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ESC Congress 24 — AF screening with a wearable ECG device increases diagnosis by over 50% but did not significantly reduce hospitalisation rates for stroke.We are joined onsite at ESC Congress 2024 by Dr Renato Lopes (Duke University Medical Center, NC) to discuss the findings from the GUARD-AF Trial (NCT04126486, Bristol-Myers Squibb), which was designed to determine if screening for undiagnosed…
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ESC Congress 2024 — OCEANIC-AF was halted early due to a lack of efficacy in 2023. Investigators shared details of the trial at ESC, comparing asundexian against apixaban in patients with atrial fibrillation at risk of stroke.Host Dr Harriette Van Spall (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) sits down with primary investigator Dr Manesh R Patel (Duke University Health System, USA) to discuss the…
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HRS 2024 — Prof Isabel Deisenhofer (German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, DE), investigator, joins us to discuss the findings from the TAILORED-AF trial (NCT04702451, Volta Medical).This randomised controlled trial compared a tailored ablation strategy targeting areas of patio-temporal dispersion in combination with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) to anatomical ablation…
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AF Symposium 2026 - Prof Roland Tilz (University Heart Center Lübeck, DE) presents updated findings from the STYLE AF study evaluating vascular closure strategies in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation, with implications for procedural efficiency and same-day discharge protocols.Results demonstrated clear superiority of the vascular closure device across multiple clinically relevant…
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EHRA 2026 — Dr David Schaack (CCB am Markus Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany) joins us to discuss findings from the ULYSSES trial, evaluating whether ultrasound-guided venous puncture reduces access site complications in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation.This investigator-initiated, prospective, randomised multicentre trial enrolled 1,075 patients with AF or left atrial…
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Atrial Cardiomyopathy and AF in Heart Failure Substrates
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Dr Atul Verma (McGill University Health Centre & McGill University, Montreal, CA, US) joins us to discuss findings from the VOLT AF IDE trial, evaluating a novel balloon-in-basket pulsed field ablation system that integrates mapping and ablation capabilities.The prospective, multicenter VOLT AF IDE study evaluated safety and effectiveness of the Volt™ PFA system in patients with symptomatic,…
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AF Symposium 2026 - Dr Vivek Reddy (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, US) joins us to discuss findings from the ADVENT LTO study, evaluating long-term outcomes and atrial fibrillation progression in patients who received ablation with the FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation System compared to thermal ablation.The study tracked AF progression patterns, arrhythmia recurrence rates,…
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AF Symposium 2026 - Pulsed field ablation in atrial fibrillation: Will it Redefine AF Ablation Strategies?Arrhythmia Academy board member Dr Tina Baykaner (Stanford University, Stanford, CA, US) is joined by Dr Melanie Gunawardene (CCB Frankfurt und Main-Taunus, Frankfurt, DE) exploring whether pulsed field ablation will fundamentally transform atrial fibrillation ablation strategies in 2026.This…
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HRS 25 - TRANSFORM-AF shows patients with atrial fibrillation and obesity treated with a GLP-1 RA experienced a reduction in atrial fibrillation (AF)-related events.We are joined by Dr Varun Sundaram (Case Western Reserve University, US) to discuss the findings from the TRANSFORM-AF Study, which aimed to determine whether GLP-1 RAs could reduce the burden of AF in patients with both AF and…
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