The article focuses on the clinical guidelines developed by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) for atrial fibrillation. It says that the guideline discusses the ablation therapy, epidemiology, and antithrombotic therapy for atrial fibrillation. It mentions that further research are needed regarding...
Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation (AF) were released in August 2020 by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in collaboration with the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).[1,2] Diagnosis of AF The diagnosis of AF requires confirmation wit...
4:44 ECG of Atrial Flutter and Fibrillation Management Variation in guidelines can be seen based on practice locations and availability of resources and drugs. Detailed information regarding regional recommendations is available for review (US, UK, Europe) as well as a comparison summary of the glob...
Some guidelines favour the concurrent use of BMD at the proximal femur and at the lumbar spine for patient assessment. Patients are defined as having osteoporosis on the basis of the lower of the two T-scores. The prediction of fracture is, however, not improved by the use of multiple sites...
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2023 clinical practice guidelines for the surgical management of atrial fibrillation incorporate the most recent evidence for surgical ablation and left atrial appendage occlusion in different clinical scenarios. Substantial new evidence regarding the risks and benefits of sur...
Concerns have been expressed about the reliability of clinical practice guidelines. We analyzed 3 guidelines from medical specialty societies about dronedarone hydrochloride, an antiarrhythmic drug related to amiodarone hydrochloride, for treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation. We compared the recommenda...
Population-based screening for atrial fibrillation. Circ Res. 2020;127(1):143-154. doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.120.316341 PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 19. Hindricks G, Potpara T, Dagres N, et al; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and ...
Methodological Approach: American College of Chest Physicians Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardi... Atrial fibrillation remains a common and challenging problem following cardiac surgery. The American College of Chest Physicians, through the Health and...
Prevalence and Predictors of Warfarin Use in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation at Low or Intermediate Risk and Relation to Thromboembolic Events Background:According to the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/European Society of Cardiology guidelines, the choice of aspirin or w... ...
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