Arrhythmias & EP
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Obesity: A ‘double hit’ in pregnant women with heart disease
Maternal obesity may prove to be the Achilles’ heel of sustainable national efforts to reduce maternal mortality and improve health equity,...
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Thirteen percent of patients with type 2 diabetes have major ECG abnormalities
ECGs from more than 8,000 Dutch patients with type 2 diabetes, most without known cardiovascular disease, show that major abnormalities are not...
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New-onset arrhythmias low in COVID-19 and flu
Overall, incidence of AF/AFL and new onset AF/AFL was similar in COVID-19 vs. influenza. Mortality in those with arrhythmias also increased to a...
News
Home devices screen for atrial fibrillation
How accurate are they at making a diagnosis?
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Cardiac activity not uncommon after lifesaving measures stop
ECG and blood pressure monitoring identified resumption of cardiac activity in 14% of patients, all occurring in the 5 minutes after pulselessness...
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Newer iPhones disable implanted defibrillators
Some newer smartphones are equipped with magnets sufficiently powerful to disable an implanted cardiac defibrillator.
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CVD deaths rose, imaging declined during pandemic
Two new papers quantify the impact of COVID-19 on patients with heart disease: more deaths, less disease testing or diagnosis. Experts suggest...
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Left-handed cardiology trainees face unique challenges
Left-handed cardiologists in training face significantly more barriers than right-handed peers when learning to perform common procedures in the...
News
Calcium-induced autonomic denervation linked to lower post-op AF
Although targeting the four major atrial ganglionated plexi reduced post-CABG atrial fibrillation, it’s not clear whether it can prevent stroke....
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Left atrial appendage occlusion, DOAC comparable for AFib
European study reports LAAO is equal to direct oral anticoagulation in preventing stroke in high-risk atrial fibrillation, but experts are...
Guidelines
ACC/AHA update two atrial fibrillation performance measures
The changes clarify the definition of atrial fibrillation and separate CHA2DS2-VASc risk score treatment thresholds for men...