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Excessive Vitamin D Intake May Elevate A Fib Risk
Major Finding: People with a vitamin D blood level above 100 ng/dL had a statistically significant 2.5-fold increased rate of atrial fibrillation...
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Colchicine Nearly Halves Post-Op Atrial Fib Risk
Major Finding: The incidence of AF between postoperative days 3 and 30 was 12% with colchicine vs.
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PALLAS Trial Demotes Dronedarone for Atrial Fibrillation
Major Finding: Treatment with the antiarrhythmic agent dronedarone in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation resulted in roughly a 2.29-fold...
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Rotablation in Complex Calcified Lesions Doesn't Improve Outcomes
Major Finding: In-stent late lumen loss at 9 months was 0.44 mm with rotablation plus paclitaxel-eluting stents vs. 0.31 mm with standard balloon...
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Dabigatran's First A Fib Year Starts Warfarin's Decline
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Left Anterior Fascicular Block Voids Exercise ECG
Major Finding: Exercise ECG stress test showed a sensitivity of 39% for myocardial ischemia in patients with LAFB on their resting ECG, compared...
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Arrhythmia Risk Leads to Ondansetron Label Changes
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Dronedarone Permanent AF Study Stopped Due to CV Event Imbalance
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In-Hospital Mortality Risk Increases With DIDO Time for STEMI Patients
Major Finding: The recommended door-in to door-out time of 30 minutes or less was observed in only 11% of transferred STEMI patients requiring...
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ALTITUDE Study: Inappropriate ICD Shocks Don't Increase Mortality
Major Finding: Of patients who received inappropriate shocks, those shocked for sinus tachycardia or SVT had a 29% lower risk of death than did...