American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

What is the incidence of the embolic and bleeding complications in relation to pre- and post- periprocedure antithrombotic regimens in patients undergoing ventricular arrhythmia radiofrequency ablation (RFA)?

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Specific cardiovascular diseases, such as acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, pulmonary hypertension and pericarditis, were also pointed. Elevated risk of arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation, correlated with occupational silica exposure.

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American College of Cardiology

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The ACC has issued new guidance on practical approaches for arrhythmia monitoring after stroke, offering clinicians tailored strategies to improve post-stroke care by identifying and managing atrial fibrillation (AFib) and other arrhythmias linked to recurrent stroke risk.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 22, 2024

Introduction Implantable cardiac monitors (ICMs) provide long-term arrhythmia monitoring, but high rates of false detections increase the review burden. Results Of our population of 368 patients, 42% had an indication for syncope or pre-syncope and 31% for cryptogenic stroke. The new “SmartECG” algorithm filters false detections.

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American College of Cardiology

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The following are key points to remember from a 2024 American College of Cardiology (ACC) expert consensus decision pathway (ECDP) on practical approaches for arrhythmia monitoring after stroke.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 21, 2025

Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent arrhythmia with a lifetime risk of nearly 30%. It can be associated with reduced quality of life and complications such as heart failure and stroke. Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the most effective treatment for rhythm control.

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HeartRhythm

JULY 21, 2024

The global health challenge posed by cardiac arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation (AF), is significant, with heightened risks of stroke, heart failure, and systemic embolism1. Traditional arrhythmia detection has often missed transient or asymptomatic episodes, relying on symptomatic presentations and episodic monitoring.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

February 1, 2024 — As cardiologists, heart disease patients and the organizations that serve them across the country embark on American Heart Month, DAIC has compiled a snapshot of significant cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke statistics, along with a review of the atherosclerosis drug market. per 1,000* - 122.4

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DAIC

MAY 30, 2024

Robotic Magnetic Navigation introduces the benefits of robotic precision and safety to cardiac ablation, a common minimally invasive procedure to treat arrhythmias. Tens of millions of individuals worldwide suffer from arrhythmias – abnormal heart rhythms that result when the heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular pattern.

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DAIC

JUNE 18, 2024

A projected rise in heart disease and stroke – along with several key risk factors, including high blood pressure and obesity – is likely to triple related costs to $1.8 A projected rise in heart disease and stroke – along with several key risk factors, including high blood pressure and obesity – is likely to triple related costs to $1.8

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Arrhythmias, a group of disorders that disrupt the normal rhythm of the heart, can lead to serious health complications such as heart failure, stroke, and sudden death. The global prevalence of arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation, is on the rise, contributing to substantial health and economic burdens.

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DAIC

JUNE 7, 2024

June 7, 2024 — It is with great sadness that the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) team has learned of the passing of arrhythmia medicine pioneer Stuart J. His research impacted millions globally in the field of atrial fibrillation, stroke prevention and anticoagulation. Connolly, MD, on June 2.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Recent data (ELEVATE-RR study) suggest favorable cardiovascular risk profile of acalabrutinib compared to ibrutinib, however real-world data comparing risk of AF/supraventricular arrhythmias and stroke with BTKi are lacking.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

IntroductionAtrial fibrillation (AF) is a prevalent cardiac arrhythmia and a significant contributor to cardioembolic stroke, a condition closely linked to cognitive decline. However, research reveals that AF itself is independently associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

88% of patients in the Tailored cohort experienced freedom from AF 12 months after one procedure with or without anti-arrhythmic drugs compared to 70% in the Anatomical cohort (log rank p In the Tailored cohort, patients experienced a higher rate of freedom from any arrhythmia after 1.2 adult population.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a fast and irregular heart rhythm that, left untreated, can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart failure. It's the most common type of arrhythmia, a potentially serious condition in which the heart beats too quickly, too slowly or in an irregular pattern.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 27, 2023

With the unveiling of the Genesis System, Baptist Health Lexington has become the first in Kentucky, and one of the first in the world, to provide the latest advancement in robotic technology to treat cardiac arrhythmias. “We In 2006, Lewis realized something was not right with his heart during one of his regular outdoor runs.

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DAIC

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Zio monitor ECG System secured its CE mark based on compliance to EU MDR standards of performance, quality, safety, and efficacy, along with the body of clinical evidence supporting Zio in detecting potential cardiac arrhythmias. Diagnostic Utility of a Novel Leadless Arrhythmia Monitoring Device, American Journal of Cardiology , 2013.

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HeartRhythm

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a relatively prevalent arrhythmia in patients with kidney failure requiring dialysis, who face a high risk of stroke and bleeding, and anticoagulation is a challenging decision.

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DAIC

JUNE 11, 2024

“With the Genesis RMN system, we now have an unprecedented level of precision and control during cardiac ablation procedures, allowing us to target arrhythmias with unmatched accuracy while minimizing risk to our patients.” added Giuseppe Russo, General Manager of the Hospital Santa Maria della Pietà.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

A 90-something year old woman presented with an acute mild stroke. I added, "Makes me wonder if this could be myocarditis in a younger adult — maybe even with sinus arrhythmia." She had a routine ECG as part of her workup: What do you think? This was shown to me in real time. I thought it had to be an inferior-lateral-posterior OMI.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Stroke is a major cause of mortality, morbidity and economic burden. Strokes can be thrombotic, embolic or haemorrhagic. 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.

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DAIC

JULY 24, 2024

Volta Medical has announced it has entered into a Joint Development Agreement with GE Healthcare to enhance arrhythmia procedures with artificial intelligence (AI)-driven electrophysiology technologies. 1 Approximately 33 million patients worldwide are living with AFib.

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Open Heart

APRIL 7, 2022

Devices were programmed to detect non-sustained brady- or tachy-arrhythmias. None died and no arrhythmias longer than 30s duration occurred during 3-year follow-up. Conclusions Despite ‘high-risk’ features for sudden death, those studied had negligible prevalence of arrhythmias over prolonged follow-up.

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DAIC

MARCH 26, 2024

The most common arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation , will affect approximately 12.1 Leadless pacemakers are considered the future in the treatment of heart arrhythmias and have allowed many patients to live their lives with no visible evidence of a pacemaker or heart device," said Birgersdotter-Green.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 12, 2024

However, its postoperative complications can have a significant effect on long-term patient outcomes. 33 preoperative clinical features and 4 postoperative complications were collected in each group.

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Heart BMJ

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This approach has delivered a novel perspective on arrhythmia management, with important distinctions from other policymakers’ recommendations.

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Open Heart

JANUARY 17, 2024

The primary endpoint of this study was a composite of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), including all-cause death, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure events, ischaemic strokes, sustained ventricular arrhythmias and acute kidney injury at 1-year follow-up. There was no significant difference in QOL scores at 1 year (75.8±15.7

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent sustained cardiac arrhythmia and an important risk factor for ischemic stroke resulting in a fivefold increased stroke risk. The clinical utility of polygenic risk scores for ischemic stroke prediction among atrial fibrillation patients has not yet been established.

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DAIC

MARCH 28, 2024

a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTec h i , announced the submission of the VARIPULSE Platform for Premarket Approval Application (PMA) to the U.S. Int J Stroke. Erratum in: Int J Stroke. milla1cf Thu, 03/28/2024 - 07:28 March 28, 2024 — Biosense Webster, Inc., Epub 2020 Jan 19.

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American College of Cardiology

APRIL 30, 2024

Prolonged atrial arrhythmias expose patients to increased risks of thromboembolism. The results of a meta-analyses revealed a fourfold increased risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial high-rate episodes (AHRE) lasting ≥30 sec.

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Hypertension Journal

MARCH 11, 2024

Background:The SSaSS (Salt Substitute and Stroke Study) has shown that use of a potassium-enriched salt lowers the risk of stroke, total cardiovascular events, and premature death. We assessed acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, arrhythmia, and sudden death.Results:Over a mean 4.74 1.28]); arrhythmia (4.43

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American College of Cardiology

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In this weeks View, Dr. Eagle looks at what adult cardiologists should know about congenital heart disease patients. He then discusses sudden cardiac arrest and death in competitive and recreational athletes.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Unlike paroxysmal AF, which describes symptoms that last for seven days or fewer, persistent AF is a sustained arrhythmia that lasts for more than a week 1. Early treatment of persistent AF can reduce the risk of blood clots, stroke, and heart failure, and may prevent the disease from becoming permanent.

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DAIC

MAY 18, 2024

Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of arrhythmia, and by 2050, up to 16 million Americans are projected to have AF 1. The Heart Rhythm Society is the international leader in science, education, and advocacy for cardiac arrhythmia professionals and patients and is the primary information resource on heart rhythm disorders.

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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

MARCH 19, 2025

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Ahead of Print.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction:Atrial fibrillation (A fib) is the most common arrhythmia affecting 1-2% of the general population. A fib is a well-established risk factor for ischemic strokes. In patients with nonvalvular A fib, the majority of embolic strokes are caused by thrombi development in the left atrial appendage. years with STD 7.86.

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