Tag: Atrial Fibrillation
Many A-Fib Patients Not Getting Appropriate Anticoagulation Rx
More than 80 percent of ischemic stroke patients weren't getting adequate anticoagulation
ACC: Zika Linked to Negative Cardiovascular Effects in Adults
Eight Venezuelan patients developed arrhythmias, heart failure after infection
NOACs Have Been Widely Adopted Into Practice
Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants prescribed more often than vitamin K antagonists
Hospitalizations for Atrial Fibrillation on the Rise
But patients with the condition also more likely to survive, researchers say
TGF-β1 Linked to Recurrent A-Fib After Catheter Ablation
Patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation have highest levels of transforming growth factor-β1
Diabetes Requiring Insulin Tied to Increased Stroke Risk in A-Fib
Patients requiring insulin, but not those without diabetes or without insulin, have increased risk
Satisfactory Overall Success Rate for Catheter Ablation in A-Fib
Study also finds insufficient guideline adherence to antithrombotic Rx after ablation
Lower Inpatient Costs for Dabigatran, Rivaroxaban in A-Fib
Lower inpatient costs with dabigatran, rivaroxaban versus warfarin for newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation
Heart Rate Variability Linked to Atrial Fibrillation
Lower HRV, increased sympathetic/parasympathetic tone linked to higher risk of a-fib
β-Blockers Linked to Reduced Mortality in HFrEF, A-Fib
Reduction in all-cause mortality, but not hospitalization, regardless of pattern, burden of a-fib
