DAIC

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

 Patients with NVAF deemed appropriate for LAAX to reduce the risk of stroke and systemic embolism, will participate in this research effort. Atrial fibrillation ( AFib ) affects approximately 38 million patients globally, significantly increasing the risk of stroke1,2. The The acquisition of Laminar, Inc.

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Atrial Fibrillation Innovation AFIB Pharmacology 105

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Chronic embolic (non-lacunar) infarcts on imaging were more common among AIS-despite-AC (34.5% The pattern of the acute infarcts (numbers, embolic features) was not different. Patients who had AIS-despite-AC were younger (76.8+11 11 vs 77.8+12, 12, p=0.007), had higher mean CHA2DS2-VASc scores (4.57+1.7 vs 26.7%, p<0.001).

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AFIB Stroke Strokes Embolism 40

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. Now you CAN on occasion see PVCs during reentry SVTs that do not convert the SVT.

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Tachycardia Atrial Fibrillation AFIB Atrial Flutter 129

CardiacWire

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Investigative Factor XI inhibitors have sparked optimism among cardiologists for their potential to become safer antithrombotics, avoiding anticoagulants’ typical bleeding risks Asundexian is Bayer’s most advanced Factor XIa inhibitor, and already gained two FDA Fast Track Designations (stroke & systemic embolism prevention in Afib patients, stroke (..)

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AFIB Embolism Stroke Strokes 52

CardiacWire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Nearly a year after Bayer halted its OCEANIC-AF trial , the study’s ESC 2024 presentation revealed new insights into asundexian’s AFib stroke-prevention challenges and what they might mean for Factor XI inhibitors. Is asundexian really that much worse than apixaban for reducing stroke risks in AFib patients?

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AFIB Stroke Strokes Embolism 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The morphology of V2-V4 is very specific in my experience for acute right heart strain (which has many potential etiologies, but none more common and important in EM than acute pulmonary embolism). CT angiogram showed extensive saddle pulmonary embolism. He had multiple cardiac arrests with ROSC regained each time. This is a quiz.

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Cardiac Arrest Chest Pain Embolism Pulmonary 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Then, part of the thrombus embolized into the LCx causing an inferoposterolateral OMI. (As The April 6, 2023 post — excessive baseline artifact misdiagnosed as AFib ( instead of sinus rhythm with AV Wenckebach — as in Figure-4 in this post ). This resulted in anterior/apical infarct and apical thrombus formation.

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Chest Pain Blog Arrhythmia Critical Care 64

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Flexibility in using clinical risk scores and expanding beyond CHA2DS2-VASc for prediction of stroke and systemic embolism Currently, recommendations for anticoagulation are made based on yearly thromboembolic event risk using a validated clinical risk score, such as CHA2DS2-VASc.

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Atrial Fibrillation Risk Factors Ablation Stroke 111

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Smith : This is classic for pulmonary embolism (PE). Acute pulmonary embolism was confirmed on CT angiogram: The patient did well. See our other acute right heart strain / pulmonary embolism cases: A man in his 50s with shortness of breath Another deadly triage ECG missed, and the waiting patient leaves before being seen.

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