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Filter by:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinical arrhythmia and the prevalence increases with age. AF increases the risk of ischaemic stroke fivefold and accounts for almost one-third of all strokes. As AF is often asymptomatic there are many undetected cases. It is important to find patients with AF and additional risk factors for stroke in order to initiate oral anticoagulation treatment, which can reduce the risk of an ischaemic stroke by 60-70%. Screening is recommended in European guidelines, however the most suitable population and the most suitable device for AF detection remain to be defined. The main objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that AF screening with 14-days continuous ECG monitoring in high-risk individuals identified with a risk prediction model is more effective than routine care in identifying patients with undetected AF. Effectively detecting AF among patients with risk factors for ischaemic stroke has the potential to decrease mortality and morbidity, stroke burden and costs for the society as a whole.
The purpose of this study is to look at how many patients with AF had strokes, major bleeding and death in both people who had and had not taken any oral anticoagulant. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots in the heart. This increases the risk of stroke. Anticoagulants are medicines, also called blood thinners, which help prevent blood clots from forming or getting bigger. This study includes patient's data from the database who: - Had at least one hospital stay with AF - Are new users of OACs for AF treatment - Are 18 years and older when they were confirmed to have AF All the patient's data included in this study would have either received the OAC therapy or not. This study aims to look at any events of strokes, major bleeding and death. The data of patients will be collected from the French national health insurance claims database (SNDS). The planned study period is thought to be from 1st January 2016 till 31st December 2020
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major public health issue: it is increasingly common, incurs substantial healthcare expenditure, and is associated with a range of adverse outcomes. There is rationale for the early diagnosis of AF, before the first complication occurs. Previous AF screening research is limited by low yields of new cases and strokes prevented in the screened populations. For AF screening to be clinically and cost-effective, the efficiency of identification of newly diagnosed AF needs to be improved and the intervention offered may have to extend beyond oral anticoagulation for stroke prophylaxis. Previous prediction models for incident AF have been limited by their data sources and methodologies. An accurate model that utilises existing routinely-collected data is needed to inform clinicians of patient-level risk of AF, inform national screening policy and highlight opportunities to improve patient outcomes from AF screening beyond that of only stroke prevention. The investigators will use routinely-collected hospital-linked primary care data to develop and validate a model for prediction of incident AF within a short prediction horizon, incorporating both a machine learning and traditional regression method. They will also investigate how atrial fibrillation risk is associated with other diseases and death. Using only clinical factors readily accessible in the community, the investigators will provide a method for the identification of individuals in the community who are at risk of AF, thus accelerating research assessing whether atrial fibrillation screening is clinically effective when targeted to high-risk individuals.
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) represents the most frequent cardiac arrhythmia whose prevalence appears to be increasing in the general population. Furthermore, this arrhythmia determines an increased risk of neurological complications (stroke) and, consequently, of mortality and morbidity. Currently, the first choice for the treatment of AFib is represented by the use of antiarrhythmic drugs. In patients who do not respond to pharmacological treatment, the ESC 2016 European guidelines recommend the execution of transcatheter ablation (Class I, level of evidence A). However, minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation surgery (PVI) is recommended for subjects who are not even responsive to transcatheter ablation (Class IIa, Level of Evidence B). Previous studies have demonstrated good short-term results of thoracoscopic AFib ablation using PVI, with a 1-year freedom from atrial fibrillation recurrence without antiarrhythmic drugs of approximately 64-73%. However, only a few authors have described the medium-long term follow-up outcomes. The aim of this study is to report the long-term follow-up data of ablation of isolated, predominantly paroxysmal atrial fibrillation performed by isolation of the pulmonary veins by radiofrequency in bilateral thoracoscopy.
This is an open label, multi-center, randomized parallel control clinical trial, to examining thethe clinical outcomes of AF ablation on HFrEF patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.
Background: Real world clinical evidence using pulsed field ablation (PFA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is still scarce. In particular, data on longer term outcome from multi-center experience is missing. Aim: To describe real-world adaption, work-flow data as well as procedural and follow-up outcomes after PFA guided AF ablation in early European users. Methods: A multi-center registry, European real-world outcomes with Pulsed Field Ablation in Patients with Symptomatic AF - EU-PORIA - was designed. All-comer data of patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) who underwent catheter ablation using PFA will be collected from 7 European high-volume centers who were involved in the early market release of the FARAPULSE technology. Data includes patient demographics, procedural metrics on safety and efficacy as well as follow-up outcome data. Learning curve characteristics and comparison on different workflows will be assessed.
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the efficacy of self-pulse monitoring in detecting atrial fibrillation (AF) in adult patients at increased risk of stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Is self-screening an effective modality for diagnosis of AF? - Are there clinical differences and outcomes for patients who self-screen? Eligible participants will be randomized to either the intervention group or control group. The control group will continue with usual standard of care. Participants randomized to the intervention group will be asked to: - View an online educational video to teach them the appropriate way to manually check their pulse for irregularities. - Manually check their pulse for 30 seconds twice daily for 14 days. - Patients who screen positive for irregularities will be sent a 14-day wearable cardiac monitor to assess for underlying arrhythmias. Researchers will compare the intervention group to the control group to see if there are clinical differences and outcomes.
This study aims to investigate the lesion characteristics after pulmonary vein isolation using pulsed-field ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation and a common of the left pulmonary veins. The main question it aims to answer is: In which percentage of the patients will pulsed field ablation result in successful isolation of the left common ostium? Nineteen patients will be prospectively included in OLVG. All patients will be treated with pulsed-field ablation (routine care). After the ablation procedure, an electro-anatomical map will be created using the ablation catheter and a mapping system. This map will display the left atrium and the lesion in detail. After the procedure, three experienced operators are asked to draw a line around the LCO in the anatomical map where they would have ablated if conventional radiofrequency ablation was used. The distance between the drawn line and the ablation lesion will be measured at three predefined points. The lesion is considered successful if the mean distance is within ±10mm at all measurement points.
The purpose of this protocol is to assess the sensitivity and specificity of a photoplethysmography (PPG)-based algorithm for the detection of atrial fibrillation as compared to a gold-standard assessment (wearable ECG patch) among a population of individuals with known atrial fibrillation and without known atrial fibrillation over a 7-day study period.
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) or left atrial tachycardia (GAD) is usually performed in patients treated with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) or direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) that are increasingly used. In some cases, patients need to have an unfractionated heparin relay (UFH) for the procedure. There are no recommendations for adjusting UFH doses during an AOD/UFH relay. DOACs interfere with the biological assay of UFH which poses a problem of adaptation of UFH doses in pre- and intra-procedure. The aim of the study is to evaluate the interference of residual DOAC on the measurement of anticoagulant activity of UFH in pre- and intra-procedure of AF ablation or GAD.