Open Heart

JANUARY 21, 2025

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) share risk factors and are bidirectionally associated. Several studies found higher risks of outcomes in individuals with both conditions. Whether the risks of outcomes differ according to temporal order of AF and AMI is unclear.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MAY 18, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of arrythmia or irregular heartbeat worldwide, impacting millions of people in the U.S.

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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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Heart BMJ

JANUARY 29, 2025

Background The SCN5A gene polymorphism histidine-558-to-arginine (H558R) has been associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) and may affect the therapeutic effects of flecainide. Secondary analyses evaluated the long-term outcomes and compared the prevalence of H558R in the AF cohort to a general population sample (n=3401).

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 8, 2024

There is insufficient data assessing the regional differences in catheter ablation outcomes for atrial fibrillation (AF) in the United States.

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DAIC

MAY 18, 2024

During its Annual Conference, HRS 2024, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) announced findings from three new studies demonstrating the safety and efficacy of pulsed field ablation (PFA), a nonthermal ablation treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). See full findings from the FARADISE, admIRE Study, and Advent Trial here.

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HeartRhythm

MARCH 10, 2025

Ablation index (AI)-guided pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has enhanced procedural outcomes for atrial fibrillation (AF).1 1 However, patients with persistent AF present higher recurrence rates due to advanced atrial remodeling,2-3 represented by the left atrial low voltage area (LVA), compared to those with paroxysmal AF.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with an increased rate of neurologic events and worse long-term survival, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 29, 2023

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 Circulation.

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DAIC

MARCH 28, 2024

Twelve-month outcomes data from the pilot phase of the admIRE study, which assessed the safety and efficacy of the VARIPULSE Platform among U.S. 1 Among 20 patients who completed the 12-month follow-up visit, 100% achieved acute success from ablation procedures and 80% remained free from atrial arrhythmia recurrence at one year.

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HeartRhythm

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Data on long-term effects of catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs (AAD) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and atrial fibrillation (AF) burden are limited.

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DAIC

JULY 24, 2024

The collaboration, according to a written statement issued by the company, aims to address challenges in capturing and analyzing cardiac signals to help physicians enhance patient outcomes for atrial fibrillation procedures. Estimates of current and future incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation in the U.S.

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Heart BMJ

MARCH 26, 2025

They included randomised controlled trials that enrolled adults undergoing major cardiac surgeries and reported postpericardiotomy syndrome, pericardial effusion and pericarditis as primary or secondary outcomes. Beta-blockers probably prevent atrial fibrillation with a large magnitude of effect (RR 0.4, 95% CI 0.20

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 24, 2024

Using a wearable device, such as a smart watch, to track health data and symptoms, is supposed to help people monitor their health and address symptoms as quickly as possible to spur positive health outcomes.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This high incidence of cognitive decline in AF patients may result from various mechanisms, including reduced cerebral perfusion, microembolism, decreased cardiac output, and chronic inflammation.MethodsThis review synthesizes current evidence on the relationship between AF and cognitive impairment, examines underlying mechanisms of cognitive decline (..)

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HeartRhythm

MAY 15, 2024

With the exponential growth of catheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF), there is increasing interest in associated healthcare costs.

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Open Heart

MARCH 28, 2025

The primary outcomes of interest were mortality in ventricular and atrial arrhythmias, and later diagnosis of cardiac disease in atrial arrhythmias. The presence of atrial fibrillation (AF) during stress testing was not associated with mortality at all time points: OR 1.53 (95% CI 0.05, 50.19), p=0.81.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 16, 2024

Introduction Catheter ablation is an effective and safe strategy for treating atrial fibrillation patients. Nevertheless, studies on the long-term outcomes of catheter ablation in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy are limited. Among the catheter ablation group, 58.7% ( n  = 27) had persistent atrial fibrillation.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

APRIL 22, 2024

Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide with around 59 million people concerned in 2019. Researchers have recently developed a deep-learning model capable of predicting the transition from a normal cardiac rhythm to atrial fibrillation.

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HeartRhythm

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) may have different clinical features in its early phase.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Background Efforts to maintain sinus rhythm in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (PsAF) remain challenging, with suboptimal long-term outcomes. Methods All patients undergoing convergent PsAF ablation at our centre were retrospectively analysed.

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Additional rhythm-control strategies are frequently continued after index ablation for atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to a study published Feb. 12 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 1, 2023

BackgroundAn increased risk of recurrent stroke is noted in patients with atrial fibrillation despite direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) use. 0.45] for rivaroxaban), and a 69% to 83% reduced risk of net composite outcomes (aHR, 0.25 [95% CI, 0.18–0.35] 0.39] for apixaban, 0.23 [95% CI, 0.14–0.37] 0.41] for rivaroxaban).ConclusionsIn

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

What is the prevalence of subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and how does it impact outcomes?

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 1, 2023

BackgroundThe incidence and type of complications following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation have been extensively examined, but the impact associated with these complications on the length of stay and hospitalization costs is unknown.Methods and ResultsThis cohort study included 20 117 adult patients (mean age 62.6±11.4 years,

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 28, 2025

Initial causality was assessed by inverse variance weighting (IVW), followed by sensitivity analyses using MR-Egger regression, weighted median, and Multiple Effectiveness Residual Sums and Outliers (MR-PRESSO) method.

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Heart BMJ

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The term ‘epidemic’ is increasingly used to describe the rising global prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF). Indeed, numerous studies are currently investigating the impact of such approaches on clinical outcomes and healthcare utilisation. Recent estimates suggest that AF accounts for between 0.9% 2 Before the.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 14, 2024

BackgroundThe effectiveness of statin use in preventing adverse cardiovascular events in individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF) has remained uncertain. Journal of the American Heart Association, Volume 13, Issue 24 , December 17, 2024.

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Med Page Today

DECEMBER 21, 2023

(MedPage Today) -- For patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (Afib), there was no signal that a brief course of colchicine reduced atrial arrhythmia recurrence or improved clinical outcomes when taken for 10 days starting.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JULY 31, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) represents the most common cardiac arrhythmia with significant morbidity and mortality implications. This review aims to analyze the existing literature on the effects of dietary modifications on the incidence, progression, and outcomes of atrial fibrillation.

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Heart BMJ

MARCH 26, 2025

2 Therefore, early identification of HF in high-risk populations, particularly post-MI, is essential for improving outcomes. Common predictors include older age, prior hypertension, diabetes and atrial fibrillation. Risk factors for developing HF after MI vary and are influenced by whether the patient has HFrEF or HFpEF.

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Circulation

JANUARY 24, 2024

The primary efficacy and safety outcomes were stroke or systemic embolic events (stroke/SEE) and major bleeding, respectively; secondary outcomes were ischemic stroke/SEE, intracranial hemorrhage, death, and the net clinical outcome (stroke/SEE, major bleeding, or death). Each outcome was examined across BMI and BW.

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Atrial fibrillation catheter ablation (AFCA) improved clinical outcomes compared with medical treatment alone, and early AFCA was associated with better outcomes than late AFCA, particularly decreased risk of heart failure (HF) hospitalization and atrial fibrillation (AFib) recurrence.

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DAIC

MARCH 31, 2025

Patients with atrial fibrillation, particularly older patients, are frequently at a high risk of bleeding. In patients with atrial fibrillation, abelacimab reduced rates of bleeding relative to rivaroxaban regardless of bleeding risk, with greater absolute safety benefit in those at higher bleeding risk.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

MARCH 23, 2025

The triglycerideglucose (TyG) index, an emerging surrogate marker of insulin resistance, has been implicated in adverse cardiovascular outcomes. However, its prognostic value in critically ill patients with a.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

JANUARY 28, 2024

Abstract Introduction Some previous studies have reported that a first-step ethanol infusion into the vein of Marshall (EIVOM) with touch-up radiofrequency (RF) ablation can facilitate mitral isthmus (MI) block and improves the ablation outcomes in persistent atrial fibrillation (PeAF) patients. 0.78, p  = .006).

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Open Heart

JANUARY 18, 2024

Introduction Three recent randomised controlled trials have demonstrated that pulmonary vein isolation as an initial rhythm control strategy with cryoablation reduces atrial arrhythmia recurrence in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) compared with antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) therapy.

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