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Case Report: Fatal atrioesophageal fistula following atrial fibrillation ablation—critical reflections on prevention

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an important therapeutic modality for atrial fibrillation (AF), widely utilized in clinical practice due to its safety and significant efficacy. Head CT scans showed hypoattenuating areas indicative of cerebral infarction, chest CT suggested possible air accumulation in the left atrial region.

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Boston Scientific Initiates AVANT GUARD Clinical Trial to Evaluate FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation System as First-Line Treatment for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

DAIC

Outcomes of ablation with the FARAPULSE PFA System – a nonthermal treatment in which electric fields selectively ablate heart tissue – will be compared to outcomes following use of anti-arrhythmic drug (AAD) therapy, which is commonly prescribed for patients living with persistent AF. The company now anticipates U.S. Circulation.

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PO-05-111 CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF CATHETER ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, ATRIAL FLUTTER, AND ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA IN WILD-TYPE TRANSTHYRETIN AMYLOID CARDIOMYOPATHY: A PROPOSED TREATMENT STRATEGY FOR CATHETER ABLATION IN EACH ARRHYTHMIA

HeartRhythm

Wild-type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt-CM) is often accompanied by atrial fibrillation (AF), atrial flutter (AFL), and atrial tachycardia (AT), which are difficult to control because beta-blockers and antiarrhythmic drugs can worsen heart failure (HF).

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Regular Wide Complex Tachycarida with poor LV function and hypotension. Duration unknown. How to manage?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A fully upright P-wave is typical atrial activity of atrial flutter as seen in V1. See these example cases of upright P-waves: Case Continued Thus, I was all but certain that this was atrial flutter. If it is flutter, it will reveal the underlying flutter waves. BP was 100 systolic.

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Effect of SGLT-2 inhibitors on arrhythmia events: insight from an updated secondary analysis of?>?80,000 patients (the SGLT2i—Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death)

Cardiovascular Diabetology

The effects of SGLT2i on atrial fibrillation(AF), atrial flutter(AFL), composite AF/AFL, ventricular fibrillation(VF), ventricular tachycardia(VT), ventricular extrasystoles(VES), sudden cardiac death(SCD) and composite VF/VT/SCD were evaluated. SGLT2i lowers the risk of SCD only in heart failure patients.

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What Happens During Electrical Cardioversion?

AMS Cardiology

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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A fascinating electrophysiology case. What is this wide complex tachycardia, and how best to manage it?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

She also has a hx of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and is on oral anticoagulant treatment. The ECG was interpreted as showing atrial flutter with 2:1 conduction. The heart rate is about 130 bpm. The heart rate could be compatible with that of a 2:1 conducted atrial flutter.