Arrhythmia Disorders News

Among patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 community-acquired pneumonia, those with vs. without cardiovascular complications had a heightened mortality rate, according to results published in CHEST.

HHS announced the first 10 drugs that will be subject to Medicare price negotiations.

Switching older patients with frailty syndrome and atrial fibrillation to a non-vitamin K antagonist from their old blood thinner caused significant bleeding risk and no greater protection from stroke, a speaker reported.

In patients with end-stage HF awaiting transplant, catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation was safe and effective and was associated with improvements in left ventricular ejection fraction and AF burden, a speaker reported.

Adults in the U.K. quickly transferred to a specialized cardiac arrest center after resuscitated cardiac arrest were no less likely to die at 30 days than patients transferred to their closest ED, researchers reported.

In adults with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, pulsed field ablation was noninferior to conventional thermal ablation for safety and efficacy, with significantly less pulmonary vein narrowing and faster procedure times, researchers stated.

Colchicine did not reduce risk for perioperative atrial fibrillation or myocardial injury vs. placebo after noncardiac chest surgery, but a speaker noted a slight trend toward protection from a composite of both outcomes.

In patients with device-detected atrial high-rate episodes, treatment with edoxaban did not reduce ischemic events and increased risk for a composite of death and major bleeding compared with placebo, researchers reported.

Use of recreational drugs such as cannabis, opioids, cocaine and amphetamines was prevalent in 11% of patients admitted to French cardiac ICUs and tied to increased odds of in-hospital major adverse events, researchers reported.

CathVision announced the FDA clearance and commercial availability of two algorithms as part of its artificial intelligence-powered EP recording system for ECG interpretation.