Heart BMJ

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The term ‘epidemic’ is increasingly used to describe the rising global prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF). Accordingly, the management of AF has shifted towards a holistic and integrated approach, targeting comorbidities and risk factors, itself associated with improved outcomes. 2 Before the.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Patients who present with persistent atrial fibrillation at diagnosis are more likely to have certain risk factors as compared with patients with occasional atrial fibrillation (AFib).

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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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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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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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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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Heart BMJ

MARCH 26, 2025

Heart failure (HF) is one of the significant complications in patients with myocardial infarction (MI), leading to increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. 2 Therefore, early identification of HF in high-risk populations, particularly post-MI, is essential for improving outcomes. HFrEF is more commonly.

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Heart BMJ

MARCH 26, 2025

fold higher risk of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction compared with those with lower pulse pressure, and those with aortic valve peak velocity ≥1.4 fold higher risk compared with those with lower values. Patients with pulse pressure ≥68 mm Hg had a 3.83-fold m/s had a 2.10-fold

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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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Cardiovascular Diabetology

MARCH 11, 2025

To investigate standardized incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1DMM) compared with matched controls from the general population. Additionally, to examine optimal levels.

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HeartRhythm

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The increasing prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) requires efforts to understand racial differences in disease distribution and risk factors.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 13, 2025

BackgroundClinical and genetic predispositions are significant in predicting atrial fibrillation (AF); however, their role in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) remains unclear. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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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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DAIC

JANUARY 29, 2025

16, 2025 Primary results from the DEFINE AFib clinical study show the Medtronic LINQ family of insertable cardiac monitors (ICM), paired with a novel algorithm, were able to detect atrial fibrillation episodes and properly risk stratify patients as high risk prior to an AF-related healthcare utilization 80% of the time.

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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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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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Heart BMJ

JANUARY 29, 2025

Cox proportional hazards models adjusting for established risk factors were used to associate BMP10 levels with clinical outcomes, including all-cause mortality and HF hospitalisation.

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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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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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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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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

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

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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HeartRhythm

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A gradual increase in arrhythmia recurrences during 12 months after catheter ablation (CA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) is still reported.1

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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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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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HeartRhythm

MARCH 24, 2025

Little is known about the risk factors and prognosis of new-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) in patients with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

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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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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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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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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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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

APRIL 1, 2025

Mechanisms and potential targets to manage atrial fibrillation related to diabetes mellitus are represented. ABSTRACT In spite of significant progress made in the management in recent decades, atrial fibrillation (AF) continues to cause increased mortality and significant morbidities, including heart failure and stroke.

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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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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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