This revision of the “ACC/AHA/NASPE Guidelines for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers
and Antiarrhythmia Devices” updates the previous versions published in 1984, 1991, 1998 …

It is important that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the
use of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the …

Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) can be performed without additional risk of
operative mortality or major morbidity, and is recommended at the time of concomitant mitral …

The online-only Data Supplement is available with this article at http://circ. ahajournals.
org/lookup/suppl/doi: 10.1161/CIR. 0b013e318276ce9b/-/DC1. The online-only …

Background In a randomized trial comparing mitral-valve repair with mitral-valve
replacement in patients with severe ischemic mitral regurgitation, we found no significant …

Background Replacement of the aortic root with a prosthetic graft and valve in patients with
Marfan's syndrome may prevent premature death from rupture of an aneurysm or aortic …

Background—The objective of this study was to assess the impact of intracardiac
echocardiography (ICE) on the long-term success and complications in patients undergoing …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to characterize the temporal return of mitral regurgitation after
annuloplasty for functional ischemic mitral regurgitation; to identify its predictors, particularly …

Background: Degenerative mitral valve disease is the most common cause of mitral
regurgitation in the United States. Mitral valve repair is applicable in the majority of these …

Objectives: We sought to determine which surgical technique of left atrial appendage (LAA)
closure is most successful by assessing them with transesophageal echocardiography …