we've been looking at surrogate endpoints like symptom control and burden, focused on that 30-second threshold at which we diagnose AF. Conversely, CABANA was the first study powered to look at hard clinical endpoints.
Beta-blockers — to treat heart attack and heart failure and sometimes used to lower blood pressure. What causes infarction? Infarction is tissue death (necrosis) due to inadequate blood supply to the affected area. It may be caused byartery blockages, rupture, mechanical compression, or vasocon...
For a clinical application though it would be very useful to diagnose a risk for AF even earlier. For the scope of this article we've determined the accuracy of different time-windows with an extended follow-up period of >24 months. Methods: The ECGs used for clinical validation had been ...