Arrhythmia

Healio spoke with Khaldoun G. Tarakji, MD, MPH, a Cardiology Today Next Gen Innovator, about the data he presented at the virtual Heart Rhythm Society Annual Scientific Sessions.

An early intervention to prompt patients with atrial fibrillation to initiate an oral anticoagulation prescription was no more effective than a delayed reminder to see a doctor, researchers reported.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, we have learned about how it affects certain patient populations and how it can lead to complications such as arrhythmias.

In a new position paper, the European Association of Preventive Cardiology recommended that due to known CV harms from e-cigarettes, they should not be used for smoking cessation except as a last resort.

The use of technology for the detection and management of arrhythmias has become a major focus in clinical care.

Among patients younger than 55 years hospitalized for arrhythmia, those with alcohol abuse disorder experienced a 72% greater risk for in-hospital death compared with those without alcohol abuse disorder, researchers reported.

Assess effectiveness and safety of catheter ablation with a porous tip contact force-sensing catheter in patients with persistent AF.

Etripamil nasal spray compared with placebo to terminate paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.

Patients who had atrial fibrillation episodes of less than 24 continuous hours had a lower incidence of arrhythmia recurrence after ablation compared with those with longer episodes, researchers found.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for rapid adoption of telehealth to remotely manage and monitor patients with arrhythmias, which will continue even after the pandemic passes, the authors of a multi-society practice update wrote.