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ArticleJournal of atrial fibrillation

The Use of Ranolazine in the Management of Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation After Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation.

Angelo Biviano, Cristobal Goa, Sam Hanon, James Reiffel

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Article in Journal of atrial fibrillation. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Angelo BivianoDrs. Biviano and Reiffel Division of Cardiology of New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
Cristobal GoaDr. Goa Department of Internal Medicine of New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
Sam HanonDr. Hanon Division of Cardiology of Beth Israel Medical Center, University Hospital and Manhattan Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY.
James ReiffelDrs. Biviano and Reiffel Division of Cardiology of New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital · USMount Sinai Beth Israel · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-term medical treatment options for atrial fibrillation (AF) include rate-control as well as rhythm-control therapy with various antiarrhythmics. However, because of the limited efficacy and potential side effects of these medications, percutaneous and surgical ablations in AF patients have evolved as alternative or additional approaches to achieve rhythm-control. Nonetheless, arrhythmia recurrences may also occur after these procedures. Thus, the search for complementary treatment options continues.Ranolazine possesses antiarrhythmic effects in atrial myocytes via blockade of sodium channels. These properties facilitate AF suppression in animal models and human subjects. We report a patient with persistent AF that was refractory to medical management and percutaneous catheter ablation. She has remained in sinus rhythm for at least 18 months after the initiation of ranolazine.

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PMID28496762
PMCPMC5153125
OpenAlexW2187064472

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