Atrial fibrillation burden: a new outcome predictor and therapeutic target

N Becher, A Metzner, T Toennis, P Kirchhof… - European Heart …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is not a dichotomous
disease trait. Technological innovations enable long-term rhythm monitoring in many …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of subclinical atrial fibrillation with cardiac implanted electronic devices: What decision making on anticoagulation after the NOAH and ARTESiA …

G Boriani, L Gerra, DA Mei, M Vitolo, M Proietti… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) may be asymptomatic and the extensive monitoring capabilities of
cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) revealed asymptomatic atrial tachi …

Apixaban vs Aspirin According to CHA2DS2-VASc Score in Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From ARTESiA

RD Lopes, CB Granger, DM Wojdyla… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - jacc.org
Abstract Background ARTESiA (Apixaban for the Reduction of Thrombo-Embolism in
Patients With Device-Detected Sub-Clinical Atrial Fibrillation) demonstrated that apixaban …

Anticoagulation in patients with device‐detected atrial fibrillation with and without a prior stroke or transient ischemic attack: the NOAH‐AFNET 6 trial

HC Diener, N Becher, S Sehner, T Toennis… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ahajournals.org
Background Short and rare episodes of atrial fibrillation (AF) are commonly detected using
implanted devices (device‐detected AF) in patients with prior stroke or transient ischemic …

Great debate: device-detected subclinical atrial fibrillation should be treated like clinical atrial fibrillation

P Sanders, E Svennberg, SZ Diederichsen… - European heart …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Automated continuous rhythm monitoring has been made possible with the extensive use of
cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). A highly prevalent finding in devices with …

Longer and better lives for patients with atrial fibrillation: the 9th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference

D Linz, JG Andrade, E Arbelo, G Boriani… - Europace, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aims Recent trial data demonstrate beneficial effects of active rhythm management in
patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and support the concept that a low arrhythmia burden is …

Secondary stroke prevention in people with atrial fibrillation: treatments and trials

DJ Seiffge, V Cancelloni, L Räber, M Paciaroni… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common cardiac arrhythmias and is a major cause of
ischaemic stroke. Recent findings indicate the importance of atrial fibrillation burden (device …

Pathophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation and Approach to Therapy in Subjects Less than 60 Years Old

A Curcio, R Scalise, C Indolfi - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an arrhythmia that affects the left atrium, cardiac function, and the
patients' survival rate. Due to empowered diagnostics, it has become increasingly …

Embolic strokes of undetermined source: a clinical consensus statement of the ESC Council on Stroke, the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the …

G Ntaios, H Baumgartner, W Doehner… - European Heart …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
One in six ischaemic stroke patients has an embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS),
defined as a stroke with unclear aetiology despite recommended diagnostic evaluation. The …

[HTML][HTML] Thromboembolic risk and oral anticoagulation in subclinical atrial fibrillation

FK Wegner, L Eckardt - Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Availability of devices capable of continuous rhythm monitoring such as smartwatches,
implantable loop recorders, or pacemakers/defibrillators is continuously increasing …