Arrhythmia Disorders News

Healio has compiled a list of the top headlines in cardiology from February 2024.

Women who experience cardiac arrest in public locations have a decreased likelihood of receiving bystander CPR and automated external defibrillator application than men, regardless of neighborhood race composition, researchers reported.

Most patients who receive a pacemaker are likely not thinking about its potential usefulness after their death; however, a viable, properly reconditioned device could help meet an overwhelming need outside of the United States.

Chronic exposure to fine particulate matter increased the risk of hospitalization for several cardiovascular conditions in older adults, according to a study published in BMJ.

People with spinal cord injury have elevated risk for heart attack, heart failure and atrial fibrillation compared with controls, researchers reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Insertable cardiac monitoring for atrial fibrillation detection was found to be cost-effective, especially among high-risk patients, according to an economic analysis of the STROKE AF trial presented at the International Stroke Conference.

Odds for survival after an in-hospital cardiac arrest decline from 22% after 1 minute of CPR to less than 1% after 39 minutes, with similar odds observed for brain function, according to registry data.

Anticoagulation with apixaban after cryptogenic stroke with evidence of atrial cardiopathy and no atrial fibrillation did not prevent recurrent stroke compared with aspirin, researchers reported.

Patients who receive hemodialysis vs. peritoneal dialysis before kidney transplantation may be at higher risk for developing atrial fibrillation after the transplant, a study found.

Adults who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are much more likely to survive to hospital discharge if the cause is overdose-related, with data also showing such patients tended to be younger and healthier, researchers reported.