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Serious Issues With Slow Heartbeat Flagged for Afib Patients on Antiarrhythmics

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(MedPage Today) -- Old concerns about the safety of rhythm control drugs for atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) resurfaced in a contemporary large Korean population-based study. Afib patients prescribed antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) had several-fold.

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Injectable Anticoagulant Substantially Cuts Bleeding Risk in Afib

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(MedPage Today) -- For people with atrial fibrillation (Afib), investigational abelacimab proved to be a potent dual factor XI/XIa inhibitor with much lower safety risks compared with a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC), according to the AZALEA.

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AFib Might Be Far More Common Than We Think

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age, 54% women, 50% White), finding that a whopping 2M (6.8%) of them had been diagnosed with AFib. AFib rates increased dramatically during the study period, from 4.49% in 2005-2009 to 6.82% in 2015-2019. the researchers estimate that at least 10.55M Americans are currently diagnosed with AFib, representing 4.48% the U.S.

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Afib Ablation Delivers in First Sham-Controlled Study

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(MedPage Today) -- LONDON -- Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) produced real short-term improvements for people with atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF), according to the first sham-controlled trial on the subject. Continuous monitoring by implantable.

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Afib Might Be a Not-So-Pleasant Aftertaste of Sweetened Beverages

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(MedPage Today) -- Overconsumption of beverages with added sugar or artificial sweetener, already associated with several cardiometabolic diseases, showed new links to atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) in a prospective cohort study. Within the.

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Stroke Survivors With Afib Could Start DOACs Earlier

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(MedPage Today) -- It was safe to start direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) therapy without delay after acute ischemic stroke in people with atrial fibrillation (Afib), according to the OPTIMAS randomized trial. Stroke survivors randomized to early.

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Which Anticoagulant Is Safest for Afib Patients With Cirrhosis?

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(MedPage Today) -- Apixaban (Eliquis) was associated with lower serious bleeding rates than rivaroxaban (Xarelto) or warfarin in patients with cirrhosis and atrial fibrillation (AF, Afib) in a nationwide cohort study. Among more than 12,000 such.

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