Sat.Jun 11, 2022 - Fri.Jun 17, 2022

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Association between implantable loop recorder use and secondary stroke prevention: a meta-analysis

Open Heart

Objective To conduct a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the impact of ILR use on occurrence of recurrent stroke. Methods PubMed, EMBASE, CENTRAL and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched from 1966 to November 2021 to identify RCTs comparing ILR versus non-ILR in patients with ischaemic stroke. Relative risk (RR) with 95% CI was used as a measure of the effect of ILR versus non-ILR on recurrent stroke, recurrent ischaemic stroke, AF detection and oral anticoagulant (OAC

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What To Know About Ventricular Tachycardia Treatment

Penn Heart and Vascular Blog

Ventricular tachycardia is a type of arrhythmia where your heart beats too fast. Here is what you need to know about ventricular tachycardia treatment.

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Impact of COVID-19 on patients awaiting ablation for atrial fibrillation

Open Heart

Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation services were significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to evaluate a symptom-based clinician prioritisation scheme for waiting list management compared with patient-completed quality of life (QoL) scores. We also sought to understand factors influencing QoL, particularly the impact of COVID-19, on patients awaiting AF ablation, via a bespoke questionnaire.

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Temporal trends of aortic stenosis and comorbid chronic kidney disease in the province of Quebec, Canada

Open Heart

Objective To investigate temporal trends of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among patients with incident aortic stenosis (AS) and to compare these trends with that of a matched control population. Methods Using the Quebec Integrated Chronic Disease Surveillance System, we performed a population-based nested case-control study including 108 780 patients newly hospitalised with AS and 543 900 age-matched, sex-matched and fiscal year-matched patients without AS from 2000 to 2016 in Quebec (Canada).

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!