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Atrial Fibrillation’s Downstream Consequences

CardiacWire

A BMJ study out of Denmark provided alarming new insights into atrial fibrillation’s impact on patients’ future cardiovascular health, while highlighting the need to improve post-AFib heart failure and stroke prevention. Danish people who didn’t have AFib at baseline (45-95yrs, 48yr avg, 51.7% overall, increasing from 24.2%

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Biosense Webster Submits Application to U.S. FDA Seeking Approval of the VARIPULSE Platform for the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

DAIC

"Based on the results from the admIRE clinical trial, we are confident that this innovation has the promise to deliver significant value and differentiated capabilities, and become an important tool for the treatment of AFib." 2,3 Approximately 1 in 4 adults over the age of 40 are at risk for developing AFib. In the U.S.,

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Supercharging the ECG: AI set to Revolutionize the Diagnostic Cardiology Market

DAIC

Within the last six months, separate AI-ECG algorithms for detecting Low Ejection Fraction (Anumana), Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Viz.ai), and Occlusion Myocardial infarction (Powerful Medical) have all been granted regulatory clearance (the latter under the EU MDR) and are in the early stages of deployment.

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Morphine + OMI is a bad combination

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A very large myocardial infarction. The next day the ECG not unexpectedly shows a completed transmural inferior and posterior wall infarction. The delayed activation of the cath lab would have been avoided had the treating physicians been trained in recognizing occlusion myocardial infarction.

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Cardiomatics guide: Analyzing arrhythmias made easy

Cardiomatics

AFIB/AFL – atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter episodes. Other times, an irregular recording can signal a medical emergency, such as a myocardial infarction or a dangerous arrhythmia. Supraventricular tachycardia – more than 7 consecutive complexes of supraventricular beats at a rate of > 100 bpm.

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Cardiovascular Updates from AHA Congress 2024 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

OPTION Trial : LAAC after AFib ablation was associated with lower risks of major bleeding compared to oral anticoagulation. The NUDGE-FLU trial revealed cardiovascular-focused messaging increased flu vaccination rates in myocardial infarction patients. Access the full study. View the study.

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Chest discomfort, Sinus Tachycardia, Q-waves, ST Elevation, and Intermittent Wide Complex Tachycardia. Activate the Cath Lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Alternatively , it is someone who has an old myocardial infarction and is now very sick with something else. As per Dr. Smith — this suggests that despite QRS widening, the rhythm in ECG #3 is AFib with a rapid ventricular response. Below is my response. There is sinus tach. There is an incomplete RBBB and LAFB.