Patients who underwent catheter ablation, compared to those not receiving ablation, were significantly older and were more likely to be male (P> .001 for both differences). Rates of AF readmission at 1 year were 5.2% in the ablation group and 9.0% for those without ablation. The corresponding...
HRS: Afib Ablation May Scale Back Stroke RiskSAN FRANCISCO -- With no clear randomized evidence, registry data show that successful ablation for atrial fibrillation eases symptoms and is suggestive of reduced stroke and mortality risks, according to a pooled study.Crystal Phend...
Women's risk for stroke was higher even after adjustment for baseline comorbid conditions and individual components of the CHADS2 (Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age of 75 years or older, Diabetes mellitus, prior Stroke or transient ischemic attack) score....
That is why Quer, in collaboration with iRhythm Technologies (the maker of a wearable electrocardiogram patch called the ZioXT), set out to find other patterns in the ECG data of people with AFib. “We believe the electrical activity of the heart is slightly different for people wh...
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The research team identified microRNAs, small, stable, noncoding RNA molecules that negatively control gene expression at a stage called the post-transcriptional level. These markers could potentially indicate which atrial fibrillation patients are most likely to benefit from ablation - a procedure that...
RV pacing was linked with left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony in almost 50% of patients with PM implantation and atrioventricular (AV) node ablation for AFib. In patients with normal systolic function needing a PM, apical RV pacing resulted in LV ejection fraction (LVEF) reduction. These ...
Background:Esophageal luminal temperature monitoring is a commonly used strategy to reduce esophageal thermal injury in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AFib). Objectives:We sought to compare the incidence of endoscopically detected esophageal lesions (EDEL) between two commonly used esophageal ...
"What we're really advocating in this paper is these commonly available tests can be used in combination for atrial fibrillation. When they're used in combination they're really more powerful for predicting risk than when you use just one or two. All three of them are actually adding additio...