Search results for "Atrial Fibrillation"
Reduced kidney function, albuminuria strongly associated with Afib
Patients with kidney damage—manifested as microalbuminuria or macroalbuminuria—or decreased kidney function had a higher atrial fibrillation (AF) risk, researchers concluded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/15/4.htm
15 Jun 2011
Guidance released on use of new oral anticoagulants in nonvalvular afib
The European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) published guidance last week on using new oral anticoagulants in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/08/4.htm
8 May 2013
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes articles on ransomware attacks at hospitals, aspirin overuse in afib, communication skills training, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/lfe.htm
15 Oct 2016
New afib guideline recommends a more comprehensive stroke risk calculator and includes novel anticoagulants as treatment options
A new guideline for managing nonvalvular atrial fibrillation recommends using the CHA2DS2-VASc stroke risk calculator, and adds 3 new anticoagulants as treatment options.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/02/3.htm
2 Apr 2014
November 15, 2023
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/15/
Rivaroxaban has similar safety, efficacy versus warfarin in older and younger nonvalvular afib patients
Rivaroxaban appears to have similar safety and efficacy compared with warfarin in both older and younger patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, although stroke and major bleeding rates were higher in the elderly group, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/11/4.htm
11 Jun 2014
Afib associated with cognitive impairment, dementia regardless of stroke history
Atrial fibrillation (AF) was associated with a higher risk for cognitive impairment and dementia, with or without a history of clinical stroke, a meta-analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/06/4.htm
6 Mar 2013
Additional heart rhythm monitoring may help detect afib after cryptogenic stroke
Additional heart rhythm monitoring after cryptogenic stroke helped detect atrial fibrillation in 2 new studies published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/02/4.htm
2 Jul 2014
Women were less likely to receive thrombolysis and had longer door-to-needle time, study finds
Overall, 77.8% of women in the studied stroke registry, which included hospitals in Florida and Puerto Rico, received what the researchers defined as defect-free care, compared with 78.5% of men.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/31/1.htm
31 Aug 2016
Dabigatran appears at least as safe as warfarin in everyday practice, analysis finds
Dabigatran was at least as safe and efficacious as warfarin in an “everyday clinical practice” population of atrial fibrillation patients, a Danish study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/27/2.htm
27 Mar 2013