Early rhythm control for atrial fibrillation reduces the risk of adverse cardiovascular events
1. Early rhythm control for atrial fibrillation (AF) was associated with a significantly reduced risk of an adverse cardiovascular event. ...
Tag: Cardiac Arrhythmias
Screening for asymptomatic atrial fibrillation does not reduce risk of stroke despite higher detection rates
1. There was a nonsignificant reduction (p=0.11) in the incidence of stroke or systemic arterial embolism in the ILR group ...
Systematic screening for atrial fibrillation may reduce morbidity and mortality in older patients
1. There were significantly fewer events in the intervention group (5.45 per 100 years) compared to control (5.68 per 100 ...
Off-site central monitoring of cardiac telemetry effective for non-critical patients
1. In this descriptive account of a standardized, off-site central monitoring unit, the number of orders for inpatient cardiac telemetry ...
Patient Basics: Cardiac Arrhythmias
Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? A cardiac arrhythmia is any abnormal heart rate or rhythm. In normal ...