Is one month treatment with dabigatran before cardioversion of atrial fibrillation sufficient to prevent thromboembolism?

AK Johansson, T Juhlin, J Engdahl, S Lind… - EP …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Aims The use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients undergoing elective direct
current (DC) cardioversion of non-acute atrial fibrillation (AF) can potentially shorten the time …

[HTML][HTML] Stroke incidence and anticoagulation treatment in patients with pacemaker-detected silent atrial fibrillation

E Sandgren, C Rorsman, N Edvardsson, J Engdahl - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Silent atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes are common but the role of anticoagulation
treatment is under debate. Methods Consecutive patients with dual-chamber pacemakers for …

Early ICD implantation following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective cohort study from the Swedish Registry for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

P Sultanian, P Lundgren, A Rawshani, S Möller… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background It is unclear whether an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is generally
beneficial in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Objective We studied the …

Age-stratified comparison of prognosis in cardiac resynchronization therapy with or without prophylactic defibrillator for nonischemic cardiomyopathy—a nationwide …

M Farouq, C Rorsman, S Marinko, D Mörtsell… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Prior studies have suggested that the benefit from primary preventive defibrillator
treatment for patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathyy, treated with cardiac …

Sex‐based differences in cardiac resynchronization therapy upgrade and outcome for patients with pacemaker and new‐onset heart failure

C Rorsman, M Farouq, S Marinko… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Patients with chronic right ventricular (RV) pacing are at an increased risk of
heart failure. Previous studies have indicated that cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) …

[HTML][HTML] Role of baseline 12‑lead ECG in predicting syncope caused by arrhythmia in patients investigated using an implantable loop recorder

E Sandgren, C Rorsman, N Edvardsson… - IJC Heart & Vasculature, 2019 - Elsevier
Aim To evaluate the role of baseline 12‑lead ECG in predicting the syncope mechanism
during continuous monitoring using an implantable loop recorder (ILR). Methods …

Age-stratified clinical outcome in patients with known heart failure who receive pacemaker-, resynchronization therapy-or defibrillator implants.

C Rorsman, M Farouq, S Marinko, PG Platonov… - Cardiology, 2024 - europepmc.org
Introduction Patients with heart failure (HF) and bradycardia may be eligible for different
types of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED), depending on presence of AV …

Low rate of and rapid attention to inappropriate ICD shocks with remote device and rhythm monitoring: a qualitative study

E Sandgren, C Rorsman, J Engdahl… - Open Heart, 2015 - openheart.bmj.com
Objectives Inappropriate shocks are unpleasant and painful. We hypothesise that remote
monitoring and careful attention to known and incident atrial fibrillation (AF) can reduce …

[CITATION][C] APPLICATION FOR A NEW GROUPING OR NEW TARIFF FOR OUTPATIENT IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDERS

C Rorsman, H Överläkare, J Brandt