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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AFIB Atrial Fibrillation Research Article 40

Open Heart

JUNE 21, 2022

Methods This was a retrospective study of all patients who underwent TAVR between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2017. years and were more likely to be males (62%), diabetic (41% vs 35%, p=0.046), and have a higher prevalence of atrial fibrillation (Afib) (53% vs 39%, p<0.001).

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Aortic valve Aortic TAVR AFIB 52

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) recently published new guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). link] ACC/AHA Release Updated Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines for 2023. Sources: Joglar, J, Chung, M. J Am Coll Cardiol.

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Atrial Fibrillation Risk Factors Ablation Stroke 111

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Case submitted and written by Mazen El-Baba MD, with edits from Jesse McLaren and edits/comments by Smith and Grauer A 90-year old with a past medical history of atrial fibrillation, type-2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, presented with acute onset chest/epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. The patient was placed on telemetry.

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Ischemia STEMI Stenosis Chest Pain 52