American College of Cardiology

JANUARY 8, 2024

Obesity is a multifaceted disease that is directly and indirectly implicated in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), heart failure (HF), atrial fibrillation (AF), and multiple CVD risk factors, including dyslipidemia, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), and sleep disorders.

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Circulation: Heart Failure

MARCH 8, 2024

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print. Background:Current prevalence estimates of heart failure (HF) are primarily based on self-report or HF hospitalizations. Overt cardiovascular disease, which ranged from 2.1% (HF) to 13.6% (atrial fibrillation), was less common. were female, 25.6% were Black, 12.8%

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 29, 2023

ABSTRACTAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. AF increases the risk of stroke, heart failure, dementia, and hospitalization. Obesity significantly increases AF risk, both directly and indirectly, through related conditions, like hypertension, diabetes, and heart failure.

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DAIC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

million Americans have atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heart beat that can lead to stroke or sudden death, is three times more common than previously thought, affecting nearly 5 percent of the population, or 10.5 tim.hodson Wed, 09/11/2024 - 15:40 Sept. million U.S. million U.S.

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DAIC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

million Americans have atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heart beat that can lead to stroke or sudden death, is three times more common than previously thought, affecting nearly 5 percent of the population, or 10.5 tim.hodson Wed, 09/11/2024 - 15:40 Sept. million U.S. million U.S.

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Atrial Fibrillation Quality of Life Myocardial Infarction Kidney Disease 52

Open Heart

JUNE 1, 2022

Objectives We aim to assess the association of cardiovascular medications with outcomes of patients referred to the diagnostic heart failure (HF) clinic with symptoms or signs of possible HF, raised N-terminal pro-brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) but no evidence of HF on transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). to 0.97; p=0.02).

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Heart Failure Kidney Disease Atrial Fibrillation Hypertension 52

Circulation

JUNE 4, 2024

We projected through 2050, overall and by age and race and ethnicity, accounting for changes in disease prevalence and demographics.RESULTS:We estimate that among adults, prevalence of hypertension will increase from 51.2% to 9.2%), heart failure (2.7% to 6.4%), atrial fibrillation (1.7% in 2020 to 61.0%

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Heart BMJ

MAY 10, 2024

Arrhythmias, and in particular atrial fibrillation (AF), are one of the greatest healthcare challenges of our time. Hospitalisation due to this condition is exponentially growing, and now outnumbers those for both heart failure and myocardial infarction.

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HeartRhythm

JANUARY 24, 2024

In the last 30 years, the major scientific societies have provided proper guidelines to ease and make more effective the management of patients with a variety of clinical conditions including acute coronary syndromes, hypertension, heart failure and atrial fibrillation.

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Heart BMJ

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Objective The European Society of Cardiology guidelines have recently defined new cut-offs for pulmonary hypertension (PH) and pulmonary vasculature resistance (PVR; median pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) >20 instead of 25 mm Hg and PVR >2 instead of 3 Wood unit). We also analysed the prognostic role of residual postprocedural PH.

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Circulation

JUNE 4, 2024

The human capital approach was used to estimate productivity losses from morbidity and premature mortality due to cardiovascular conditions.RESULTS:One in 3 US adults received care for a cardiovascular risk factor or condition in 2020.

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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Stroke Strokes 75

Open Heart

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Survival curves were performed among hospitalised patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) as well as heart failure. The most common comorbidities prior to OHCA were hypertension (43.6%), heart failure (23.6%), chronic ischaemic heart disease (23.6%) and atrial fibrillation (22.0%).

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ADN Center of Excellence

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

September is National Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about one of the most common yet often misunderstood heart conditions. Understanding Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation is characterized by an irregular and often rapid heart rhythm that can lead to poor blood flow.

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Heart 2023 Conference

APRIL 20, 2022

Harvard University Heart Letter) A clinical polygenic risk score test for diseases ranging from atrial fibrillation (AFib) to breast cancer was piloted by scientists. JACC: Asia) Lexaria Bioscience has announced that a CBD product beats a placebo in simulating acute pulmonary hypertension. Reconsider your position.

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Hypertension Journal

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Hypertension, Volume 80, Issue 12 , Page 2572-2580, December 1, 2023. BACKGROUND:The STEP (Strategy of Blood Pressure Intervention in the Elderly Hypertensive Patients) trial demonstrated that intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) lowering has cardiovascular benefits. years, and 46.5% were men.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Compared to White, black and Hispanic had higher rate of Diabetes, Hypertension and prior stroke (p<0.001). The rates of other risk factors (hyperlipidemia, smoking, illicit drug use, chronic heart failure, coronary artery disease, and atrial fibrillation) did not vary by race.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Baseline patient demographics and clinical characteristics recorded include age, gender, HbA1C level, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) at admission, manual CT ASPECTS and stroke risk factors (hypertension, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, LDL, smoking, history of stroke/TIAs).

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European Journal of Heart Failure

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Aims Patients with heart failure usually have several other medical conditions that might alter the effects of interventions. A prior history of the following comorbidities was considered: episodic or persistent atrial fibrillation ( n  = 920), coronary artery disease ( n  = 3732), diabetes ( n  = 2171), and hypertension ( n  = 3353).

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

New guidelines also: Classify “Elevated BP” between non-elevated BP and hypertension. Measuring eGFR and albuminuria is recommended for assessing kidney disease in all hypertensive patients. Advise increased potassium intake for hypertensive patients. FINEARTS Trial: Prof. Young Investigator Award on Imaging: Drs.

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Hypertension Cardiovascular Disease Bicuspid/Mitral Arrhythmia 59

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

VRFs included hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, smoking, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, heart failure, diabetes, and sleep apnea. Patients aged 18-55 with a diagnosis of IS were included and separated into two age groups: 18-35 and 36-55.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 19, 2023

OSA disproportionately affects the 92 million Americans living with cardiovascular disease (CVD), often goes undiagnosed (1) , and doubles the risk for heart failure and other serious cardiovascular conditions. Studies estimated that identifying and treating every patient in the U.S. billion (2). David's Medical Center.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

24 will focus on the following three current guideline updates: American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines 2023 Atrial Fibrillation Guideline - Pharmacology II: Strokes vs. Bleeds, What Do the Guidelines Tell Us About Practical Management in A-fib? The Guidelines Sessions at ACC.24

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) recently published new guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The authors note that “AF should be thought of in a more holistic sense over an individual patient’s lifetime.”

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The patient underwent surgery, but suffered from a gastrointestinal bleed and developed post‐operative atrial fibrillation; after a risks/benefits discussion, he was discharged on anticoagulation only. Findings were most consistent with rotational occlusion of the left vertebral artery, which is also known as BHS.

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The Beat Blog

MAY 2, 2023

4 Conditions such as Ischemic Heart Disease, Atrial Fibrillation, Hypertensive Heart Disease, and Ischemic Stroke make up almost 75% of the deaths due to cardiovascular disease. 5 These conditions, if detected and addressed early and appropriately, can be treated and prevented.

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BoardVitals - Cardiovascular

JANUARY 18, 2021

ACS QID 75345 In 2017, the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of the Dual Antithrombotic Therapy with Dabigatran after PCI in Atrial Fibrillation (RE-DUAL PCI) trial. The trial demonstrated significantly more bleeding events in the triple therapy arm. Question 2. Acute mitral regurgitation.

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Open Heart

JANUARY 13, 2023

Objectives Accurate prediction of heart failure (HF) patients at high risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) represents a potentially valuable tool to inform shared decision making. No validated prediction model for AF in HF is currently available. The objective was to develop clinical prediction models for 1-year risk of AF.

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Circulation

DECEMBER 28, 2023

BACKGROUND:Oral anticoagulation is suggested in patients with atrial fibrillation and a CHA2DS2-VASc score ≥1 (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes, stroke, vascular disease, age 65–74 years, and sex score). Circulation, Ahead of Print. 0.8%]), 1.4% (n=16 [95% CI, 0.8%–2.2%]),

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 14, 2024

Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular diastolic function with special reference on diastolic function assessment in atrial fibrillation. One situation is decompensated advanced systolic heart failure with large left ventricle. There are also limitations for E/E’ in the assessment of LV diastolic dysfunction.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 30, 2024

Left ventricular hypertrophy, left atrial enlargement, QRS axis deviation (left more than right), conduction abnormalities like increased P-R interval and bundle branch block may be noted. in hypertensives are some of the features. Athlete’s heart is another entity with hypertrophy which may be confused with HCM.

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Heart BMJ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Hypertension is the single most important risk factor for development of atrial fibrillation (AF), which may be considered as a cardiac manifestation of hypertensive target organ damage. Furthermore, coexistence of hypertension and AF mutually amplifies the risk of complications, such as heart failure and stroke.

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Open Heart

JULY 6, 2023

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are increasing in prevalence globally and share common risk factors. Age, sex, diabetes, hypertension and heart failure were chosen as variables of interest. Methods PubMed, EMBASE and CINAHL were searched from inception to June 2022.

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Kidney Disease Atrial Fibrillation Heart Failure Risk Factors 52

Circulation

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

BACKGROUND:Recent guidelines redefined exercise pulmonary hypertension as a mean pulmonary artery pressure/cardiac output (mPAP/CO) slope >3 mm Hg·L−1·min−1. P=0.036), indexed left atrial volume (OR per SD, 2.15;P=0.001), Findings were externally validated (validation cohort, n=141).RESULTS:One P=0.219).

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Open Heart

AUGUST 5, 2022

Objective While greater body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF), the impact of BMI on outcomes in newly diagnosed AF is unclear. Those with high BMI were younger, more often had vascular disease, hypertension and diabetes.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 26, 2024

BACKGROUND:Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are highly prevalent in patients with stroke and are recognized as independent risk factors for stroke. Stroke, Ahead of Print. Follow-up visits were scheduled at 1, 3, 12, 24, and 36 months poststroke.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A multi-marker CSVD score was used to reflect increasing CSVD burden (cerebral microbleeds, high burden perivascular spaces, extensive white matter hyperintensity, or covert brain infarcts were assigned 1 point each, range 0-4). The association with 2 or ≥3 markers did not reach statistical significance.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Specifically, this genetic factor was found to lower the risk of type 2 diabetes by 46.5%, coronary heart disease by 37.5%, ischemic stroke by 35.4%, cardiac-related mortality by 28.6%, heart failure by 28.2%, transient ischemic attack by 24%, atrial fibrillation by 15.2%, peripheral artery disease by 0.3%, and hypertension by 0.3%.

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