Tag: Atrial Fibrillation
Smartwatch May Be Able to Passively Detect Atrial Fibrillation
Coupled with deep neural network, smartwatch passively detects a-fib but less accurately than ECG
Depression, Antidepressant Use May Up Risk of A-Fib
CES-D ≥16, antidepressant use each associated with higher incidence of atrial fibrillation
Digoxin Tied to Higher Mortality in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Mortality risk increased with higher serum digoxin levels; results similar regardless of heart failure
Lifetime Risk for Atrial Fibrillation Is One in Seven in Taiwan
Among Asian patients, a-fib linked to increased risk of mortality, heart failure, ischemic stroke, dementia
In A-Fib Patients, Stroke Risk Higher for Blacks Than Whites
Higher risk of ischemic stroke seen before, after atrial fibrillation diagnosis compared with whites
Anticoagulants in Seniors With A-Fib, CKD Ups Stroke, ICH Risk
Anticoagulants linked to increased risk of ischemic stroke and hemorrhage, but lower all-cause mortality
Ablation Better Than Medical Tx for A-Fib With Heart Failure
Catheter ablation significantly lowers death rate from any cause, hospitalization for worsening CHF
Characteristics of Asymptomatic Paroxysmal A-Fib Identified
All-cause mortality significantly higher in asymptomatic versus symptomatic patients with PAF
Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale Cuts Recurrent Stroke/TIA Risk
Reviews demonstrate reduction in recurrent stroke risk after percutaneous transcatheter PFO closure
Follow-Up Delta CHA2DS2-VASc Score Better Predicts CVA in A-Fib
CHA2DS2-VASc score not static; most a-fib patients develop new risk factor before ischemic stroke
