To evaluate the association, the study authors utilized healthcare databases from Ontario, Canada to identify adults 66 years of age and older with no history of AF who filled at least 1 prescription for levothyroxine.
Retrograde coronary venous ethanol ablation may prevent the recurrence of arrhythmias in the long-term in patients with ventricular arrhythmias refractory to drugs and radiofrequency ablation.
Elevated cardiac troponin I levels had prognostic value for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias only when the condition was associated with a history of coronary artery disease.
Early initiation of rhythm control therapy was found to reduce cardiovascular outcomes in patients with early atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular conditions.
More research is needed to assess whether the relationship observed between arterial stiffness and symptom burden in atrial fibrillation is specific to this condition.
