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Cold drink- or food-induced atrial fibrillation/flutter, termed “cold drink heart,” is understudied and underrecognized, but ...
Background Anticoagulation therapy reduces stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but it is often underused in older populations due to concerns about bleeding. This study aimed to ...
Atrial flutter with 2:1 conduction is a frequently overlooked arrhythmia, often misinterpreted as sinus tachycardia due to its characteristic heart rate of approximately 150 bpm. This article ...
Analysis of T waves in the ECG is an essential clinical tool for diagnosis, monitoring, and follow-up of patients with heart dysfunction. During atrial flutter, this analysis has been so far limited ...
DENVER -- After briefly leaving in the first quarter of Sunday's win against the Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters that he has atrial flutter, a type of ...
Recurrent atrial tachyarrhythmia occurred in 87 patients in the ablation group (56.5%) and in 115 in the antiarrhythmic drug group (77.2%) (hazard ratio, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.38 to 0.67).
Role of Coexisting ECG Anomalies in the Accuracy of Smartwatch ECG Detection of Atrial Fibrillation. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.08.222 ...
The study cohort included adult patients admitted for electrical cardioversion for AF or atrial flutter (AFL) from February 2020 to March 2021. Standard 12-lead ECGs were recorded in the supine ...
Mont L, Elosua R, Brugada J. Endurance sport practice as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. Europace. (2009) 11:11–7. doi: 10.1093/europace/eun289 ...
A new software algorithm compatible with a wide range of smartwatches and wearable fitness trackers showed a positive predictive value of 98% for AF detection in the Fitbit Heart Study.