[HTML][HTML] Antiarrhythmic treatment in heart failure

H Könemann, S Güler-Eren, C Ellermann… - Current Heart Failure …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Arrhythmias are common in patients with heart failure (HF) and
are associated with a significant risk of mortality and morbidity. Optimal antiarrhythmic …

Effects of rhythm-control and rate-control strategies on cognitive function and dementia in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Guo, Y Liu, J Jia, J Lu, D Wang, J Zhang… - Age and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Growing evidence suggests that atrial fibrillation (AF) is an independent risk
factor for cognitive impairment and dementia, even in the absence of thromboembolic events …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis: Contemporary Appraisal on the Role for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

P Niehues, J Wolfes, FK Wegner, C Ellermann… - Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing
hemodialysis and in this patient population, management in terms of oral anticoagulation …

Safety and efficacy of long-term sodium channel blocker therapy for early rhythm control: the EAST-AFNET 4 trial

A Rillig, L Eckardt, K Borof, AJ Camm, HJGM Crijns… - Europace, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Clinical concerns exist about the potential proarrhythmic
effects of the sodium channel blockers flecainide and propafenone (SCB) in patients with …

Atrial cardiomyocytes contribute to the inflammatory status associated with atrial fibrillation in right heart disease

E Le Quilliec, CA LeBlanc, O Neuilly, J Xiao… - Europace, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aims Right heart disease (RHD), characterized by right ventricular (RV) and atrial (RA)
hypertrophy, and cardiomyocytes'(CM) dysfunctions have been described to be associated …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting QT prolongation from a single-lead ECG with deep learning

R Alam, A Aguirre, CM Stultz - PLOS Digital Health, 2024 - journals.plos.org
For a number of antiarrhythmics, drug loading requires a 3-day hospitalization with
continuous monitoring for QT-prolongation. Automated QT monitoring with wearable ECG …

Real-world evidence of early rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Gu, L Guo, C Liu, GYH Lip, W Zhu - International Journal of Cardiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The favorable benefits of early rhythm control (ERC) therapy in newly
diagnosed patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have been demonstrated in the EAST-AFNET 4 …

[HTML][HTML] The new European Society of Cardiology guideline for the management of cardiomyopathies: key messages for cardiac electrophysiologists

D Korthals, L Eckardt - Herzschrittmachertherapie+ Elektrophysiologie, 2023 - Springer
Electrocardiographic findings and arrhythmias are common in cardiomyopathies. Both may
be an early indication of a specific diagnosis or may occur due to myocardial fibrosis and/or …

In-Hospital Pulmonary Arterial Embolism after Catheter Ablation of Over 45,000 Cardiac Arrhythmias: Individualized Case Analysis of Multicentric Data

F Doldi, N Geßler, O Anwar, AK Kahle… - Thrombosis and …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Objective and Background Data on incidence of in-hospital pulmonary embolisms (PE) after
catheter ablation (CA) are scarce. To gain further insights, we sought to provide new findings …