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Open AccessThe associations of leukocyte telomere length and intermediary cardiovascular phenotype with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in the white population
The evidence about the associations of leukocyte telomere length (LTL) and intermediary cardiovascular phenotypes with adverse cardiovascular outcomes is inconclusive. This study assessed these relationships w...
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Open AccessModifiable lifestyle factors and lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation: longitudinal data from the Korea NHIS-HealS and UK Biobank cohorts
The reason for higher incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in Europe compared with East Asia is unclear. We aimed to investigate the association between modifiable lifestyle factors and lifetime risk of AF in...
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Open AccessAnti- and pro-fibrillatory effects of pulmonary vein isolation gaps in human atrial fibrillation digital twins
Although pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) gaps and extrapulmonary vein triggers contribute to recurrence after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, their precise mechanisms remain unproven. Our study assessed the ...
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Open AccessAssociations of combined polygenic risk score and glycemic status with atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease and ischemic stroke
It is unknown whether high hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is associated with increases in the risk of cardiovascular disease among individuals with elevated genetic susceptibility. We aimed to investigate the associat...
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Open AccessAssociation between alcohol consumption and subclinical atrial fibrillation
It has become important to identify and manage risk factors for subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF) with an increase in its detection rate. Thus, this research aimed to investigate whether alcohol consumption...
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Open AccessMetabolic syndrome as an independent risk factor for glaucoma: a nationally representative study
Central insulin resistance contributes to glaucoma development. Given the close association between metabolic syndrome MetS and insulin resistance, this study aimed to determine whether MetS is associated with...
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Open AccessResting heart rate and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: CODE-AF registry
The prognostic significance of resting heart rate and its therapeutic target in atrial fibrillation (AF) is uncertain. We sought to investigate the relationship between resting heart rate and cardiovascular ou...
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Association of changes in cardiovascular health levels with incident cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation
Risk factor management is crucial in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF). We investigated the association of changes in cardiovascular health (CVH) levels after AF diagnosis with incident cardiovascular...
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Open AccessLeft bundle branch area pacing with stylet-driven pacing leads: implantation technique
Traditional right ventricular apical pacing can cause electrical–mechanical dyssynchrony. Therefore, physiological conduction system pacing was considered and became the reason for develo** His bundle pacing...
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Open AccessAssociation of obesity with incident atrial fibrillation in Korea and the United Kingdom
Obesity has been linked to atrial fibrillation (AF) burden and severity, and epidemiological studies suggest that AF is more prevalent in whites than Asian. We aimed to investigate whether obesity mediates ass...
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Open AccessAssociation of cardiovascular health with the risk of dementia in older adults
It has been becoming important to identify modifiable risk factors to prevent dementia. We investigated the association of individual and combined cardiovascular health (CVH) on dementia risk in older adults. ...
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Open AccessMachine learning based potentiating impacts of 12-lead ECG for classifying paroxysmal versus non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Conventional modality requires several days observation by Holter monitor to differentiate atrial fibrillation (AF) between Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) and Non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (Non-PAF)...
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Open AccessThe effect of age, gender, economic state, and urbanization on the temporal trend in sudden cardiac arrest: a nationwide population-based cohort study
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) has not been well studied in Asian countries. This study investigated the temporal trends in the incidence and outcomes of SCA and the impact of age, gender, economic state, and urb...
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Open AccessArtificial intelligence predicts clinically relevant atrial high-rate episodes in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices
To assess the utility of machine learning (ML) algorithms in predicting clinically relevant atrial high-rate episodes (AHREs), which can be recorded by a pacemaker. We aimed to develop ML-based models to predi...
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Open AccessIn silico screening method for non-responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure: a pilot study
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an effective treatment option for patients with heart failure (HF) and left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony. However, the problem of some patients not responding to CRT...
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Open AccessPre-procedural determination of device size in left atrial appendage occlusion using three-dimensional cardiac computed tomography
The complex structure of the left atrial appendage (LAA) brings limitations to the two-dimensional-based LAA occlusion (LAAO) size prediction system using transesophageal echocardiography. The LAA anatomy can ...
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Open AccessClinical impact of left atrial enlargement in Korean patients with atrial fibrillation
We sought to evaluate the clinical implication of LAE based on left atrial anterior–posterior (LA AP) dimension or LA volume index (LAVI) in Korean patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We enrolled 8159 AF p...
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Open AccessUsefulness of cardiac magnetic resonance images for prediction of sudden cardiac arrest in patients with mitral valve prolapse: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
An association has been identified between mitral valve prolapse (MVP) and sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), and ventricular arrhythmias (VA). This study aimed to elucidate predictive factors for SCA or VA in MVP p...
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Open AccessLower dementia risk with anticoagulation and ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia in the elderly population, has been associated with an impairment of cognitive function and an increased risk of dementia. Even though there does no...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Association of proteinuria and incident atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes mellitus: a population-based senior cohort study
