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What updates do ECAS recommend for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation?In this short interview, Prof Riccardo Cappato (IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, IT) and Prof Rui Providência (St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK) discuss new guidelines released by ECAS on catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). Prof Cappato and Prof Providência explain the need for an updated and…
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2 years ago
Dr Else Sandset (Oslo University Hospital, NO) is joined by Prof Jesse Dawson (University of Glasgow, GB), Dr Urs Fischer (University Hospital Basel, CH) and Dr Masatoshi Koga (National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, JP) to discuss the findings from their recent paper on "Early versus Later Anticoagulation for Stroke with Atrial Fibrillation" published in the New England Journal of Medicine…
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1 year ago
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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1 year ago
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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1 year ago
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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1 year ago
A new policy statement released by HRS underscores the importance of continual training and education for electrophysiologists performing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF).In this short interview, Dr Kenneth Ellenbogen (VCU School of Medicine, US) discusses the key recommendations within this policy statement to ensure a strong electrophysiology base and skillset to achieve the best…
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2 years ago
This video series page covers content associated with Atrial Fibrillation.AFib is associated with a 5x greater risk of stroke, however with effective treatment, the risk of stroke can be reduced.¹ The lifetime risk for AFib is 1 in 3 individuals² and it often occurs with hypertension. Early detection is key, to allow for prompt and satisfactory disease management to not only control symptoms but…
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9 months ago
AF and Mortality in MI Patients
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ESC Congress 2024 — Chair, Prof Isabelle C Van Gelder (University of Groningen, NL) joins us to discuss key highlights from the ESC Atrial Fibrillation 2024 guidelines.The new guidelines centre on shared and equal care, patient empowerment, comorbidities and risk factor management, and evidence-based management and re-evaluation. The new AF-CARE pathway integrates comorbidity management,…
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