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HRS Releases Framework for Creating Atrial Fibrillation Center of Excellence

DAIC

Providing high-quality care for AF demands a specialized center for early diagnosis and prompt multidisciplinary treatment to reduce the risks of stroke, heart failure, and mortality, ensuring patients receive appropriate interventions to restore normal heart rhythm while addressing underlying risk factors.

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Predictors of permanent pacemaker requirement in aortic stenosis patients undergoing self-expanding valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement using the cusp overlap technique

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

IntroductionSince TAVR was approved for lower-risk aortic stenosis (AS) patients, managing post-implantation conduction disturbances has become crucial, especially with self-expanding heart valves (SEV). Forty-seven received SEVs using COL, and 50 with CON techniques.

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Abstract TP70: Identifying Risk Factors for Loss to Follow-Up After Stroke at a Large Academic Health System: Implications for Establishing a Holistic Post-Stroke Follow-up Program

Stroke Journal

Introduction:A significant proportion of stroke patients are lost to follow up (LTFU) after discharge, which may be associated with increased risk of morbidity, mortality, and unnecessary hospitalization.

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Nine lessons about women’s heart disease that future doctors will learn in med school

Heart Sisters

These nine @CWHHA teaching modules offer a one-stop Master Class package to any academic tasked with teaching future doctors and nurses about women and heart disease.

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Abstract TMP16: Is Lipoprotein(a) Being Measured in Ischemic Stroke Patients?

Stroke Journal

Elevated levels of Lp(a) are an independent and causal risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases through mechanisms associated with increased atherogenesis, inflammation, and thrombosis. Having elevated Lp(a) can increase risk of heart attack, stroke, and peripheral artery disease.It

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Abstract TP201: Factors associated with development of venous thromboembolism in patients with intracranial hemorrhage.

Stroke Journal

Risk factors with significant OR were then analyzed by multivariate logistic regression.Results:The final cohort included 465 patients with ICH, with 58 developing in-hospital thromboembolic events (12.5%). Time to start of chemoprophylaxis overall was 5.12 days (7.55), and for those without VTE 4.18 days (2.93).

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Abstract TP266: Utilization of Survey, Focus Group, and Referral Data to Plan a Targeted Intervention for Rural Stroke Disparities, Prevention, and Care Access

Stroke Journal

Methods:This project was a collaborative partnership between a healthcare organization, academic institute, and the local Faith Health Network. A 34-question survey (n=54 respondents) collected data on rural community knowledge of stroke risk factors, symptoms, and prevention.

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