DAIC

MAY 18, 2024

During its Annual Conference, HRS 2024, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) announced findings from three new studies demonstrating the safety and efficacy of pulsed field ablation (PFA), a nonthermal ablation treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). See full findings from the FARADISE, admIRE Study, and Advent Trial here.

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DAIC

MARCH 27, 2025

tim.hodson Thu, 03/27/2025 - 12:18 March 27, 2025 Abbott recently announced it has received CE Mark in Europe for the Volt PFA System to treat patients battling atrial fibrillation (AFib). Today, approximately 8 million Europeans over the age of 65 are living with AFib, a number expected to double over the next 30 years.

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DAIC

JANUARY 24, 2025

Affecting 60 million people worldwide 1 , the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AFib) is expected to increase by 60% by 2050 due to an aging population and rising cardiometabolic risk factors 2. Today, 40% to 60% of patients with AFib are either not prescribed anticoagulants or are undertreated 4.

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Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Sotalol delivered intravenously can offer a one-day regimen initiation for adults with atrial fibrillation, resulting in far shorter hospital stays and reducing hospital costs.

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American College of Cardiology

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Higher hospital and physician atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation procedure volumes were associated with increased acute procedural success and lower rates of major adverse events (MAEs), according to a study published in Heart Rhythm.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 28, 2024

male with pertinent past medical history including Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Embolism, and hypertension presented to the Emergency Department via ambulance for respiratory distress and tachycardia. Of course, this is NOT atrial fib, but rather PSVT, and so adenosine should work.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Titled "Real-world Data Affirms Safety and Effectiveness of Low/Zero Fluoroscopy Atrial Fibrillation Ablation," the study was presented as a late-breaker at the 29th Annual International AF Symposium. 2,3 Approximately 1 in 4 adults over the age of 40 are at risk for developing AFib.4

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CardiacWire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

AFib inhalers took a small step closer to becoming a reality after InCarda Therapeutics’ Phase 3 RESTORE-1 trial showed that its FlecIH-103 inhaled flecainide formulation can rapidly convert paroxysmal AFib to normal sinus rhythm. The post InCarda Gets Mixed Results in AFib Inhaler Trial appeared first on Cardiac Wire.

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American College of Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Village doctors in rural China trained to manage the care of older adults with atrial fibrillation (AFib) and supported by AFib experts in tertiary hospitals through telemedicine lowered the risk of AFib-related adverse cardiovascular events by 36% over three years, based on findings from the MIRACLE-AF trial presented at ESC Congress 2024 in London. (..)

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

1] Within the complex umbrella of cardiology care and cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation ( AFib ) is the most common arrhythmia diagnosed in clinical practice with projections indicating that the prevalence of AFib could reach 15.9 The Increasing Role of Rhythm Control in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.

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HeartRhythm

JUNE 30, 2024

The association between hospital and physician procedure volume outcome has not been well evaluated for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation in contemporary practice.

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DAIC

JUNE 11, 2024

In electrophysiology, innovation is king, but it is often incremental, and it almost always lacks rationale, comprehensive clinical documentation and relevance for hospitals that try to balance the increasing costs of new technology with increasing demand and reimbursement that just can’t keep pace.

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DAIC

JANUARY 18, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 01/18/2024 - 14:21 January 18, 2024 — Abbott announced the first global procedures have been conducted using the company's new Volt Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System to treat patients battling common abnormal heart rhythms such as atrial fibrillation (AFib).

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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).

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EMS 12-Lead

AUGUST 25, 2024

Examples of cardio embolic stroke etiology include: 1. Atrial Fibrillation 2. Cardiomyopathy with mural thrombus 3. Patent Foramen Ovale 4. Severe calcific Aortic (valve) Stenosis 5. Mechanical prosthetic valve Severe carotid artery stenosis is also implicated in embolic stroke. AFib can come and go.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Death or significant disability (mRS 3-5) at hospital discharge were common in AIS on vs off AC (70.6% Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A97-A97, February 1, 2024. Symptomatic carotid disease was suspected in 2.4%, a hypercoagulable condition in 5.7%, whereas acute lacunar infarct was found in 6.5% of all patients.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Medications were reviewed, and the patient was found to be on amiodarone (for atrial fibrillation, but had been in sinus rhythm for a few months since a recent atrial fibrillation ablation). She had no more episodes of syncope, and no episodes of dysrhythmias on cardiac telemetry during hospitalization.

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AMS Cardiology

JANUARY 16, 2024

Continue reading to learn more about this procedure, its significance in treating atrial fibrillation, and what to expect during treatment. What is Atrial Fibrillation? Before diving into electrical cardioversion, we should understand atrial fibrillation (AF). What Is Cardioversion?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 14, 2024

Written by Willy Frick A 57 year old man with was admitted to the hospital with chest pain. Such as atrial fibrillation or sinus rhythm with extrasystoles. Answer shown below: This can be even more challenging with atrial fibrillation where the only thing you can rely on is careful morphologic inspection.

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DAIC

JULY 10, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) cases have also surged, doubling from 28.3 As virtual cardiac telemetry becomes more akin to the hospital cardiac monitor in data acuity, new possibilities emerge. One study showed a 23% reduction in hospital readmissions when using remote patient monitoring (RPM). million in 1990 to 56.7

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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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European Journal of Heart Failure

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Prognostic impact of severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR). The primary endpoint was a composite of heart failure hospitalization and all-cause mortality. The secondary endpoint was all-cause mortality. in severe AFMR.

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DAIC

MARCH 7, 2024

hospitals unused today.ii CardioVisio Powered by Centricity Cardio Enterpriseiii: CardioVisio for Atrial Fibrillation is a digital tool designed to assist clinicians in visualizing longitudinal data relevant for disease progression from multiple data sources. In the U.S.,

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Atrial fibrillation is also a predictor of worse outcomes in this case (Alborzi). Between 81-95% of life-threatening ventricular dysrhythmias and acute cardiac failure occur within 24-48 hours of hospitalization. Other Arrhythmias ( PACs, PVCs, AFib, Bradycardia and AV conduction disorders — potentially lethal VT/VFib ).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

She previously had Atrial fibrillation with LBBB. This shows atrial fibrillation. The fact that the response is regular proves that the atrial fibrillation is NOT conducting. When atrial fib conducts, the ventricular rate must always be irregular. There is a regular, slow response.

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Mobi Health News - ECG

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

About a million possible cases of atrial fibrillation, a known risk for stroke, go undetected in Japan. The AI lineup currently covers both continuous ECG tracking and AFib detection. You are currently developing a new AI to detect AFib. A local startup is introducing an innovative AI targeting this growing danger.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The rhythm is atrial fibrillation. I sent it to 2 of my ECG nerd colleagues with no clinical information whatsoever, who instantly said: "Looks like afib with subendocardial ischemia and right heart strain pattern." "I He spent almost 2 months in the hospital, and reportedly made a full neurologic recovery.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

She also has a hx of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and is on oral anticoagulant treatment. The patient also has a history of AFib and HFmrEF ( = H eart F ailure with M inimally- R educed E jection F raction ). On her 5th hospital day — she was given Amiodarone, which successfully converted the rhythm.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2018

The patient had a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and several cardioversions. Additionally, her beta-blocker dose had been decreased because of bradycardia, further predisposing her to atrial flutter. The underlying rhythm is AFib ( irregularly irregular QRS without P waves ).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Such patients may have SQTS if, in addition to the "short" QTc — there is a history of cardiac arrest, unexplained syncope or atrial fibrillation at an early age. Males with a QTc ≤360 ms — and females with a QTc ≤370 ms are said to have a “ short ” QTc. Regarding Today’s Case: We were told that today's patient was a 40-year old man.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Conditions such as AFib are often said to be associated with stroke as a consequence of cardioembolism. All patients should have a 12 lead ECG and be put on a 24 hour heart monitor whilst in hospital. Keywords: Cryptogenic strokes; AF; Afib; PFO; stroke; blood clots; thrombophilia; Antiphospholipid syndrome.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Rate correction should not be used when RR interval has large variability, as in atrial fibrillation. Prevention of torsade depointes in hospital settings: a scientific statement from the American HeartAssociation and the American College of Cardiology Foundation. Dangerously prolonged QT is 480, especially greater than 500 ms.

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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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DAIC

DECEMBER 19, 2024

19, 2024 Drinking multiple cups of coffee a day may help prevent cognitive decline in people withatrial fibrillation (AFib or AF), according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Many myths are around, but our study found no reason to discourage or forbid a patient with AFib from drinking coffee.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction:Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a major risk factor for ischemic stroke (IS). We collected blood from each patient at hospital admission before administering any therapeutic intervention. Our outcome was differentially expressed levels of proteins in stroke patients with AFib compared to patients without AFib.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Such patients may have SQTS if, in addition to the "short" QTc — there is a history of cardiac arrest, unexplained syncope or atrial fibrillation at an early age. Males with a QTc ≤360 ms — and females with a QTc ≤370 ms are said to have a “ short ” QTc. Regarding Today’s Case: We were not told the age or sex of today’s patient.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2020

The patient was given furosemide and admitted to the hospital. A diagnostic NT-proBNP cutoff of 900 pg/mL has been suggested in adults 50-75 years of age in absence of renal failure." A bedside POC cardiac ultrasound was done: Findings: Decreased left ventricular systolic function.

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