Cardiac events and procedures following COVID-19 compared with other pneumonias: a national register study by Knut Stavem, Peder Langeland Myhre, Kristian Berge, Tarjei Øvrebotten, Birgitte Tholin

“…We defined outcomes using ICD-10 codes for incident myocarditis, acute myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation/flutter, heart failure, ischaemic heart disease, other cardiac disease and total cardiac disease (any heart condition). …”
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Medical treatment of patients before surgical myocardial revascularization by I.V. Shklianka, O.J. Zharinov, O.A. Yepanchintseva, B.M. Todurov

“…The data on the effectiveness of high-dose statins in the postoperative period in reducing the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation are presented. Evidence-based medicine has shown that beta-blockers remain the basic treatment in preventing postoperative cardiac arrhythmias, and in some cases the use of amiodarone can be considered. …”
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Characteristics and Clinical Course of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and ST-segment Elevation with and without Interatrial Block by Francisco de Jesús Valladares Carvajal, Verónica Mercedes Carretero Acosta, Raimundo Carmona Puerta, Aymara Marcia Hernández Cardoso, Ernesto Julio Bernal Valladares

“…Demographic variables were analyzed: age, sex, skin color and between clinics: toxic habits; (smoker, ex-smoker); medical history (myocardial infarction, angina, peripheral arterial disease, arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease; infarct location (anterior, inferior, left bundle branch block); complications: heart failure, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation, atrioventricular conduction disorders, mechanical complication, post infarction angina, arterial embolism) and discharge status (alive or deceased). …”
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Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Intermountain Heart Collaborative Study by Stacey Knight, Winslow Klaskala, Scott C. Woller, Benjamin D. Horne, T. Jared Bunch, Viet T. Le, Roger M. Mills, Joseph B. Muhlestein

“…Placement of a stent increased the likelihood of DAP (bare metal: OR = 54.8, P<0.0001; drug eluting: OR = 59.4, P<0.0001). 923 had atrial fibrillation and 337 had a history of venous thromboembolism; these patients had increased use of AC (29% and 40%, resp.). …”
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Anthracycline-induced arrhythmias in breast cancer therapy: A meta-analysis of single-arm trials. by Tao Ran, Jinyao Chen, Qiurui She, Yi Mu, Min Zhang, Min Mao, Zhong Zuo, Juan Li

“…Subgroup analysis indicated that the incidence of ST-T segment change was 0.19 (0.15, 0.23), the incidence of conduction block was 0.04 (0.02, 0.05), the incidence of premature beats was 0.09 (0.07, 0.11), and the incidence of atrial fibrillation was 0.04 (0.00, 0.12). Additional results are presented in Table 3.…”
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Normal Ranges of Left Atrial Strain and 3D Echocardiographic Volume Measurements in Türkiye by Özden Seçkin Göbüt, Serkan Ünlü, Burcu Cihan Talay

“…Objective: The clinical importance of left atrial (LA) remodeling and function have been shown in various cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure and atrial fibrillation. The LA dimension and volume index are the currently recommended parameters for evaluation of LA. …”
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Development and validation of a five-year cardiovascular risk assessment tool for Asian adults aged 75 years and older by Meng-Chen Hsu, Yu-Hua Fu, Chi-Chuan Wang, Chau-Chung Wu, Fang-Ju Lin

“…Predictors for women included advanced age, smoking, atrial fibrillation, cancer, dementia, osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, use of antihypertensives, and use of oral anticoagulants. …”
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Genetic proxies for clinical traits are associated with increased risk of severe COVID-19 by N. J. M. Chaddock, S. S. R. Crossfield, M. Pujades-Rodriguez, M. M. Iles, A. W. Morgan

“…In univariate analyses, 17 PRS were associated with increased risk of severe COVID-19 and, of these, four remained associated with COVID-19 outcomes following adjustment for sociodemographic/clinical variables: hypertension PRS (OR = 1.1, 95%CI 1.03–1.18), atrial fibrillation PRS (OR = 1.12, 95%CI 1.03–1.22), peripheral vascular disease PRS (OR = 0.9, 95%CI 0.82–0.99), and Alzheimer’s disease PRS (OR = 1.14, 95%CI 1.05–1.25). …”
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Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in High Bleeding Risk Patients by Pierluigi Merella, Giovanni Lorenzoni, Alessandro P. Delitala, Filomena Sechi, Federica Decandia, Graziana Viola, Paola Berne, Gianluca Deiana, Patrizio Mazzone, Gavino Casu

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the outcomes of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) in high bleeding risk patients suffering atrial fibrillation (AF) and to analyze the different antithrombotic therapies following the intervention. …”
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Thyroid Storm with Multiorgan Failure Treated with Plasmapheresis by Ann Miller, Kristi D. Silver

“…He developed shock complicated by atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate which was treated with amiodarone. …”
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Association of direct oral anticoagulant-proton pump inhibitor cotherapy with adverse outcomes: protocol for a population-based cohort study by Lehana Thabane, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Michael Paterson, Laura Targownik, Mei Wang, Anne Holbrook, Deborah Siegal

“…Our objective is to explore the risk of clinically relevant events, including bleeding, thromboembolic events and death, in patients prescribed DOACs while taking PPIs versus no PPI.Methods and analysis The protocol describes a retrospective cohort study of all Ontario residents aged 66 years or older with atrial fibrillation and at least one pharmacy dispensation for a DOAC identified using linked administrative healthcare databases covering 2009–2020. …”
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Understanding the Relationship Between Cerebrovascular Disease and the Gut Microbiome by William Roth, Elaine Lo, Orlando De Leon, Sajid Suriya, Farima Fakhri, James R. Brorson, Sean Polster, Tareq Kass‐Hout, Shyam Prabhakaran, James E. Siegler

“…Moreover, the metabolism of certain substrates found in animal products (notably l‐carnitine and choline) and of refined sugars by these microorganisms leads to buildup of circulating metabolites with known links to atherogenesis, platelet activation, atrial fibrillation, and other adverse vascular outcomes. …”
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Endovascular Embolization of Spontaneous Iliopsoas Hematoma: First Experience with Squidperi by Pierluca Torcia, Silvia Squarza, Umberto G. Rossi, Paolo Rigamonti, Lorenzo Carlo Pescatori, Giovanni Damiani, Maurizio Cariati

“…A 79-year-old man, suffering from atrial fibrillation and on anticoagulation therapy, was admitted at the emergency department of our institution because of a worsening respiratory insufficiency. …”
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Clinical characteristics and treatment modalities in uremic and non uremic calciphylaxis - a dermatological single-center experience by Sabine Yousuf, Dorothee Busch, Regina Renner, Stefan Schliep, Cornelia Erfurt-Berge

“…Significant differences were identified in comorbidities, such as atrial fibrillation (p < 0.001) and hyperparathyroidism (p < 0.01) accounting for CUA patients. …”
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Biophysics and electrophysiology of pulsed field ablation in normal and infarcted porcine cardiac ventricular tissue by Damijan Miklavčič, Atul Verma, Philippa R. P. Krahn, Jernej Štublar, Bor Kos, Terenz Escartin, Peter Lombergar, Nicolas Coulombe, Maria Terricabras, Tomaž Jarm, Matej Kranjc, Jennifer Barry, Lars Mattison, Nicole Kirchhof, Daniel C. Sigg, Mark Stewart, Graham Wright

“…Abstract Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) is a new ablation method being rapidly adopted for treatment of atrial fibrillation, which shows advantages in safety and efficiency over radiofrequency and cryo-ablation. …”
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Initial Experience Using the Radiofrequency Needle Visualization on the Electroanatomical Mapping System for Transseptal Puncture by Silvia Guarguagli, Ilaria Cazzoli, Aleksander Kempny, Michael A. Gatzoulis, Sabine Ernst

“…The procedures included atrial fibrillation (n = 33), atrial tachycardia (n = 8), and ventricular tachycardia (n = 1) ablations. …”
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Popliteal artery aneurysm is a cause that should not be forgotten in acute limb ischemia by Deniz Sarp Beyazpinar, Mehmet Emir Erol

“…Cases of ALI attributable to atrial fibrillation and trauma were excluded from the study. …”
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Clinical Traits of SARS-CoV-2 Infection by O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. L. Dzhakhaya, N. D. Potskherashvili, K. B. Puzakov, O. Yu. Кiseleva, N. I. Kokina, E. R. Buklis, T. V. Roshchina, I. I. Коmkova

“…The risk of critical SARS-CoV-2 infection increases with elder age (p ≤ 0.001), associates with the male gender and presence of concomitant diseases, such as obesity (p &lt; 0.01), diabetes mellitus (p &lt; 0.001), hypertension (p ≤ 0.001), CHD (p ≤ 0.001) and atrial fibrillation (p &lt;0.05).Conclusion. The risk of severe and adverse coronavirus infection is significantly higher in elder comorbid patients.…”
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The evaluation of the predictors of left ventricular systolic function improvement in patients with severe aortic stenosis after aortic valve replacement by N.V. Ponych, O.J. Zharinov, O.A. Yepanchintseva, B.M. Todurov

“…The smaller increase in LVEF was associated with greater rate of atrial fibrillation (p = 0.028) and aortic regurgitation I degree (p = 0.012). …”
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Efficacy and safety of anti-thrombotic therapy after surgical mitral valve repair: a scoping review by Jian Ye, Jenny Chen, Hazal Ece Babadagli, Ricky Turgeon, Erica HZ Wang

“…Substantial methodological and clinical heterogeneity, high risk of bias and insufficient mitigation of confounders, such as concomitant atrial fibrillation, were prevalent across studies.Conclusion Based on this scoping review, existing literature on anti-thrombotic therapy after MVr is inconclusive due to design limitations. …”
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