Atrial Fibrillation

Data from a patient-reported outcomes registry show most people derive a significant quality of life benefit from redo ablation for atrial fibrillation, with a reduction of both AF burden and health care utilization.

Data from a Japanese registry suggest universal health screenings can detect atrial fibrillation that improves after medical therapy or catheter ablation, particularly among younger adults who are more likely to be asymptomatic.

Compared with other direct oral anticoagulants, apixaban was associated with lower rates of gastrointestinal bleeding but similar rates of ischemic stroke and all-cause mortality among adults with atrial fibrillation, data show.

Regular coffee intake of multiple subtypes was associated with preventing CVD, mortality and incident arrhythmias, according to a study.

Compared with uninfected controls, patients hospitalized for COVID-19 had elevated risk for death and CV events, according to new data from the UK Biobank.

A novel expertise-based machine learning software algorithm consistently enabled operators to perform ablation on regions exhibiting abnormal electrograms in patients with atrial fibrillation, researchers reported.

Increasing BMI in young adult men is strongly associated with early atrial fibrillation as well as later worse clinical outcomes, including incident HF, stroke and all-cause mortality, among those diagnosed with AF, researchers reported.

SGLT2 inhibition in older patients with type 2 diabetes was associated with lower risk for incident atrial fibrillation compared with dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibition or GLP-1 receptor agonist treatment, researchers reported.

In patients with abnormal ECG readings, attempting to detect atrial fibrillation with a smartwatch produced high rates of nondiagnostic tracings and false positives or negatives, researchers reported.

Older adults with elevated lipoprotein(a)-associated genotypes may benefit from low-dose aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events, according to researchers.