Tag: Atrial Fibrillation
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Favored for Some A-Fib Patients
Baseline risks for stroke, bleeding determine whether LAAO is preferred to anticoagulants for a-fib patients with high bleeding risk
Formulary Restrictions May Worsen Atrial Fibrillation Outcomes
Risk for adverse health outcomes higher for patients with Medicare Part D plans limiting access to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants
Screening for A-Fib Using Wearable Devices May Be Cost-Effective
Wearable devices are cost-effective compared with no screening or screening using traditional methods
Premature Menopause May Increase Risk for Heart Failure, A-Fib
Ages 45 to 49, 40 to 44, younger than 40 years versus 50 years or older at menopause associated with increased risks for heart failure, atrial fibrillation
Migraine With Aura ID’d as Independent Risk Factor for A-Fib
Novel AI ECG algorithm shows patients with MwA have higher AF prediction model output, indicating higher probability of atrial fibrillation
A-Fib Linked to Worse Hospital Outcomes in Multiple Myeloma
In stratified analysis, odds of all-cause mortality, hospital stay of more than five days higher for MM patients not using anticoagulation
Postop A-Fib May Raise Risk for Heart Failure Hospitalization
Increased risk seen among adults without history of heart failure undergoing cardiac, noncardiac surgeries
Atrial Fibrillation Tied to Worse Noncardiac Surgery Outcomes
Findings seen for older adults across sex, race, surgery type, and cardiac risk levels
High AI-ECG-AF Risk Score Tied to Worse Cognition, Cognitive Decline
High probability of atrial fibrillation by AI-ECG-AF score correlated with cerebral infarcts on MRI
Women Underrepresented as Cardiac Electrophysiology Operators
Proportion of women is stagnant from 2013 to 2019, even with major clinical growth in atrial fibrillation ablation
