Arrhythmias & EP
From the Journals
Post–COVID-19 cardiac involvement in college athletes much rarer than thought
A prospective registry with more than 3,000 COVID-19–positive athletes shows incidence of cardiac involvement of less than 1% with no adverse...
Guidelines
AHA statement on obesity emphasizes abdominal fat, AFib
Updated guidance on obesity and cardiovascular disease focuses on abdominal adiposity as a cardiovascular risk factor.
News
Medtronic recall of almost 240,000 ICDs is class I, FDA says
The recall applies to implantable defibrillators, with and without resynchronization pacing, that are at apparent risk for premature and possibly...
From the Journals
Remote cardio visits expand access for underserved during COVID
In a cross-sectional study of more than 170,000 ambulatory cardiology visits, patients using remote visits were more likely to be Asian, Black, or...
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Dose-related AFib risk with omega-3 fatty acids?
The VITAL-RHYTHM study, showing no significant effect of low-dose omega-3 fatty acids or vitamin D on AFib risk, has been published. A look at...
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Obesity: A ‘double hit’ in pregnant women with heart disease
Maternal obesity may prove to be the Achilles’ heel of sustainable national efforts to reduce maternal mortality and improve health equity,...
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Thirteen percent of patients with type 2 diabetes have major ECG abnormalities
ECGs from more than 8,000 Dutch patients with type 2 diabetes, most without known cardiovascular disease, show that major abnormalities are not...
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New-onset arrhythmias low in COVID-19 and flu
Overall, incidence of AF/AFL and new onset AF/AFL was similar in COVID-19 vs. influenza. Mortality in those with arrhythmias also increased to a...
News
Home devices screen for atrial fibrillation
How accurate are they at making a diagnosis?
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Cardiac activity not uncommon after lifesaving measures stop
ECG and blood pressure monitoring identified resumption of cardiac activity in 14% of patients, all occurring in the 5 minutes after pulselessness...
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Newer iPhones disable implanted defibrillators
Some newer smartphones are equipped with magnets sufficiently powerful to disable an implanted cardiac defibrillator.