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Obese patients exhibit a greater enhancement in mental health-related quality of life compared to non-obese patients following thoracoscopic ablation of atrial fibrillation

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Furthermore, obesity reduces health-related quality of life (HRQoL), an essential indicator for treatment efficacy of AF ablation. Heart rhythm was systematically monitored during follow-up. BackgroundObesity is an important risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF) development and progression.

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Study Shows Medtronic ICM Accurately Predicts Risk Thresholds for AFib Patients Using AI

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will have AF, an irregular and potentially dangerous heart rhythm. ii The DEFINE AFib clinical study enrolled 973 patients using an app-based enrollment feature and characterized the impact of AF burden on patient outcomes and quality of life. will have AF, an irregular and potentially dangerous heart rhythm.

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Broward Health Adds Pulsed Field Ablation Sytsem to Treat A-fib

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This innovative approach not only addresses that need but also improves patient outcomes, ensuring a better quality of life for those diagnosed with A-Fib. It uses non-thermal targeted electrical pulses to correct irregular heart rhythms with significantly less damage to surrounding tissues.

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Top Cardiology Conferences in 2025

Cardiology Update

Hashtag: #ACC25 European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Congress 2025 Date: 30 March to 1 April 2025 Location: Vienna and online Overview: The yearly gathering of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) unites scientists, healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders engaged in the global management of arrhythmias.

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FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Abbott’s First-of-its-kind Triclip System to Treat People with a Leaky Tricuspid Heart Valve

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Tricuspid regurgitation can put added strain on the heart and lead to other cardiovascular issues, which can significantly worsen a person's quality of life, but historically there have been few treatment options," said Lars Søndergaard , M.D.,

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Mainstay ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation shows substantial benefit over sham procedure

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and results in clinically important improvements in symptoms and quality of life compared with a sham (placebo) procedure, according to late breaking research presented Sept.

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Atrial fibrillation and COVID-19: an analysis of the ambulatory database

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

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.