The British Journal of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Persistent cardiac arrhythmias are readily amenable to detection by performing a standard electrocardiogram (ECG), but detection of transient (paroxysmal) arrhythmias has long been a significant cause of frustration to both doctors and patients. This article aims to provide a helpful overview for patients and doctors advising them.

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HeartRhythm

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia worldwide, with increasing prevalence resulting from improved awareness, increased life expectancy, and advances in detection technology.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTechi , revealed findings from a company-funded study of real-world data. AFib is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia and affects more than 6 million people in the United States and nearly 38 million people worldwide.2,3 In: AF Symposium.;

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Backgroundwide antral pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is effective for treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF), although time-demanding. The primary endpoint was achieved by 9% and 12% of cases at 12 and 24 month follow up, respectively.

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HeartRhythm

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are common arrhythmias associated with significant morbidity and mortality.1,2 Atrial fibrillation (AF) and premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are common arrhythmias associated with significant morbidity and mortality.1,2

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HeartRhythm

MARCH 31, 2025

The AWARE-RCT (JAMA Cardiology 2023) evaluated the efficacy of an augmented ablation strategy involving a second, wide area circumferential catheter ablation (double WACA) compared to the standard arm (single WACA) in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF).

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American College of Cardiology

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in December 2023, it opened up the proverbial Pandora's Box for treating not only atrial fibrillation (AFib), but also ventricular arrhythmias. When pulsed field ablation (PFA) achieved European CE mark approval in January 2021 and U.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTechi , announced the commencement of patient cases with the investigational Laminar Left Atrial Appendage Elimination (LAAX) System as part of its pivotal investigational device exemption (IDE) study. The acquisition of Laminar, Inc.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The first procedures were performed by Dr. David Newton , Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist at Memorial Health University Physicians Heart Care and Dr. Andrea Natale , Executive Medical Director at T exas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David’s Medical Center.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

Her Apple Watch suddenly told her that she is in atrial fibrillation. Patients with healthy AV nodes who are not on AV nodal blockers and who are not hyperkalemic should have a rapid ventricular response if they have paroxysmal Atrial fibrillation. Exam was completely normal except for an irregular heart rate.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is currently defined as symptomatic by asking patients if they are aware of when they are in AF and if they feel better in sinus rhythm. The review is based on a presentation by the senior author during the 2023 16th annual European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS) congress in Paris, France.

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DAIC

MARCH 26, 2024

The most common arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation , will affect approximately 12.1 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July 2023, a new leadless pacemaker system placed in both chambers of the heart and using a novel communication technology is now offering a more minimally invasive option for patients.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 3, 2025

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. PubMed was queried for entries on AF and rurality: (atrial fibrillation OR atrial flutter) AND (rural OR urban OR rurality OR metro OR metropolitan) AND (united states OR US OR U.S.)

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DAIC

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Getty Images milla1cf Fri, 12/08/2023 - 08:17 December 8, 2023 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), along with several other leading medical associations, have issued a new guideline for preventing and optimally managing atrial fibrillation (AFib). This is a complex disease.

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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Volume 16, Issue 11 , Page e012043, November 1, 2023. BACKGROUND:In patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (PersAF), catheter ablation aiming for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is associated with moderate clinical effectiveness.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Written by Pendell Meyers First try to interpret this ECG with no clinical context: The ECG shows an irregularly irregular rhythm, therefore almost certainly atrial fibrillation. After an initially narrow QRS, there is a very large abnormal extra wave at the end of the QRS complex. There is also large T wave inversion and long QT.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Since the patient was stable and tolerating the arrhythmia it was decided to treat with IV Amiodarone for medical conversion. Whenever it is this fast, you need to be very careful to ascertain whether it is irregular ( as in atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular respsonse ) or regular ( as in VT ). 2023, January 31).

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

JANUARY 13, 2025

ABSTRACT Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia worldwide. Methods We included adult patients who had an index admission with AF to Latakia's tertiary center between July 2021 and November 2023. Patients were monitored for readmission for 6 months after index discharge.

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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Volume 16, Issue 11 , Page e012199, November 1, 2023. BACKGROUND:β-AR (β-adrenergic receptor) stimulation regulates atrial electrophysiology and Ca2+homeostasis via cAMP-dependent mechanisms; however, enhanced β-AR signaling can promote atrial fibrillation (AF).

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HeartRhythm

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

In 2023, the working group met in Reykjavik, Iceland, and laid the foundation for this manuscript.Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in adults, with a rapidly increasing prevalence worldwide.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MAY 18, 2024

Pulsed Field Ablation is a relatively new modality for treatment of atrial fibrillation. In conventional ablation for atrial fibrillation, either heating of tissue is produced by radiofrequency application or freezing of tissues by cryoablation. 2023 Nov 2;389(18):1660-1671. Epub 2023 Aug 27. N Engl J Med.

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HeartRhythm

MAY 15, 2024

In the past decade, major advances were made in catheter ablation for arrhythmias and implantation of cardiac implantable electronic devices.1 1 Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular tachycardia (VT) has become the standard of care for many patients presenting with these arrhythmias.2–4

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 21, 2023

It is NOT only atrial paced, it is ventricular paced. Also : There is probably underlying atrial fibrillation (the computer will not tell you anything about atrial activity when there is a ventricular paced rhythm: Computer often fails to diagnose atrial fibrillation in ventricular paced rhythm, and that can be catastrophic ] 2.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Participants were recommended to restart therapy post-trial and were followed until May 2023. One third of relapses during follow-up had identifiable triggers (arrhythmia [ n =4], pregnancy [ n =1], hypertension [ n =1], infection [ n =1]). Those randomized to continue therapy subsequently withdrew treatment between 6 and 12months.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Many ECG readers will not comment any further on rhythm once ventricular pacing has been identified, but it is still critical to determine the atrial rhythm. In this case, it is atrial fibrillation. The September 15, 2023 post — for PTA ( Pulse-Tap Artifact ). The March 17, 2023 post — for PTA.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 26, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 12/26/2023 - 21:19 December 26, 2023 — Pulse Biosciences, Inc. , The catheter is designed to deliver a fast, transmural and fully circumferential ablation in a single energy delivery.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Unfortunately the patient was erroneously diagnosed with "SVT / atrial fibrillation" and put on apixaban!!! See more posts on the atrial repolarization wave: K. Wang Video lecture: the Atrial Repolarization Wave (Ta Wave) Look at this ST Depression Atrial Repolarization Wave Mimicking ST Depression What is this ST Depression?

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Heart 2023 Conference

APRIL 25, 2022

Ambulatory electrocardiography (ECG) lets in for prolonged tracking of arrhythmias in an actual-global setting. KEY POINTS Ambulatory ECG tracking is generally used to correlate signs with arrhythmia, verify occult atrial fibrillation, and determine the efficacy of antiarrhythmic therapy.

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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Volume 16, Issue 11 , Page e012191, November 1, 2023. Six (21%) patients had clinical atrial fibrillation (1 with shortest preexcited RR interval <250 ms). BACKGROUND:The cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in the young is highly varied.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

It is dangerous in WPW with atrial fibrillation. In Atrial Fibrillation, the tachycardia will always be irregularly irregular. In Atrial fib with WPW, there will be polymorphic QRS complexes (in this case, all QRS complexes are identical). VT is not harmed by adenosine, When is adenosine dangerous?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

T-wave alternans and the susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias. Chronic amiodarone evokes no torsade de pointes arrhythmias despite QT lengthening in an animal model of acquired long-QT syndrome. Both ST segment and T wave alternans have been known to precede malignant ventricular arrhythmias. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The key risk factor for cardioembolic stroke is atrial fibrillation or flutter, and oral anticoagulation (OAC) is recommended in all but the lowest-risk patients with evidence of these arrhythmias. Stroke is a major cause of mortality, morbidity and economic burden. Strokes can be thrombotic, embolic or haemorrhagic.

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CineECG

MAY 22, 2023

Exiting news regarding the use of CineECG in localizing the origin of atrial ectopic activity. HRS 2023 is a wrap! Their study focuses on the issue of localizing the origin of atrial ectopic activity. As ECG Excellence we are proud our CineECG technology was part of this innovation festival.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Data was obtained from the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) enterprise-wide database from January 2020 to September 2023 using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Note: Due to the limited number of normally conducted beats — it is hard to be sure whether the underlying rhythm is sinus with baseline artefact or atrial fibrillation. Note: The patient while on telemetry had alternating atrial fibrillation, sinus rhythm with 1st degree AV block and also periods of Wenckebach conduction.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Diagnosis : Atrial flutter with 1:1 conduction, with fast AV conduction made possible by sympathetic drive of exercise On arrival, we obtained another 12-lead: Unremarkable Further history: One month history of shortness of breath on exertion, denies palpitations, chest pain, orthopnea, leg swelling.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Image courtesy: Peerbridge Health christine.book Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:22 December 19, 2023 — Peerbridge Health has announce the successful completion and findings of its prospective, feasibility clinical trial, resulting in a statistically significant 91.2% David's Medical Center.

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