Frailty tied to 48 percent higher mortality risk in AF patients on anticoagulants Medha Baranwal24 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTBelgium: A recent study published in the European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes showed frailty as an independent risk factor...
Smart watches can be helpful in predicting future risk of atrial fibrillation, heart failure Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTUK: A new study led by UCL researchers has suggested the use of wearable devices such as smartwatches for detecting a higher risk of developing heart...
Electro-Anatomical Guided Ablation Yields Best Outcomes for AF Termination Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran21 April 2023 10:45 AM ISTChina: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia affecting millions worldwide. A recent clinical trial has suggested that AF...
Extended ECG monitoring detects more arrhythmias in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 April 2023 10:15 AM ISTSpain: Extended ECG (electrocardiogram) monitoring (30 days) compared to the standard 24 to 48 hours detects more arrhythmias in patients with...
Marshall-Plan ablation strategy may help control arrhythmias in patients with persistent AF Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTFrance: In patients with persistent atrial fibrillation, an innovative three-step ablation approach, including ethanol infusion of the vein of...
AF patients treated with catheter ablation have reduced risk of dementia compared to those on medication alone Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 April 2023 9:15 AM ISTAtrial fibrillation is a common heart rhythm disorder which can be cured by catheter ablation that uses radiofrequency through a tube into the heart...
Statin use lowers stroke risk among atrial fibrillation patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 April 2023 10:30 AM ISTChina: Taking statins for many years may protect against stroke than short-term use, a recent study of more than 50,000 patients with atrial...
IV sotalol loading safe and feasible in adult patients with atrial fibrillation: DASH-AF trial Medha Baranwal13 April 2023 11:15 AM ISTUSA: Findings from the DASH-AF trial have shown the safety and feasibility of rapid IV sotalol loading for rhythm control in patients with atrial...
Double ablation does not improve AF recurrence rates compared to standard regimens: AWARE trial dr. Abhimanyu Uppal11 April 2023 10:15 AM ISTCatheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) is limited by AF recurrence in an estimated 11% to 47% of patients. Can an augmented (double) wide-area...
Bradyarrhythmias risk markers but their detection not associated with reduced clinical outcomes: JAMA Aditi4 April 2023 12:15 PM ISTDenmark: An original investigation published in JAMA Cardiology has concluded that bradyarrhythmias are common in the elderly, older than 70 years....
Spherical hearts identified through AI analysis of cardiac MRI may predict AF, cardiomyopathy Medha Baranwal1 April 2023 4:15 AM ISTUSA: A recent study has found that healthy adults with spherical hearts are 24% more likely to develop atrial fibrillation and 31% more likely to...
Bleeding complications common in ESKD patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation Dr Kartikeya Kohli30 March 2023 7:45 PM ISTJapan: A recent study suggests that international guideline recommendations for peri-procedural anticoagulation may not apply to end-stage kidney...
