Age, reduced renal function, immunocompromised status, prior procedures, and procedure type were found to represent independent predictors of risk of developing a cardiac implantable electronic device infection.
Researchers investigated and compared the rates, risks, and risk factors for atrial fibrillation among Medicaid recipients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and age- and sex-matched Medicaid recipients without SLE.
Obesity may cause a differential response to antiarrhythmic drugs used to suppress atrial fibrillation.
Studies show increased rate of all types of dementia in patients with AF, with new data finding treatment of AF lowers risk for cognitive dysfunction.
Further studies are required to establish the predictive value of fragmented QRS detail characteristics for ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Surface electrocardiography criteria can be used to discriminate post-septal right ventricular pacing cardiac memory from myocardial ischemia with high sensitivity and specificity.
Advanced interatrial block is a favorable parameter to estimate the presence of low voltage area and it may provide useful information for the treatment strategy for atrial fibrillation and the prediction of the outcome after ablation.
Patients with monitoring device like pacemaker had a significantly increased risk of being diagnosed with AF in comparison to general population with no difference in incidence of AF when 2 different monitoring devices were compared.
Patients with new-onset vs patients without or with preexisting atrial fibrillation who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement were found to have a higher risk for all-cause mortality.
Higher rates of depression, anxiety, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have been linked to congenital heart disease; however, data thus far have been limited for younger patients with cardiac arrhythmia.
