Arrhythmias & EP
Conference Coverage
Anticoagulant edoxaban comparable with warfarin in atrial fib
Major finding: The annualized rate of stroke or embolic events was 1.50% with warfarin vs.
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Atrial fib linked to incident myocardial infarction
Major finding: The age-adjusted incidence of MI was 12 per 1,000 in participants who had AF, compared with 6 per 1,000 in participants who didn’t...
Heart of the Matter
On heart failure and beta-blocker dosages
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Advisers support FDA approval of wireless HF monitoring device
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FDA panel narrowly backs expanding CRT devices’ indications
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Medicare to pay more for warfarin-reversal treatment
Conference Coverage
CHA2DS2-VASc score performs best in assessing atrial fibrillation stroke risk
Major finding: During 5 years of prospective follow-up of patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, 145 patients who had a stroke, transient...
Conference Coverage
RE-ALIGN reaction: Nix novel anticoagulants in mechanical valve patients
Major finding: Patients with a mechanical heart valve had significantly higher rates of both major bleeding (4% vs. 2%) and stroke (5% vs.
Conference Coverage
CRT appears deadly in short-QRS patients
Major finding: Cardiovascular death occurred in 9% of patients on active cardiac resynchronization therapy and in 4% of control patients.Data...
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Undetected silent AF is present in 3% of 75-year-olds
Major finding: Five percent of 75- and 76-year-olds in Sweden have untreated atrial fibrillation.