Arrhythmia

Among patients with COPD who experienced an exacerbation, the risk for cardiovascular events was highest in the following 2 weeks and stayed elevated more than 1 year after, according to study results.

Sudden cardiac death is the main cause of medical death among recreational and professional athletes and remains a public health issue, according to a review published in The Lancet.

SARS-CoV-2 infection and subsequent COVID-19 are linked to elevated risk for abnormal heart rhythms, and understanding underlying mechanisms and management strategies are clinically important objectives, researchers reported.

CHICAGO — Catheter ablation improved outcomes compared with antiarrhythmic drug therapy in patients with ventricular tachycardia and ischemic cardiomyopathy, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

CHICAGO — Rising outside temperature is associated with increased likelihood for experiencing an episode of atrial fibrillation as detected by implanted cardiac devices, according to new research.

Exposure of certain cardiac structures to radiation during treatment of surgically inoperable or unresectable non-small cell lung cancer was associated with increased arrhythmia risk, researchers reported.

Women reporting irregular menstrual cycles with or without diagnosed polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to have cardiometabolic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, according to new data from the Apple Women’s Health Study.

Patients with autoimmune blistering disorders had elevated cardiovascular risks, including for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, heart failure, arrhythmia, venous thromboembolism and death, according to a study.

The risk for heart attack, stroke or all-cause death rose fourfold among patients with carotid atheromas containing microplastics or nanoplastics, compared with patients without plastics in their arteries, according to a recent study.

Adults who drank at least 2 L per week of sugar- or artificially sweetened beverages per week were more likely to develop atrial fibrillation during nearly 10 years of follow-up, independent of other traditional CV risk factors, data show.