Tag: Atrial Fibrillation
Lower Potassium Threshold After CABG Safe for A-Fib Prevention
In addition to no difference in patient outcomes with lower threshold, the authors say relaxed potassium control is cost-saving
Women Have Lower Risk for Postoperative A-Fib After Cardiac Surgery
Men and women with poAF have higher risk for death than those without poAF, with higher risk seen for women than men
Psychosocial Stressors at Work Linked to Increased Risk for A-Fib
Job strain and effort-reward imbalance linked to increased risk for a-fib separately and in combination
Wearables Linked to Higher Specific, Informal Health Care Use in A-Fib
20 percent of wearable users experienced anxiety and always contacted doctor in response to notification of irregular rhythm
Oversight of DOAC Prescribing Beneficial for A-Fib, VTE Patients
Oversight identifies errors, especially in a-fib patients, who mainly have alerts for off-label prescribing during follow-up period
Pharmacist Prescribing Can Reduce Stroke Risk in A-Fib Patients
Findings seen for pharmacist prescribing compared with usual care in older adults at high risk for stroke
Digoxin, Beta-Blockers Have Equivalent Effects on Heart Rate in A-Fib
Wearable device data could predict New York Heart Association functional class similarly to clinical measures and six-minute walk test
Pulsed Field Ablation Demonstrates Favorable Safety Profile for A-Fib
No esophageal complications, pulmonary vein stenosis, persistent phrenic palsy observed; stroke was rare and death even rarer
Study Compares Rivaroxaban, Warfarin With Apixaban for Cirrhosis, A-Fib
Initiators of rivaroxaban or warfarin versus apixaban have significantly higher rates of major hemorrhage
Rare Predicted Loss-of-Function Variants, Polygenic Risk Score Linked to Risk of A-Fib
Odds ratio of 7.08 for atrial fibrillation for rare pLOF variants combined with high polygenic risk score
