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Do doctors give up on you when you get your bus pass? Evidence grows that many ...
Tue, Jul 20th 2010
Daily Mail
'Often atrial fibrillation - a condition when the heart beats irregularly - begins intermittently,' he says. 'So if you have an attack and see your doctor, ...
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Boca Raton Community Hospital Doctor Lead Author on Important New Statin Study
Tue, Jul 20th 2010
PR Newswire (press release)
The incidence of new atrial fibrillation (abnormal heart beat) was compared between those prescribed statins within a month of leaving the hospital and ...
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NICE publish Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) for Dronedarone
Tue, Jul 20th 2010
NICE publish Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) for Dronedarone approving it for use as a treatment option of non-permanent AF.
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Andy was told his heart flutters were caused by too much coffee...
Tue, Jul 20th 2010
Daily Mail
It was only last year that he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation; caused by faulty electrical messages in the heart causing the upper chambers to beat . . .
CTA Can Detect CAD in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Tue, Jul 20th 2010
TCTMD
By Alison Palkhivala Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) can detect coronary artery disease (CAD) in selected patients with atrial fibrillation (A-fib), ...
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Sanofi's Multaq gets boost from UK, France
Tue, Jul 20th 2010
FiercePharma
Sanofi-Aventis is two steps closer to getting its atrial fibrillation drug Multaq onto formularies in Europe. The UK's National Institute for Health and ...
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Enrollment Underway in CLARITY-AF Study to Compare Efficacy, Safety and ...
Tue, Jul 20th 2010
PR Newswire (press release)
"The CLARITY-AF trial is the first multi-center randomized trial comparing atrial fibrillation ablation devices. This trial will compare the Medtronic ...
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Role of stroke risk factors identified in Irish-led study
Mon, Jun 28th 2010
Irish Times
“One striking finding was the regional variation in atrial fibrillation, irregular heart rhythm, which was four times more common in western countries . . .
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Knowledge of stroke risk factors among primary care patients with previous ...
Mon, Jun 28th 2010
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Results: Hypertension, hyperlipidemia and smoking were identified as risk factors by nearly 90% of patients, and atrial fibrillation and diabetes by less ...
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Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Choices Vary Widely Across European Hospitals
Mon, Jun 28th 2010
PR Newswire (press release)
The new audit entitled Hospital Atrial Fibrillation Market Guide is a comprehensive source for treatment information of atrial fibrillation in the European ...
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Atrial Fibrillation: Achieving Control
Mon, Jun 28th 2010
The AFFIRM trial revealed that a strategy of rhythm control with conventional antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) conferred no outcomes advantage over rate control in atrial fibrillation (AF). Despite these results, the decision to select either or both strategies remains difficult. Recent data from clinical trials show that agents with both rhythm- and rate-control properties are effective at maintaining sinus rhythm, avoiding cardiac and extracardiac side effects often linked with traditional AADs, and improving clinical outcomes, cardiovascular events, and hospitalizations.
In an effort to help physicians apply the latest strategies in AF to patient care, Dr. Camm discusses the pros and cons of selecting rate- and/or rhythm-control strategies for patients with AF; Dr. Naccarelli discusses the rationale for aggressive or lenient rhythm control in AF and appropriate candidate selection; Dr. Hohnloser discusses the prognostic significance of hospitalization in AF and the need to evaluate rate- and rhythm-control strategies to reduce their occurrence; and Dr. Waldo reviews the latest clinical trial results in the management of AF and discusses how these data may impact future treatment guidelines.
AtriCure Gets FDA OK for its AtriClip Device
Mon, Jun 28th 2010
Medgadget.com
. . . with other open-heart cardiac procedures, the device can help reduce blood clots that could lead to strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). ...
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Medtronic says study shows faster catheter work
Mon, Jun 28th 2010
The Associated Press
Atrial fibrillation causes the upper chambers of the heart to contract irregularly, potentially triggering a stroke. Pulmonary vein isolation stops the ...
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AtriCure gets approval for AtriClip heart system
Mon, Jun 28th 2010
BusinessWeek
Medical device maker AtriCure Inc. said regulators cleared its AtriClip system, which is designed for use in surgery treating atrial fibrillation . . .
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