Arrhythmia & EP News

• Novel Blood Thinner Shows Promise in Atrial Fibrillation A recent study reveals that asundexian may reduce the risk for stroke and bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation and limited prior anticoagulant exposure.
  Medscape Medical News, April 10, 2025
• ACC 2025 Rivaroxaban Comparable to Warfarin for LV Thrombus Post-MI The direct oral anticoagulant is an effective alternative to warfarin that offers predictable dosing without the need for routine monitoring in patients with STEMI, the RIVAWAR trial shows.
  Medscape Medical News, April 10, 2025
• ACC 2025 So Far, TAVI Device for Aortic Regurgitation Is Effective A device in clinical development appears to be far safer and more effective than the TAVI devices currently being used off-label for the treatment of aortic regurgitation.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2025
• Survival After Sudden Cardiac Arrest Rises in Young Athletes Among young competitive athletes in the United States, survival after sudden cardiac arrest has improved over time, but racial disparities persist and warrant emergency preparedness.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2025
• Benznidazole Provides Long-Term Efficacy in Chagas Disease Benznidazole shows better efficacy than posaconazole in patients with chronic Chagas disease, a long-term follow-up study shows.
  Medscape News UK, April 07, 2025
• Midlife Atrial Fibrillation Linked to Dementia Risk Atrial fibrillation diagnosed before age 70 years was associated with a 21% increased risk for dementia and a 36% increased risk for early-onset dementia in a large population-based study.
  Medscape Medical News, April 03, 2025
• Antidepressants Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Use of antidepressants for 6 or more years is linked to an increased risk for sudden cardiac death, but it’s unclear if the risk is due to the antidepressants or other factors.
  Medscape Medical News, April 02, 2025
• Obesity ‘Strongly’ Linked to 16 Cardiometabolic Diseases The prevalence of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, chronic kidney disease, and obstructive sleep apnea, among others, increases with increasing BMI.
  Medscape Medical News, April 02, 2025
• Same-Day TJA Found Safe for Patients With History of AF ‘Very reassuring’ data for outpatient procedures, according to a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, March 31, 2025
• US FDA Declines to Approve Milestone's Heart Rhythm Nasal Spray; Shares Halve Milestone Pharmaceuticals said on Friday the U.S. health regulator had declined to approve its nasal spray to treat a type of heart condition and had called for an...
  Reuters Health Information, March 28, 2025
• Paramedic ECG Training Lacks Consistency, Report Finds A report by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body highlighted significant variation in how UK paramedic students are taught 12-lead ECG skills.
  Medscape News UK, March 27, 2025
• Aggressive Ablation Better Than Regular for AF Aggressive ablation shows better clinical outcomes than regular ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.
  Medscape Medical News, March 18, 2025
• Come Fly With Me: Hidden CVD Risks in Airline Pilots? Despite having cardiovascular risk factors, asymptomatic aircraft pilots referred for medical screenings demonstrate favorable long-term outcomes and a low risk for major cardiac events.
  Medscape Medical News, March 14, 2025
• How Differences in Afib Guidelines Influence Care US and European guidelines for atrial fibrillation differ in subtle but important ways that are swaying treatment decisions.
  Medscape Medical News, March 13, 2025
• Elevated BNP After AF Ablation Signals Future Risks Integrating pre- and postablation BNP levels in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation may facilitate risk stratification for major adverse cardiovascular events and arrhythmic recurrence.
  Medscape Medical News, March 11, 2025
• High-Intensity Exercise Safe in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Supervised high-intensity exercise programmes are feasible and safe in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and may improve fitness and well-being without increasing the risk for arrhythmias.
  Medscape News UK, March 11, 2025
• NT-proBNP May Predict Atrial Fibrillation Risk Early Incorporating NT-proBNP, a biomarker for heart failure, into traditional risk prediction models for atrial fibrillation may enhance early detection in individuals at risk for the condition, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
  Medscape Medical News, March 07, 2025
• Resuscitative Thoracotomy Feasible for Out-of-Hospital TCA Prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy is a feasible option for traumatic cardiac arrest, especially when performed within minutes of the arrest and when the arrest is caused by tamponade.
  Medscape News UK, March 04, 2025
• What Cardiologists Want PCPs to Know About Referrals Tips for primary care physicians when it comes to deciding whether — and when — to refer a patient to a cardiologist.
  Medscape Medical News, February 26, 2025
• Transseptal Approach Shields Brain During Ablation For patients undergoing left ventricular catheter ablation, the occurrence of acute brain lesions is lower with a transseptal puncture than with a retrograde aortic approach.
  Medscape Medical News, February 25, 2025