Atrial Fibrillation

We aim to provide a critical appraisal of basic concepts underlying signal recording and processing technologies applied for (i) atrial fibrillation (AF) mapping to unravel AF mechanisms and...

Dec 13, 2021

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac dysrhythmia and is an accelerating public health challenge. Challenges related to detection, management, and prevention of disability and ...

Dec 06, 2021

In 2010, the European Society of Cardiology Guidelines on atrial fibrillation (AF) introduced the CHA DS -VASc score to guide initiation of oral anticoagulation. In patients with AF undergoi...

Nov 22, 2021

Ageing and comorbidities are increasing frailty/complexity of heart failure (HF) patients globally. We assessed evolving trends over two decades according to patients' age and time of recrui...

Nov 22, 2021

We aimed to analyze the 2020 standard of care in certified German chest pain units (CPU) with a special focus on non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) through a volun...

Nov 15, 2021

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major cardiovascular health problem: it is common, chronic and incurs substantial healthcare expenditure because of stroke. Oral anticoagulation reduces the ris...

Nov 08, 2021

Currently, it remains unclear whether β-blockers or nondihydropyridine calcium channel blockers are preferred for the acute management of atrial fibrillation (AF).The objective of this stud...

Nov 08, 2021

The present study aims to investigate the incidence and predictors of atrial high-rate events (AHREs) in patients with permanent pacemaker implants. A total of 289 patients who were implan...

Nov 01, 2021

Mechanistically driven therapies for atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, are urgently needed, the development of which require improved understanding of the cellula...

Nov 01, 2021

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common tachyarrhythmia and associated with a risk of stroke. The detection and diagnosis of AF represent a major clinical challenge due to AF's asymptoma...

Oct 25, 2021

The burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) in Thailand is high and associated with increased morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Vitamin K antagonists (eg, warfarin), commonly used for st...

Oct 18, 2021

Most atrial fibrillation (AF) patients are at high risk of thromboembolic, and the use of oral anticoagulants (OACs) is advised in such cases. The aim of the study was to evaluate the freque...

Oct 18, 2021

Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is elevated in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD).To determine RDW values and impact of CV and non-CV coexisting morbidities in elderly patien...

Oct 11, 2021

Heart failure-related cardiogenic shock (HF-CS) accounts for an increasing proportion of cases of CS in contemporary cardiac intensive care units. Whether the chronicity of HF identifies dis...

Oct 11, 2021

Atrial fibrillation and heart failure with preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (HFpEF) are of high importance in cardiology due to the increasing number of cases. Both diseases...

Oct 04, 2021

Oral anticoagulants (OACs), including warfarin and newer direct-acting OACs (DOACs), have been used for decades to prevent thromboembolic diseases. A drug utilization study was performed to ...

Oct 04, 2021

To investigate the characteristics of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) and its impact on prognosis in acute pulmonary embolism (aPE).A retrospective cohort study SETTING: The study cohort ...

Sep 27, 2021

The time in therapeutic range (TTR) of international normalized ratio (INR) is essential for the safety and efficacy of warfarin treatment. In this study, we aimed to determine TTR and the f...

Sep 20, 2021

New sensor technologies in wearables and other consumer health devices open up promising opportunities to collect real-world data. As cardiovascular diseases remain the number one reason for...

Sep 13, 2021

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) changed the landscape of atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment, but also brought with them new challenges in terms of accessibility and compliance. The purpos...

Sep 13, 2021