Heart BMJ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Objective This study explored factors that may influence blood pressure (BP) control in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) with hypertension. BP control was assessed in patients with diagnosed AF and hypertension (controlled BP defined as <140/90 mm Hg). SD) years and 46.2% were female. had uncontrolled BP.

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HeartRhythm

MARCH 16, 2025

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a prevalent arrhythmia in hypertensive patients and significantly increases mortality. Chronic inflammation plays a critical role in the pathophysiology of AF.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

MARCH 6, 2025

ABSTRACT There is a parallel epidemic of atrial fibrillation (AF) and hypertension (HTN) occurring globally. Both AF and HTN are no longer confined to the older population. The pathophysiology of AF related to HTN is complex with many inter-related factors.

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CardiacWire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

A JACC study suggests that atrial fibrillation is far more prevalent than many previously thought, estimating that nearly one in 20 American adults have been diagnosed with the disease. That increase was greatest among younger patients, males, minorities, and patients with hypertension and diabetes. adult population.

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Women who develop hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDOP) in their first delivery have a significantly increased cause-specific hazard ratio (csHR) of incident atrial fibrillation (AFib) compared with women who do not, according to a study published Feb.

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DAIC

JUNE 4, 2024

Late-breaking Clinical Trial Results from FARADISE, admIRE Study and Advent Trial at Heart Rhythm 2024 Highlight Pulsed Field Ablation Developments for Atrial Fibrillation Treatment 8. Patent Covering the Use of Levosimendan in Pulmonary Hypertension with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (PH-HFpEF) 10.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MARCH 27, 2025

A group of 29 international experts says that simultaneous screening for hypertension and heart arrhythmia could prevent thousands of strokes.

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The New England Journal of Medicine

JANUARY 24, 2024

This article reviews the use of digital wearable technologies for monitoring of three common cardiovascular conditions: hypertension, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation.

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JAMA Cardiology

APRIL 30, 2024

A woman in her mid-60s with a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and hypertension presents with 3 days of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. What would you do next?

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Open Heart

MAY 9, 2024

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF), a common, frequently asymptomatic cardiac arrhythmia, is a major risk factor for stroke. 1720 (48%) were female, 1780 (50%) were hypertensive and 285 (8%) were current smokers. The Keele Decision Support tool was used to assess patients for oral anticoagulation (OAC).

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

BackgroundMultimorbidity is common among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and is associated with worse outcomes. Multimorbidity was defined as 2 comorbidities (heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, kidney dysfunction, moderate or severe mitral valve regurgitation, or obesity).

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Open Heart

JULY 17, 2023

Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a condition that occurs in the presence of comorbidities. years), obese and hypertensive cluster carrying an intermediate risk (5.9%) of incident AF. With the accumulation of comorbidities (multimorbidity), some combinations may more often occur together than others.

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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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Open Heart

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Objective Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication affecting approximately one-third of patients after cardiac surgery and valvular interventions. Two other associations provided highly suggestive evidence, including preoperative hypertension and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 5, 2020

Here is the computer interpretation: ATRIAL FIBRILLATION WITH RAPID VENTRICULAR RESPONSE WITH ABERRANT CONDUCTION OR VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES LEFT AXIS DEVIATION [QRS AXIS beyone -30] NONSPECIFIC ST and T-WAVE ABNORMALITY The over-reading physician confirmed this diagnosis, which is incorrect. It is not atrial fibrillation.

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Open Heart

JUNE 14, 2023

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is common and results in significant increases in hospital stay and financial encumbrance. Objective Determine and use the predictors of postoperative AF (POAF) following CABG to develop a new predictive screening tool.

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HeartRhythm

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are comorbid conditions that are increasingly prevalent and have a high socioeconomic burden. This article discusses their shared pathophysiology, focusing on the triad of hypertension, obesity, and aging.We

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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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HeartRhythm

MARCH 12, 2024

1 Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, affecting more than 6 million individuals in the United States.2 2 As noted elsewhere,3 DM and AF affect a population that shares concomitant conditions such as obesity, hypertension and even heart failure (HF). of the population.1

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 21, 2025

BackgroundThe clinical utility of the polygenic risk score in predicting cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has not yet been established. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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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 6.4%), atrial fibrillation (1.7% in 2020 to 61.0% Diabetes (16.3% to 26.8%) and obesity (43.1%

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

MARCH 10, 2025

ABSTRACT Background Aging of the population has resulted in more patients living with atrial fibrillation (AF) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). years, p <0.0001), and had higher rates of hypertension (50.0% AF is associated with macro- and micro-thromboembolism, microvascular dysfunction, and system inflammation.

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Med Page Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- LONDON -- A set of new European guidelines streamlined recommendations for atrial fibrillation (Afib), chronic coronary disease, peripheral artery disease (PAD) and aortic disease, and hypertension, with an emphasis on shared.

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HeartRhythm

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Back in the early 1990s, it was generally believed that the transition from paroxysmal to permanent AF was due to aging and/or the effect of an underlying cardiovascular disease such as hypertension, valvular defects, or heart failure.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Studies estimate that severe regurgitation occurs in up to 4% of individuals 75 and older and is often linked with conditions like heart failure, atrial fibrillation or pulmonary hypertension.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction:Anticoagulation (AC) is the mainstay of thromboprophylaxis for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) and is recommended. PSM components were age, gender, race, PPI use, anti-platelets, hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, COPD, and CKD. We excluded patients with serum creatinine ≥ 1.5

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction:Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is the most severe adverse effect of anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. Hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and chronic kidney disease are well-known cardiovascular risk factors for ICH. Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A49-A49, February 1, 2025.

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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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Journal of the American Heart Association

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

BackgroundLeft heart disease is the most common cause of pulmonary hypertension (PH) and is frequently accompanied by increases in pulmonary vascular resistance. Accordingly, atrial fibrillation prevalence was significantly higher in CpcPH in a phenome‐wide analysis.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Obesity significantly increases AF risk, both directly and indirectly, through related conditions, like hypertension, diabetes, and heart failure. AF increases the risk of stroke, heart failure, dementia, and hospitalization.

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The American Journal of Cardiology

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Publication date: Available online 30 November 2023 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Muni Rubens, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy, Anshul Saxena, Javier Jimenez, Shebin George, Jiana Baker, Juan Ruiz, Sandra Chaparro

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JULY 16, 2024

BackgroundAmiodarone is a class III antiarrhythmic drug that is commonly used in the clinic to treat ventricular arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Anticoagulation (AC) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) at high risk for stroke is strongly recommended in guidelines, but tracking the optimal use of AC at scale and across hospital systems is challenging due to the need to examine both thrombotic and bleeding risks that often factor in clinical decisions.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and secondary right ventricle dysfunction is present in 20% of adults with coarctation of aorta (COA) based on echocardiographic studies. per 1 ml/mmHg), left atrial reservoir strain (adjusted OR 0.95, 95% CI 0921-0.98 per 1%), and atrial fibrillation (adjusted OR 2.18, 95% CI 1.20-13.5).

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Multivariate linear regression analysis shows that the degree of anemia, atrial fibrillation, and TR were independently associated with the TAPSE/PASP ratio.ConclusionAnemia in HFpEF is associated with RV dysfunction, and this relationship is not affected by classical risk factors, such as smoking, hypertension, and diabetes.

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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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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

AI-ECG prediction models developed at our institution can evaluate the probability of atrial fibrillation (AF) and estimate a patients age based on a normal sinus rhythm (NSR) ECG. Migraine with aura(MwA) is associated with an increased risk of stroke and adverse vascular outcomes compared to those with migraine without aura (MwoA).

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