Atrial Fibrillation
Monday, February 4th, 2013
American Journal of Medicine: February 1, 2013 Objective Little is known about the effectiveness of statins on primary prevention of atrial fibrillation in elderly patients. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of statin treatment for atrial fibrillation prevention in elderly patients with hypertension, and to determine if comorbidity or CHADS2 (Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age ≥75 […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Monday, February 4th, 2013
Eur Heart J: January 25, 2013 Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained arrhythmia, has been a major focus for heart rhythm-related research in recent years. The evidence supporting recommendations for the management of AF has markedly increased since the publication of the 2006 ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines on AF (Supplementary material online). Therefore, the European Society of […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Monday, February 4th, 2013
Heart: January 12, 2013 Objective We examined cognitive function in older hospitalised patients with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). Design A prospective substudy of a multicentre randomised trial of an AF-specific disease management intervention (the Standard versus Atrial Fibrillation spEcific managmenT studY; SAFETY). Setting Three tertiary referral hospitals within Australia. Patients A total of 260 patients with chronic AF: mean age […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Saturday, January 26th, 2013
“Is Feeling Better Good Enough?”⁎⁎ Clinical Research: January 2013 Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia necessitating medical therapy. The majority of AF patients have associated cardiovascular comorbidities that increase the risk of negative cardiovascular outcomes, including excess morbidity, hospitalizations, and mortality ((1),2). Data assessing a disease management strategy of rate versus rhythm control […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Saturday, January 26th, 2013
CIRCULATIONAHA: January 23, 2013 Background—Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequent source of cardiac emboli in patients with ischemic stroke. AF may be asymptomatic and therefore undiagnosed. Screening for silent AF seems suitable in risk populations, little is however known on the yield and cost-effectiveness of such screening. Methods and Results—All inhabitants in the municipality of Halmstad, […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Saturday, January 26th, 2013
News-medical: January 18, 2013 Many people who suffer from chronic kidney disease progressively lose their kidney function over time and eventually develop a condition called end-stage renal disease – the complete failure of the kidneys – placing them in need of lifelong dialysis or akidney transplant. Now researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
Int J Med Sci: 1/16/13 Background: It is a controversy whether statins therapy could be beneficial for the occurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). To clarify this problem, we performed a meta-analysis with the currently published literatures. Methods: The electronic databases were searched to obtain relevant trials which met the inclusion criteria […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
Oxford Journals: January 3, 2013 OBJECTIVES Preoperative atrial fibrillation (PAF) has been associated with poorer early and mid-term outcomes after isolated valvular or coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Few studies, however, have evaluated the impact of PAF on early and mid-term outcomes after concomitant aortic valve replacement and coronary aortic bypass graft (AVR-CABG) surgery. METHODS Data obtained prospectively […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
Content.onlinejacc.org: January 2013 Objectives We sought to assess the effect of atrial fibrillation (AF) on atrial thrombogenesis in humans by determining the impact of rate and rhythm. Background Although AF is known to increase the risk of thromboembolic stroke from the left atrium (LA), the exact mechanisms remain poorly understood. Methods We studied 55 patients with AF who underwent […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
Content.onlinejacc.org: January 2013 Estimation of bleeding risk is a crucial step in the management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Three bleeding risk–prediction schemes have been derived and validated exclusively in AF populations: HEMORR2HAGES, HAS-BLED, and ATRIA ((1),2). In the present analysis, the performance of these 3 schemes was tested in the idraparinux arm of the AMADEUS […]
