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Comparing Efficacy and Safety Between Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Taking Direct Oral Anticoagulants or Warfarin After Direct Oral Anticoagulant Failure

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundAn increased risk of recurrent stroke is noted in patients with atrial fibrillation despite direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) use.

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Associations between physical activity, left atrial size and incident atrial fibrillation: the Tromso Study 1994-2016

Open Heart

Aims Left atrial (LA) enlargement is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF). Participants were followed up for hospital-diagnosed AF, confirmed by electrocardiography, from 1994-95 through 2016. Methods This prospective study followed 2479 participants (52.4% to 0.93).

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Combination of early rhythm control and healthy lifestyle on the risk of stroke in elderly patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background The impact of early rhythm control (ERC) combined with healthy lifestyle (HLS) on the risk of ischemic stroke in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unaddressed. Objective To evaluate the impact of combined ERC and HLS on the risk of stroke in elderly patients with new-onset AF.

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Predictors of atrial fibrillation post coronary artery bypass graft surgery: new scoring system

Open Heart

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is common and results in significant increases in hospital stay and financial encumbrance. Objective Determine and use the predictors of postoperative AF (POAF) following CABG to develop a new predictive screening tool.

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Abstract TP230: Atrial Fibrillation and Short-Term Outcomes After Cancer-Related Ischemic Stroke

Stroke Journal

We aimed to determine if AF is associated with worse short-term outcomes in patients with stroke and comorbid cancer.Methods:Using the 2016-2019 National Inpatient Sample, we identified all hospitalizations with diagnosis codes for cancer and ischemic stroke. Few studies have evaluated the impact of AF on outcomes of cancer-related stroke.

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PO-04-087 DOES THE PRIOR PLACEMENT OF A LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION (LAAO) DEVICE HAVE AN IMPACT ON PERI-PROCEDURAL COMPLICATIONS AND IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AF) ? INSIGHTS FROM NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE: 2016-2020

HeartRhythm

This led to the development of LAAO devices which serve to occlude the left atrial appendage, a small portion of the left atrium where up to 91% of the AF-related thrombi form. Oral Anticoagulation, often necessary for the treatment of patients with AF presents a problem for patients at high risk for bleeding.

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Effectiveness, utilisation and cost associated with implantable loop recorders versus external monitors after ischaemic or cryptogenic stroke

Open Heart

Objective Implantable loop recorders (ILRs) are increasingly used for long-term rhythm monitoring after ischaemic and cryptogenic stroke, with the goal of detecting atrial fibrillation (AF) and subsequent initiation of oral anticoagulation to reduce risk of adverse clinical outcomes.

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