Search Tag: AF

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Esccongress-atrial-fibrillation-screening-using-smartphones

2022 29 Aug

The latest research presented at the ESC Congress in Barcelona shows that conventional smartphone-assisted atrial fibrillation (AF) screening more than doubles the detection and treatment rate in older people compared to routine screening.  AF is the most common heart rhythm disorder and affects over 40 million people worldwide. People with this...Read more

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Esccongress-envisage-tavi-af-trial

2021 28 Aug

In another Hot Line session at the ESC Congress 2021, findings from the ENVISAGE-TAVI AF showed that edoxaban is non-inferior to warfarin and its analogues for adverse clinical events in patients with atrial fibrillation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.   The prevalence of pre-existing or new-onset atrial fibrillation after TAVI ranges...Read more

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Af-to-affect-over-14-million-people-in-the-eu-by-2060

2019 12 Jun

Urgent action is needed to prevent, detect and treat atrial fibrillation to stop a substantial rise in disabling strokes. That’s the main message of a paper published in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), during World Heart Rhythm Week. Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder and accounts...Read more

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Ehra2019-bp-control-reduces-risk-of-atrial-fibrillation-associated-dementia

2019 27 Mar

A South Korean study of more than 196,000 patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) showed that blood pressure control in mid-life could reduce the risk of AF-associated dementia. The findings were presented at EHRA 2019, a congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).   The study is the first of its kind to show that AF patients in...Read more

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Current-models-do-not-predict-atrial-fibrillation-risk-accurately

2016 17 Oct

In a study published in the JAMA Cardiology , Darbar and colleagues found that the risk prediction model for atrial fibrillation (AF) developed by investigators on the Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology-Atrial Fibrillation (CHARGE-AF) trial does not accurately predict incidence of the condition.   Various risk models have been...Read more

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Study-perioperative-af-impacts-stroke-risk

2014 12 Aug

Patients experiencing atrial fibrillation (AF) while hospitalised for surgery have an increased long-term risk of ischemic stroke, more so following noncardiac surgery, according to results of a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) . Data show that AF and flutter affect some 33 million people around the world....Read more

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Delayed-cardioversion-increases-thromboembolic-risk

2014 12 Aug

Correcting an abnormal cardiac rhythm from atrial fibrillation (AF) should be done urgently, according to recent findings which observed that delaying such action could lead to increased risk of thromboembolic complications. A study, seen in the August 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) , noted that a 12-hour delay...Read more

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Fcvb-2014-atrial-defibrillation-without-electric-shock

2014 07 Jul

Electric shocks are effective in treating atrial fibrillation (AF) but they are painful and eventually stop working when AF becomes chronic. A new shockless method of defibrillation returns sinus rhythms to normal using optogenetics. Depolarising ion channels are genetically inserted into the heart and can be activated by light during AF episodes....Read more

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Electrical-energy-treatment-for-atrial-fibrillation-potentially-viable-alternative-to-medication

2014 19 Feb

Treatment using electrical energy, opposed to medications, could be a viable first option for the treatment of certain type of Atrial Fibrillation  According to a study published in the February 19 issue of JAMA, treatment with electrical energy (radiofrequency ablation) administered to patients with untreated paroxysmal (intermittent) atrial...Read more

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Delayed-enhancement-mri-useful-for-determining-arrhythmia-treatment

2014 05 Feb

Heart tissue scarring measured non-invasively may help in  determining patients most suitable for procedure to treat irregular heart beat According to a study published in the February 5 issue of Jama  scarring of tissue in the upper chamber of the heart (atrium) was associated with recurrent rhythm disorder after treatment.   Left atrial...Read more