If you have time to read the entire new HRS/PACES statement on antiarrhythmic drugs, go for it.
https://t.co/LslxUttOhq
If you don’t—and just want the meat of it—I asked ASTRA-6 to summarized the highest-yield, practice-changing points below.
And if you haven’t started using AI to keep up with the nonstop explosion of medical knowledge, try it today.
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Presented at #ESCCongress:
In patients with atrial fibrillation and intermediate stroke risk, direct oral anticoagulation led to a lower risk of stroke, systemic embolism, major bleeding, or death from cardiovascular causes than no anticoagulation. Full SINGLE-AF trial results: https://t.co/rISG8pcl17
Editorial: Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation with a Single Risk Factor for Stroke https://t.co/GvgayePOoC
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@drjohnm A somewhat similar trial was published in NEJM last year - EPIC CAD - investigating edoxaban +/- asa in afib+chronic Cad patients - > similar results
Even though we conducted it, this is not the study that will settle the question once and for all. However, I find this result increasingly plausible and compelling: if you plan a short DAPT after PCI and wish to de-escalate, stop aspirin, not the P2Y12 inhibitor.
https://t.co/CwohXQPOAC
1/ The top 10 in #CardioOncology (2024) are here!
A landmark year with insights across prevention, screening, pathophysiology & prognosis. Let’s break down the essentials.
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) remains a common genetic heart disease in populations throughout the world.
The 2024 Guideline for the Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy was published today in @CircAHA.
✍🏼 @SteveOmmen
📷 Recommended Evaluation & Testing for HCM
Takeaways from #ACC2024. Late breaking trials - take home points @ACCinTouch
1. RELIEVE-HF Trial: In patients with HFrEF and HFpEF, Interatrial Shunt did not show any significant difference in the primary effectiveness endpoint, a composite of all-cause mortality, LVAD/heart transplantation, HF hospitalizations, outpatient worsening HF events.