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Frequency of Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients With Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with cardiovascular disease, for example, myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiovascular death, and arrhythmias. The resting electrocardiogram may carry prognostic information, but limited evidence is available of electrocardiographic findings in subjects with psoriasis. The electrocardiographic results were compared between 1,131 subjects with self-reported psoriasis and 18,397 controls participating in the Danish General Suburban Population Study (GESUS).
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 4, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Peter Riis Hansen, Christian Rimer Juhl, Jonas Lynggaard Isaksen, Gregor Borut Jemec, Christina Ellervik, J ørgen Kim Kanters Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: research

Frequency of Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients with Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with cardiovascular disease, e.g., myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiovascular death, and arrhythmias. The resting electrocardiogram (ECG) may carry prognostic information but limited evidence is available of ECG findings in subjects with psoriasis. The ECG was compared between 1,131 individuals with self-reported psoriasis and 18,397 controls participating in the Danish General Suburban Population Study. The mean heart rate was marginally increased in patients with psoriasis (66 ± 11 vs.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 4, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Peter Riis Hansen, Christian Rimer Juhl, Jonas Lynggaard Isaksen, Gregor Borut Jemec, Christina Ellervik, J ørgen Kim Kanters Source Type: research

Usefulness of the MrWALLETS Scoring System to Predict First Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Ischemic Stroke
In this study, we searched for echocardiographic parameters associated with first diagnosed AF, to form a scoring system for the identification of patients with AF. We examined 571 patients with ischemic stroke (72.7  ± 13.5 years, 50.6% women), subdivided into 4 groups: documented cause without AF, first diagnosed AF, known paroxysmal AF, and permanent AF. All patients underwent transthoracic echocardiography, brain computed tomography scan, carotid/vertebral ultrasound, and continuous electrocardiographic monitoring.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 4, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Antonio Muscari, Andrea Bonfiglioli, Luca Faccioli, Marco Ghinelli, Donatella Magalotti, Francesco Manzetto, Anna Pontarin, Giovanni M. Puddu, Luca Spinardi, Eleonora Tubertini, Marco Zoli Tags: Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances Source Type: research

A Comparison of Atrial Fibrillation Monitoring Strategies After Cryptogenic Stroke (from the Cryptogenic Stroke and Underlying AF Trial)
Ischemic stroke cause remains undetermined in 30% of cases, leading to a diagnosis of cryptogenic stroke. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major cause of ischemic stroke but may go undetected with short periods of ECG monitoring. The Cryptogenic Stroke and Underlying Atrial Fibrillation trial (CRYSTAL AF) demonstrated that long-term electrocardiographic monitoring with insertable cardiac monitors (ICM) is superior to conventional follow-up in detecting AF in the population with cryptogenic stroke.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - June 24, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: William C. Choe, Rod S. Passman, Johannes Brachmann, Carlos A. Morillo, Tommaso Sanna, Richard A. Bernstein, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Hans-Christoph Diener, Marilyn M. Rymer, Frank Beckers, Jodi Koehler, Paul D. Ziegler, CRYSTAL AF Investigators Tags: Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances Source Type: research

Prognostic Usefulness of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy by Electrocardiography in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (from the Randomized Evaluation of Long-Term Anticoagulant Therapy Study)
It is unknown whether left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) diagnosis by electrocardiography improves risk stratification in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We investigated the prognostic impact of LVH diagnosis by electrocardiography in a large sample of anticoagulated patients with AF included in the Randomized Evaluation of Long-Term Anticoagulant Therapy (RE-LY) Study. We defined electrographic LVH (ECG-LVH) by strain pattern or Cornell voltage (R wave in aVL plus S wave in V3)>2.0 mV (women) or>2.4 mV (men). LVH prevalence was 22.7%. During a median follow-up of 2.0 years, 303 patients developed a stroke, 778 d...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - November 25, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Paolo Verdecchia, Gianpaolo Reboldi, Giuseppe Di Pasquale, Giovanni Mazzotta, Giuseppe Ambrosio, Sean Yang, Janice Pogue, Lars Wallentin, Michael D. Ezekowitz, Stuart J. Connolly, Salim Yusuf, RE-LY Study Investigators Tags: Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances Source Type: research

Screening for Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation While Monitoring the Blood Pressure at Home: Trial of Regular Versus Irregular Pulse for Prevention of Stroke (TRIPPS 2.0)
In conclusion, home screening for asymptomatic AF while taking BP measurements can be performed accurately. This can be used to detect new AF, allowing treatment with anticoagulation to reduce the future risk for stroke.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - March 18, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Joseph Wiesel, Saji Abraham, Frank C. Messineo Tags: Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances Source Type: research