Optimizing indices of atrial fibrillation susceptibility and burden to evaluate atrial fibrillation severity, risk and outcomes

G Boriani, M Vitolo, I Diemberger… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) has heterogeneous patterns of presentation concerning symptoms,
duration of episodes, AF burden, and the tendency to progress towards the terminal step of …

Apixaban for stroke prevention in subclinical atrial fibrillation

JS Healey, RD Lopes, CB Granger… - … England Journal of …, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Subclinical atrial fibrillation is short-lasting and asymptomatic and can usually
be detected only by long-term continuous monitoring with pacemakers or defibrillators …

Research priorities in atrial fibrillation screening: a report from a national heart, lung, and blood institute virtual workshop

EJ Benjamin, AS Go, P Desvigne-Nickens… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Clinically recognized atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with higher risk of complications,
including ischemic stroke, cognitive decline, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and death. It …

Mobile health technology in atrial fibrillation

N Bonini, M Vitolo, JF Imberti, M Proietti… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Mobile health (mHealth) solutions in atrial fibrillation (AF) are becoming
widespread, thanks to everyday life devices, such as smartphones. Their use is validated …

What do we do about atrial high rate episodes?

G Boriani, M Vitolo, JF Imberti… - European Heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Atrial high rate episodes (AHREs) are defined as asymptomatic atrial tachyarrhythmias
detected by cardiac implantable electronic devices with atrial sensing, providing automated …

[HTML][HTML] Stroke prevention after cryptogenic stroke

C Ibeh, MSV Elkind - Current Cardiology Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Cryptogenic stroke represents a heterogenous but clinically
important collection of stroke etiologies for which our understanding continues to grow …

Impact of P‐wave indices in prediction of atrial fibrillation—Insight from loop recorder analysis

F Kreimer, A Aweimer, A Pflaumbaum… - Annals of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Several P‐wave indices are associated with the development of atrial fibrillation
(AF). However, previous studies have been limited in their ability to reliably diagnose …

Atrial fibrillation: villain or bystander in vascular brain injury

B Freedman, H Kamel, IC Van Gelder… - European Heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke are inextricably connected, with classical Virchow
pathophysiology explaining thromboembolism through blood stasis in the fibrillating left …

Left Atrial Strain Predicts Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation Detected by Long-term Continuous Monitoring in Elderly High-Risk Individuals

FJ Olsen, SZ Diederichsen, PG Jørgensen… - Circulation …, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Left atrial (LA) speckle tracking provides detailed information on atrial
function. Its utility for predicting subclinical atrial fibrillation (SCAF) is unclear. Therefore, we …

[HTML][HTML] Hypertension and arrhythmias: a clinical overview of the pathophysiology-driven management of cardiac arrhythmias in hypertensive patients

J Marazzato, F Blasi, M Golino, P Verdecchia… - Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Because of demographic aging, the prevalence of arterial hypertension (HTN) and cardiac
arrhythmias, namely atrial fibrillation (AF), is progressively increasing. Not only are these …