Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Three common cardiovascular diseases in adults—heart failure, atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease—are linked to cognitive impairment and increased risk of dementia, according to "Cardiac Contributions to Brain Health," a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published today in the journal, Stroke.

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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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Nature Reviews - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 25 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01091-1 The burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing worldwide; however, most existing data on AF epidemiology are from Western regions.

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JAMA Cardiology

JUNE 25, 2024

This genetic association study evaluates the association of genetic variants with atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy, and heart failure.

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NEJM Journal Watch - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A 14-day monitor detected more atrial fibrillation but did not affect hospitalization rates for stroke or hemorrhage.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 25, 2024

Millions of adults have atrial fibrillation—an irregular beating of the upper chambers of the heart that yields increased risk of heart failure, stroke and death. Many genetic mutations in the developing fetus can lead to adult atrial fibrillation, including mutations that shorten the massive protein titin in cardiac muscle cells.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

An electrocardiogram revealed paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and her medical history unveiled cerebral infarction and renal failure. In the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, anticoagulation is a key requirement.

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American College of Cardiology

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The goal of the EAST-AFNET 4 trial was to compare a rhythm-control strategy vs. usual care (rate control in the majority of cases) among patients with a recent diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF).

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Atrial fibrillation: Think locally act globally It is clear, except in specific situations like HT, LVH, HFpEF, and other left (or right )sided structural heart diseases, the bulk of the AF is part of systemic destabilization of neuro-metabolic homeostasis. Epicardial Fat and Atrial Fibrillation: A Review. 2017.11.001.

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HeartRhythm

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is rare in children and young adults, but the last several years have expanded our understanding of genetic causes in young people with structurally normal hearts and brought new tools to treat AF in all patients.

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JAMA Cardiology

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

This randomized clinical trial examines whether a partial cardiac denervation procedure reduces the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation among patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in China.

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JAMA Cardiology

JULY 9, 2024

This post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial investigates if patients 80 years and older with atrial fibrillation benefit from lower-dose anticoagulants even in the absence of prespecified dose-reduction criteria.

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Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Obesity is linked to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) via increased oxidative stress. Here, we studied NOX2-mediated ROS production in obesity-mediated AF using Nox2-knockout mice and mature human induced pluripotent stem cell–derived atrial cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-aCMs).

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American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The goal of the OPTION trial was to evaluate left atrial appendage closure compared with anticoagulation among patients who underwent catheter-based atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Higher resting heart rate is associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation, researchers found. An elevated heart rate could provide an important clue to which Black adults often have a dangerous heart rhythm disorder, a new study finds.

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DAIC

APRIL 9, 2024

An international consensus statement on how to treat atrial fibrillation with catheter or surgical ablation has been published in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and was recently presented at EHRA 2024, a scientific congress held April 7-9 in Berlin, Germany.

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HeartRhythm

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

It has been hypothesized that both atrial fibrillation (AF) and medications for AF, are poorly tolerated in athletes.

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DAIC

APRIL 18, 2024

Based on continuous monitoring of early recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia immediately after patients have undergone atrial fibrillation ablation, Musat et al. recommend shortening the blanking period from three months to one. also emphasize the importance of continuous monitoring.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

APRIL 15, 2024

An analysis of the biomolecule substudy of the EAST–AFNET 4 trial has revealed that biomolecule concentrations in the blood of patients with atrial fibrillation can be used to identify patients at high and low cardiovascular risk. The findings were published in Cardiovascular Research.

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Nature Reviews - Cardiology

MAY 29, 2024

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 30 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01038-6 In this Review, the authors describe the changes in metabolism that predispose individuals to developing atrial fibrillation (AF) and highlight the potential of available and emerging therapeutic strategies that target metabolic remodelling to treat AF.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

There is a dose-response relationship between rising outdoor temperatures and increased atrial fibrillation (AF) events, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2024, held from Nov. 16 to 18 in Chicago.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the intensive care unit (ICU) remains heavy. Glycaemic control is important in the AF management. Glycaemic variability (GV), an emerging marker of glycaemic control,

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American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The goal of the BRAIN-AF trial was to evaluate the impact of rivaroxaban compared with placebo on preventing cognitive decline, stroke, or TIA among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

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American College of Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The following are key points to remember from the 2024 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation (AF).

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HeartRhythm

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Structural remodeling has been associated with increased incidence of atrial fibrillation, but how fibrotic regions allow atrial fibrillation to be sustained remains unclear.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 3, 2024

BackgroundThrombocytopenia is often associated with adverse outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation. ResultsA total of 12 studies included 73,824 patients with atrial fibrillation (average age: 72.67, males: 42,275, 57.3%), among them, there were 7,673 patients combined with thrombocytopenia.

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American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The goal of the pCAD-POAF trial was to determine the efficacy and safety of partial cardiac denervation to reduce the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

APRIL 4, 2024

This study investigates the relationship between triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index trajectories and the results of ablation in patients with stage 3D atrial fibrillation (AF).

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Open Heart

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF)-induced cardiomyopathy (AIC) is retrospectively defined after normalisation of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in sinus rhythm. It is unclear why some patients develop AIC. Hypothesis Patients with AIC have a subtle cardiomyopathic process that precedes their AF-mediated LVEF reduction.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 28, 2024

The goal of the AUGUSTUS trial was to evaluate the role of dual therapy compared with triple therapy among patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing coronary revascularization.

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JAMA Cardiology

APRIL 23, 2024

This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates the efficacy of catheter ablation compared with rate or rhythm control among patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

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The New England Journal of Medicine

AUGUST 31, 2024

Patients with atrial fibrillation are at high risk for stroke, and international guidelines recommend oral anticoagulant therapy. In patients with stable vascular disease without atrial fibrillation, antiplatelet therapy is recommended. When patients with both conditions present with.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 9, 2024

For patients with cirrhosis and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), initiators of rivaroxaban or warfarin versus apixaban have significantly higher rates of major hemorrhage, according to a study published online July 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 24, 2024

But for people with atrial fibrillation, also known as Afib, using a wearable device to monitor the heart rate and to alert wearers of an irregular heartbeat might not be as helpful as wearers think.

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HeartRhythm

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Hematuria is common in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) on oral anticoagulants (OAC). However, risks of incident genitourinary (GU) malignancy and detailed etiologies of hematuria have not been well studied.

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American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The goal of the AFLOAT trial was to compare the efficacy of flecainide compared with standard of care in preventing atrial fibrillation (AF) post-patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure.

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HeartRhythm

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Even though aging has been demonstrated to be associated with a higher risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). It is unclear whether biological aging is associated with risk of incident AF.

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