According to AMA Council on Medical Education, there were 50,993 practicing physicians aged 65 years or above in 1975; in 2013, the number had increased to 241,642 physicians.
Investigators analyzed the relationship among low heart rate at 24hECG, premature atrial contractions, and incident atrial fibrillation in a prospective population-based cohort.
The CHA2DS2VASc score is a sensitive tool for predicting new-onset atrial fibrillation and adverse outcomes in individuals with and without atrial fibrillation.
Treatment with direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) at discharge following acute ischemic stroke among patients with atrial fibrillation is an effective and safe treatment option, with a superior risk-benefit ratio compared with warfarin.
A new clinical statement on the emergency management of patients with ventricular assist devices was released by a consensus written by members of the Heart Failure Society of America, the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.
The FDA has accepted for review the resubmitted New Drug Application (NDA) for Brinavess (vernakalant hydrochloride; Correvio Pharma) as a treatment for the rapid conversion of adult patients with recent onset atrial fibrillation.
