Arrhythmias & EP
Conference Coverage
Rivaroxaban shows advantages in AF cardioversion
Key clinical point: Patients in atrial fibrillation were able to safely undergo cardioversion as early as 4 hours after taking their first 20-mg...
Conference Coverage
Diabetes increases risk of atrial fibrillation
Key clinical point: Starting at the onset of diabetes, routine pulse palpation, ECGs, and patient interviews focused on signs of atrial...
Conference Coverage
Rhythm control protocol succeeds in recent onset atrial fibrillation
Key clinical point: Select patients with recent-onset AF were safely and effectively converted to sinus rhythm in the ED using the Ottawa...
Guidelines
Management of acute atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter in non-pregnant hospitalized adults.
Conference Coverage
Device positioning may be culprit behind post-LVAD pump thrombosis
Key clinical point: Cannula malpositioning may be related to pump thrombosis after LVAD placement.Major finding: The rate of pump thrombosis after...
Conference Coverage
ECG screening of young athletes doesn’t trigger anxiety
Major finding: Precompetition cardiac screening of high school athletes via 12-lead ECG, history, and physical exam did not result in excessive...
News
Insertable monitor reveals AF in 30% of cryptogenic stroke patients
Major finding: Newly detected atrial fibrillation was identified in 30% of cryptogenic stroke patients with an insertable cardiac monitor during...
News
Intervention manages cardiac patients with depression, anxiety
Major finding: Patients in the intervention group showed a significantly greater improvement than did those who received usual care in the primary...
News
FDA expands uses for cardiac resynchronization devices
Conference Coverage
Off-label use of novel anticoagulants accelerates
Major finding: By the fourth quarter of 2012, 14.9% of patients with nonvalvular AF were on a novel anticoagulant. So were 13.8% of those with...