 25, 2011
Revised: December 20, 2011
Accepted: December 27, 2011
Published online: January 26, 2012
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