Atrial Fibrillation

A healthy sleep pattern, as well as improving sleep habits, were associated with a lower risk for atrial fibrillation recurrence in patients who underwent catheter ablation for AF, researchers reported.

Atrial fibrillation was associated with mortality in patients with significant aortic stenosis, but correction for left ventricular diastolic function rendered the association not significant, researchers reported.

Despite atrial fibrillation ablation conferring greater quality of life benefits vs. drug therapy in the CABANA trial, sex-based differences in quality of life persisted, according to a new analysis from the trial.

A delay in time to catheter ablation after an atrial fibrillation diagnosis is associated with increased mortality risk as well as trends of increased risk for HF hospitalization and AF recurrence, researchers reported.

The FDA granted fast track designation for Tecarfarin, a novel cardiorenal therapy by Cadrenal Therapeutics, to prevent systemic thromboembolism of cardiac origin in patients with end-stage renal disease and atrial fibrillation.

In patients with atrial fibrillation, participating in an exercise-based intervention for 6 months reduced AF recurrence and improved symptom severity compared with controls, researchers reported.

Among Japanese patients with atrial fibrillation, elevated urinary protein may be an independent risk factor for HF events, according to a study published in European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes.

In patients with persistent atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation, adding posterior wall isolation to pulmonary vein isolation did not improve rates of AF recurrence compared with pulmonary vein isolation alone, data show.

Middle-aged adults with adequate hydration were less likely to develop chronic conditions and be biologically older than their chronological age, according to a study published in eBioMedicine.

Autoimmune disorders were associated with elevated atrial fibrillation risk, particularly in women, according to a study published in EP Europace.