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ESC guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS
Paulus Kirchhof,Stefano Bernussi,Dipak Kotecha,Hein Heidbuchel +3 more
- Vol. 70, Iss: 1, pp 1-84
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Improving the Prescription of Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review.
Ruth V Pritchett,Danai Bem,Grace M Turner,G. Neil Thomas,Joanne Clarke,Rebecca Fellows,Deirdre A. Lane,Deirdre A. Lane,Kate Jolly +8 more
TL;DR: Interventions designed to improve appropriate prescription of OACs in eligible AF patients for stroke prevention can be effective, according to risk assessment tool or guidelines.
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Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists/European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists Practice Advisory for the Management of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
Ben O’Brien,Peter S. Burrage,Jennie Yee Ngai,Jordan M. Prutkin,Chuan-Chin Huang,Xinling Xu,Sanders H. Chae,Bruce A. Bollen,Jonathan P. Piccini,Nanette M. Schwann,Aman Mahajan,Marc Ruel,Simon C. Body,Frank W. Sellke,Joseph P. Mathew,J. Daniel Muehlschlegel +15 more
TL;DR: A multidisciplinary Atrial Fibrillation Working Group was developed that created a summary of current best practices based on distillation of recent guidelines from professional societies involved in the care of cardiac surgical patients and a graphical advisory tool was created with the goal of improving adherence.
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Association of short- and long-term exposure to air pollution with atrial fibrillation.
Oh Kyung Kwon,Oh Kyung Kwon,Sun Hwa Kim,Sun Hwa Kim,Si Hyuck Kang,Si Hyuck Kang,Youngjin Cho,Youngjin Cho,Il Young Oh,Il Young Oh,Chang Hwan Yoon,Chang Hwan Yoon,Sun-Young Kim,Okjin Kim,Eue Keun Choi,Eue Keun Choi,Tae Jin Youn,Tae Jin Youn,In Ho Chae,In Ho Chae +19 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that short-term exposure to PM2.5 triggers atrial fibrillation and no evidence linking atrialfibrillation with long-term Exposure to air pollution is found.
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Atrial Fibrillation and Risk of Dementia: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Effect of Anticoagulation.
Rose Mary Ferreira Lisboa da Silva,Cláudia Madeira Miranda,Tong Liu,Gary Tse,Leonardo Roever +4 more
TL;DR: Controversy on the effects of warfarin and direct oral anticoagulants on this risk of cognitive decline and dementia exists and a critical view on this subject is addressed.
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Management of Arrhythmias in Heart Failure
Daniele Masarone,Giuseppe Limongelli,Marta Rubino,Fabio Valente,Rossella Vastarella,Ernesto Ammendola,Rita Gravino,Marina Verrengia,Gemma Salerno,Giuseppe Pacileo +9 more
TL;DR: Patients with heart failure, irrespective of ejection fraction are at high risk for developing sudden cardiac death, however risk stratification is a clinical challenge and requires a multiparametric evaluation for identification of patients who should undergo implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator.
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TL;DR: In patients with atrial fibrillation, dabigatran given at a dose of 110 mg was associated with rates of stroke and systemic embolism that were similar to those associated with warfarin, as well as lower rates of major hemorrhage.
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TL;DR: The pulmonary veins are an important source of ectopic beats, initiating frequent paroxysms of atrial fibrillation and these foci respond to treatment with radio-frequency ablation.
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TL;DR: In patients with atrial fibrillation, apixaban was superior to warfarin in preventing stroke or systemic embolism, caused less bleeding, and resulted in lower mortality.
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