Arrhythmias & EP
Conference Coverage
Is prehospital cooling in cardiac arrest ready for prime time?
CHICAGO –
Feature
Apixaban is safest effective DOAC for stroke prevention in Afib, per AHRQ report
The agency found the lowest bleeding risk with apixaban, but cites lack of head-to-head trials as a limitation in evaluating DOACs.
Guidelines
Bradycardia guideline sets new bar for shared decision-making in pacemaker placement
Patients with decision-making capacity or their legally defined surrogates have the right to refuse or request withdrawal of pacemaker therapy.
Conference Coverage
Smartphone device beat Holter for post-stroke AF detection
MONTREAL – In 294 post-stroke patients, atrial fibrillation screening with a smartphone-based device detected more cases than Holter monitoring....
News
Rivaroxaban gains indication for prevention of major cardiovascular events in CAD/PAD
Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) is the first direct oral anticoagulant to gain an indication for prevention of cardiovascular events.
Conference Coverage
GARFIELD-AF registry: DOACs cut mortality 19%
MUNICH – Results from a worldwide registry with more than 26,000 atrial fibrillation patients showed better survival with a direct oral...
Conference Coverage
Antithrombotic strategy 1 year after stenting in AF patients leans toward oral anticoagulant alone
SAN DIEGO – A primary endpoint failed to show noninferiority of oral anticoagulants alone versus anticoagulants plus antiplatelet therapy, but a...
Daily News Podcast
Does America have a gabapentinoid problem?
And atrial fibrillation guidelines may miss the mark with oral anticoagulation.
From the Journals
ICYMI: Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator ineffective at reducing arrhythmic death risk
Patients with a recent MI and an ejection fraction of 35% who wore the defibrillator experienced arrhythmic mortality similar to those who did not...
From the Journals
Atrial fib guidelines may fall short on oral anticoagulation
Oral anticoagulation threshold according to CHA2DS2-VASc score varied widely after accounting for varying stroke rates in published studies.
From the Journals
Expert panel updates guidelines on antithrombotic therapy for AF
The new guidelines highlight 60 key recommendations from the 12-person expert panel.