Assessing the impact of combined nutritional and physical activity interventions for patients with atrial fibrillation who are overweight: a systematic review protocol.

INTRODUCTION: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with reduced quality of life and increased healthcare utilisation. AF is increasingly recognise...

Postoperative arrhythmias and long-term cardiac function in pediatric congenital heart disease after cardiopulmonary bypass: a single-center retrospective cohort study.

Postoperative arrhythmias are common in pediatric patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB); however, their impact on long-term cardiac function remains unclear. To investigate the association ...

Clinical Utility of the TRENDS Remote Monitoring Function Integrated into a Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator.

BACKGROUND: Wearable cardioverter-defibrillators (WCDs) are equipped with the TRENDS remote-monitoring system, enabling continuous assessment of arrhythmias, physiological parameters, and patient-repo...

Systemic Molecular Alterations of TP53, SIRT-1, and miR-34a Expression in Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Exploratory Biomarker Study.

p53, miR-34a, and SIRT-1 are involved in cellular stress responses, senescence, and inflammation-processes central to the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (AF). In this study, circulating TP53 a...

Rethinking rate-related myocardial injury in sepsis: atrial fibrillation, heart rate, cardiac troponin T and long-term mortality.

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF), elevated heart rate and elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) are common in sepsis, but their independent and combined prognostic significance re...

Association of ischaemic stroke/TIA with subsequent oral anticoagulant adherence in patients with atrial fibrillation: a scoping review.

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the association and potential causal relationship between ischaemic stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and oral anticoagulant (OAC) adherence using Bra...

Acupuncture for cardiac arrhythmias: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Arrhythmia is common, and some patients respond poorly or experience adverse reactions to standard cardioversion therapies, highlighting the need for safer adjunctive options. Although acu...

Association between the advanced lung cancer inflammation index and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with atrial fibrillation.

Evidence indicates that the advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) is a prognostic tool for patient outcomes across various diseases. Nevertheless, its application in atrial fibrillation (AF) p...

Prevalence and risk factors of potentially inappropriate medications at discharge in older adults with heart failure: A retrospective observational pharmacovigilance study.

Older adults with heart failure (HF) are at high risk of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) during hospital discharge, yet real-world data from Asian populations remain limited. This study a...

Single-Lead ECG Arrhythmia Classification Based on Peak-Enhanced Attention Network and Quality-Aware GAN Data Augmentation Framework.

Single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is widely used in wearable devices for atrial fibrillation (AF) screening. Nevertheless, subtle pathological characteristics like P-waves and f-waves in practical s...

Rare Truncating HAND2 Variants Predispose to Atrial Fibrillation.

Background/Objectives: As the most prevalent supraventricular arrhythmia, affecting around 1% of people worldwide, atrial fibrillation (AF) is implicated with a multitude of detrimental clinical seque...

Atrial natriuretic peptide can be biomarker for predicting atrial fibrillation in embolic stroke of undetermined source.

PURPOSE: Atrial fibrillation (AF) drives cardioembolic stroke, yet paroxysmal AF (PAF) often escapes detection in embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS). We evaluated whether atrial natriuretic ...

Effects of Left Bundle Branch Pacing and Right Ventricular Pacing on Blood Pressure and Cardiac Function in Patients With Bradyarrhythmia Complicated With Hypertension.

AIMS/BACKGROUND: Individuals affected with bradyarrhythmia and hypertension exhibit distinct clinical manifestations. Arrhythmia is commonly managed with an artificial cardiac pacemaker. This study ai...

The Clinical Role of Electrocardiographic Morphology of Premature Ventricular Contractions for Prognostic Outcomes in Children.

Background and Objectives: Premature ventricular contractions are among the most common arrhythmias encountered in clinical practice. However, this disorder can be associated with arrhythmia-induced c...

Long-term survival in patients with premature ventricular complexes and no structural heart disease.

BACKGROUND: Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are common and can cause concerns in both patients and their caregivers. In patients with structural heart disease, PVCs are associated with worse cl...

Osteopontin in Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Remodeling.

Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent sustained cardiac arrhythmia, characterized by limited therapeutic options because of incompletely understood mechanisms of its development. The key underlyin...

Genetic Investigation of Corrected QT Interval Sensitivity to Oral Bepridil Hydrochloride Hydrate in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.

BACKGROUND: Bepridil is an antiarrhythmic drug used to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; however, its use is limited by corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation and the risk of ventricular arrhyth...

Comprehensive Prestroke Risk Factor Control and Functional Outcomes After Acute Ischemic Stroke.

BACKGROUND: Whether comprehensive prestroke risk factor (RF) management-defined by the extent to which existing major RFs meet prespecified treatment and biomarker criteria-is associated with 3-month ...

Menopausal Age, Number of Live Births, and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: The Cardiovascular Health Study.

BACKGROUND: Female reproductive factors including menopausal age and number of live births have been associated with cardiovascular disease risk, but their role in atrial fibrillation (AF) is underexp...

Left Atrial Appendage Electrical Isolation Reduces Residual Patency After Device Closure in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.

BACKGROUND: Left atrial appendage (LAA) patency after catheter ablation and LAA closure (LAAC) is a key determinant of postprocedure stroke. The effect of LAA electrical isolation (LAAEI) on LAA paten...