Medical Xpress - Cardiology

APRIL 10, 2024

Treating gum disease in the three months after a procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (AFib) may lower oral inflammation and may reduce AFib recurrence, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Med Page Today

DECEMBER 14, 2023

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the first pulsed field ablation (PFA) catheter, the PulseSelect PFA system, for the treatment of paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (Afib), Medtronic announced on Wednesday. Whereas conventional radiofrequency.

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DAIC

JULY 16, 2024

At the forefront of PowerPlugs is AFib Detection , a PowerPlug that discreetly monitors your heart rhythm every night to detect signs of Atrial Fibrillation (AFib). Ultrahuman Ring AIR is the first smart ring in the world to offer AFib detection. AFib is the most common type of irregular heart rhythm or arrhythmia.

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Med Page Today

JANUARY 22, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Cryptogenic stroke survivors who went on to get an insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) had a similar risk of recurrent stroke whether or not any atrial fibrillation (Afib, AF) ever turned up on monitoring, an observational study.

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American Heart News - Heart News

APRIL 10, 2024

Research Highlights: Treating gum disease within three months after a heart procedure to correct an irregular heart rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation (AFib), may lower the chances of it reoccurring. Inflamed gums may predict AFib recurrence after.

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Med Page Today

APRIL 24, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- The efficacy of catheter ablation for heart failure (HF) patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) hinged on the phenotype of disease, researchers reported based on a meta-analysis. Compared with conventional rate or rhythm.

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Med Page Today

JANUARY 31, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the Farapulse pulsed field ablation (PFA) system for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF), Boston Scientific announced on Wednesday. The device won an indication for the isolation of pulmonary veins in.

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American College of Cardiology

JUNE 28, 2024

The ACC and the American Heart Association (AHA) guideline for the management of atrial fibrillation (AFib) provides a comprehensive multi-society update, the first in a decade, and offers a new staging system for AFib, upgrades recommendations for catheter ablation, rhythm control and left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), and emphasizes the importance (..)

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American College of Cardiology

MAY 6, 2024

Although atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (AFib/AFL) are common manifestations of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), a post hoc analysis of the ATTR-ACT study, published April 30 in JACC: CardioOncology, found they do not predict all-cause mortality.

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Marine MD, MBA, FACC, discuss the top takeaways from the latest atrial fibrillation (AFib) guideline, which provides new and updated recommendations for preventing and optimally managing AFib. In this interview, José A. Joglar, MD, FACC, and Joseph E.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

APRIL 22, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (Afib), a common type of arrhythmia that is on the rise in people under the age of 65, is more dangerous in this increasingly younger population than previously thought, according to new research.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Patients who present with persistent atrial fibrillation at diagnosis are more likely to have certain risk factors as compared with patients with occasional atrial fibrillation (AFib). The findings, led by investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 29, 2024

One of my New Year's resolutions was to read the entire 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation (AFib).

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ADN Center of Excellence

MAY 17, 2024

It is with great pride that we announce the resounding success of ADN CoE' s AFib Ablation Training program, the second installment in our esteemed Ablation Series, held at the prestigious 9 Eylül University Heart Rhythm Management Centre.

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Med Page Today

JANUARY 28, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) made a big push for left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion in updated guidelines for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (Afib). In this document, concomitant.

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American College of Cardiology

JANUARY 5, 2024

The newest clinical guideline released by the ACC and the American Heart Association (AHA) provides new and updated recommendations for preventing and optimally managing atrial fibrillation (AFib).

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Nearly 50% of patients with AFib have comorbid obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and 75% of OSA patients report some form of arrhythmia. Untreated OSA increases likelihood of poor outcomes for AFib patients including failed treatment, heart failure, and sudden cardiac death.

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CardiacWire

APRIL 21, 2024

A BMJ study out of Denmark provided alarming new insights into atrial fibrillation’s impact on patients’ future cardiovascular health, while highlighting the need to improve post-AFib heart failure and stroke prevention. Danish people who didn’t have AFib at baseline (45-95yrs, 48yr avg, 51.7% overall, increasing from 24.2%

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Med Page Today

JULY 23, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Expectant mothers might one day be able to take a blood test to predict their risk of preeclampsia late into pregnancy. Scientific Reports) A higher BMI starting at age 20 was tied to worse diastolic function, independent of.

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Med Page Today

MAY 21, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON -- Pulsed field ablation (PFA) trials continued to accrue positive data, as reported at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) annual meeting. Superiority, Finally Secondary analysis of the pivotal ADVENT trial showed that.

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Med Page Today

APRIL 27, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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Med Page Today

MAY 18, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON -- For persistent atrial fibrillation (Afib), adding artificial intelligence guidance for ablation site selection improved success, the TAILORED trial showed. Freedom from Afib after one procedure regardless of antiarrhythmic.

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Med Page Today

JULY 9, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Female cardiologists and older cardiologists tended to get lower average online ratings relative to their peers. JACC: Advances) Given the geographic clusters in access to cardiovascular care, almost half of U.S. counties had.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model designed by Scripps Research scientists could help clinicians better screen patients for atrial fibrillation (or AFib)—an irregular, fast heartbeat that is associated with stroke and heart failure.

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Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

AltaThera Pharmaceuticals partnered with the Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals to share information about their collaboration with the Federal Drug Administration to bring IV Sotalol back to the market and expand its … Continue reading Shorter Hospital Stays with IV Sotalol for AFib: Saturday’s CE Festival Preview The post Shorter (..)

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Detailed clinical, laboratory and multimodal imaging data from known AF patients consecutively admitted to 20 stroke centers with an IS between 1/2018-12/2019 were used to define characteristics of AIS-despite-AC and compared to AIS-off-AC.Results:Out of 4456 patients with known AF prior to the AIS, 2051 (46%) were using anticoagulants.

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Med Page Today

MAY 20, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON -- In deciding on anticoagulation with apixaban (Eliquis) for patients with device-detected, subclinical atrial fibrillation (SCAF), one key number appeared to distinguish those for whom the benefit would outweigh the.

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CardiacWire

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The AFib pulsed field ablation treatment era officially began in the US last week, following the FDA approval of Medtronic’s PulseSelect Pulsed Field Ablation System for the treatment of both paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation. PFA systems use electroporation (short electrical pulses) to achieve pulmonary vein isolation.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MARCH 22, 2024

Looking at specific substances in the blood of people with atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat, could help identify who's at risk for a stroke despite taking blood-thinning medication to prevent one, new research suggests.

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American College of Cardiology

JUNE 28, 2024

The evolution of the science and evidence base for providing the best care for each patient in our practice is a key feature of cardiovascular medicine we all embrace.

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CTVS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A swimmer, hiker, and martial artist, you’d never guess 64-year-old Trisha McLaughlin struggled with an irregular heartbeat, congestive heart failure, and has undergone a number of heart procedures.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This trial aims to demonstrate that EGF mapping can be used to identify EGF sources outside the pulmonary veins in all types of patients, including those with paroxysmal, persistent, and long-standing persistent AFib and undergoing de novo or redo procedures. and may enroll up to 400 subjects across 20+ centers in the US and Europe.

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Med Page Today

MARCH 22, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Very elderly people with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (Afib) got the same stroke prevention benefits from edoxaban (Savaysa) and apixaban (Eliquis), though one drug was associated with more major bleeding in a comparative.

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Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Oral anticoagulation (OAC) was no better than low-dose aspirin for secondary stroke prevention in people with left atrial cardiopathy absent evidence of atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF), the ARCADIA trial showed. Recurrent strokes.

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American College of Cardiology

JUNE 5, 2024

In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at anticoagulation for post-operative atrial fibrillation after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. He then examines a meta-analysis of invasive vs. conservative management of non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes with previous coronary artery bypass grafting.

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AMS Cardiology

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Atrial fibrillation often shortened to AFib is an irregular and often rapid heart rhythm that can lead to serious health complications. If you or someone you know is living with AFib, understanding the condition and how to prevent attacks is crucial. What Is AFib? How Do You Know If You Have AFib?

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Med Page Today

DECEMBER 21, 2023

(MedPage Today) -- For patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (Afib), there was no signal that a brief course of colchicine reduced atrial arrhythmia recurrence or improved clinical outcomes when taken for 10 days starting.

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