Science Daily - Heart Disease

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A large-scale review provides an update on the recent advances in understanding and managing risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF).

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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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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 9, 2024

The increasing prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in adults with congenital heart disease raises significant questions regarding its management. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. Emerging imaging modalities and ablation techniques might have a role to play.

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Circulation

JUNE 4, 2024

to 6.4%), atrial fibrillation (1.7% Most adverse trends are projected to be worse among people identifying as American Indian/Alaska Native or multiracial, Black, or Hispanic.CONCLUSIONS:The prevalence of many cardiovascular risk factors and most established diseases will increase over the next 30 years.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

People with conditions or habits such as high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or smoking, not only have a higher risk of stroke, they may also have more severe strokes than people without these risk factors, according to a study published in the journal Neurology.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Recommendations from the “2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation” and the “2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation” have been updated with new evidence to guide clinicians.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

MAY 15, 2024

This study aimed to identify the risk factors for postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients with valvular atrial fibrillation, and establish predictive models of atrial fibrillation recurrence.

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HeartRhythm

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in the U.S., Black Americans are less prone to develop AF than White Americans, but they display a higher burden of modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease and higher rates of ischemic stroke.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MAY 23, 2024

The authors reported that the regular use of fish oil supplements might be a risk factor for atrial fibrillation among general population. When used as primary prevention in healthy persons, fish oil supplements were associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation.

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Heart BMJ

APRIL 15, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac dysrhythmia encountered in practice. In contrast, beyond risk factor optimisation, the ideal management of subclinical or device-detected AF remains undefined. For clinically apparent AF, the investigations and management are relatively well established.

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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. Of-course ,the final denominator is atrial stress. J Atr Fibrillation.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Background Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a frequent complication that may increase morbidity and mortality risk following cardiac surgery. Recent studies have reported associations between elevated SII and increased POAF risk; however, significant heterogeneity exists regarding its predictive efficacy.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Abstract Background Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most frequent cardiac arrhythmia following cardiac operations. It has been associated with an increased risk of postoperative cerebrovascular complications, morbidity and mortality. At 1250-day follow-up, While the incidence of POAF was 2.9%

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American Heart News - Heart News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Research Highlights: A clinical trial with adults who have atrial fibrillation (AFib) and an implanted heart device found similar improvements to the amount of time they experienced arrhythmia regardless of whether they received standard care.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent sustained cardiac arrhythmia and an important risk factor for ischemic stroke resulting in a fivefold increased stroke risk. The clinical utility of polygenic risk scores for ischemic stroke prediction among atrial fibrillation patients has not yet been established.

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Heart BMJ

APRIL 25, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac rhythm disorder, affecting an estimated 43 million people globally. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac rhythm disorder, affecting an estimated 43 million people globally.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

APRIL 16, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder in clinical practice. It worsens the quality of life of patients, leads to an increase in the mortality rate because of its association with a high risk of thromboembolic complications.

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HeartRhythm

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Asthma is a known risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained arrhythmia. While radiofrequency catheter ablation is effective in treating AF, the impact of asthma and its severity on ablation outcomes has not been previously explored.

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HeartRhythm

MARCH 12, 2024

We are diagnosing atrial fibrillation (AF) more often that at any time in history. This is driven by the aging of our populations, the growing prevalence of AF risk factors and by the proliferation of longer-term electrocardiographic monitoring, including patient-facing technologies 1,2.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Rate vs Rhythm Control in Atrial Fibrillation Rate vs rhythm control as a management strategy in atrial fibrillation has been a long standing topic for debate. EAST-AFNET 4 trial had 2789 patients with early atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular conditions [8]. years of follow up per patient.

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Heart BMJ

APRIL 15, 2024

Background The relationship between combined genetic predisposition and lifestyle and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF) is unclear. Therefore, we aimed to assess a possible interaction between lifestyle and genetics on AF risk.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Titled "Real-world Data Affirms Safety and Effectiveness of Low/Zero Fluoroscopy Atrial Fibrillation Ablation," the study was presented as a late-breaker at the 29th Annual International AF Symposium. Real-world Data Affirms Safety and Effectiveness of Low/Zero Fluoroscopy Atrial Fibrillation Ablation [abstract].

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A large-scale review published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe provides an update on the recent advances in understanding and managing risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF).

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HeartRhythm

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The influence of hemodynamic parameters on the recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) following catheter ablation is not well known, and it remains unclear whether a nomogram combining risk factors and hemodynamic parameters improves prediction accuracy.

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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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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

A preoperative history of atrial fibrillation in patients receiving durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation has been identified as a risk factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality.

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HeartRhythm

JANUARY 31, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in patients with cardiac amyloidosis (CA) and is a significant risk factor for heart failure hospitalization and thromboembolic events.Objective: to investigate the atrial electro-functional predictors of incident AF in CA.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Introduction: Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication of cardiac surgery (CS). Clinical risk factor models have been developed for POAF but they are not highly accurate and do not include genetic factors.

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AMS Cardiology

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Atrial fibrillation often shortened to AFib is an irregular and often rapid heart rhythm that can lead to serious health complications. Maintain a Healthy Weight – Excess weight is a major risk factor for AFib. The post How to Prevent an Atrial Fibrillation Attack appeared first on AMS Cardiology.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:Clinical characteristics of patients with in-hospital onset stroke (IHOS) compared to those with out-of-hospital onset stroke are reported to be late detection of stroke onset, less use of rt-PA, presence of atrial fibrillation, and poor outcome. First, we calculated the incidence rate of IHOS among hospitalized patients.

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Open Heart

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Background Heart failure (HF) is not included in atrial fibrillation (AF) bleeding risk prediction scores, reflecting uncertainty regarding its importance as a risk factor for major haemorrhage.

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HeartRhythm

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing in the U.S., Alcohol is a well-established modifiable risk factor for recurrence among patients with paroxysmal AF, among whom even a single drink of alcohol doubles the risk of AF episodes and abstention causally reduces AF burden.2

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HeartRhythm

JULY 14, 2024

Aging is a major risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF); however, not all individuals age at the same rate. Frailty, which is a measure of susceptibility to adverse health outcomes, can be quantified using a frailty index (FI).

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF). The mechanisms underlying DM-associated AF are unclear. Hypomagnesemia (HypoMg, serum Mg <0.8 mM) is often observed in both AF and DM and Mg2+ supplementation is beneficial for both conditions.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS guidelines suggest that patients with Atrial fibrillation (AF) at intermediate to low annual risk of ischemic stroke can benefit from consideration of factors that might modify their risk of stroke.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk factor for the development of atrial fibrillation). The mechanism for the development of AF in DM is poorly understood.

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HeartRhythm

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk factor for atrial structural remodeling and atrial fibrillation (AF). Calpain activity is hypothesized to promote atrial remodeling and AF.

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