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Benefits of Pulmonary Vein Isolation Beyond Rhythm Control
The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is continually increasing, with major implications for patients and health care systems given the increased morbidity and mortality. Approximately one-third of patients with AF additionally are affected by mental health conditions (notably depression, anxiety, and perceived stress). Psychological distress conditions are independent risk factors for adverse cardiovascular outcomes (including stroke and major bleeding) in patients with AF and promote AF recurrence. Without doubt, these associations add more complexity to comprehensive treatment decisions for patients with AF.
Source: JAMA - September 12, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in adults undergoing elective surgery
CONCLUSIONS: In some types of elective surgery, cell salvage may reduce the need for and volume of allogeneic transfusion, alongside evidence of no difference in adverse events, when compared to no cell salvage. Further research is required to establish why other surgeries show no benefit from CS, through further analysis of the current evidence. More large RCTs in under-reported specialities are needed to expand the evidence base for exploring the impact of CS.PMID:37681564 | PMC:PMC10486190 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD001888.pub5
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Thomas D Lloyd Louise J Geneen Keeley Bernhardt William McClune Scott J Fernquest Tamara Brown Carolyn Dor ée Susan J Brunskill Michael F Murphy Antony Jr Palmer Source Type: research

Taking Statins After ' Bleeding ' Stroke Could Help Prevent Another Stroke
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 -- Taking cholesterol-lowering statin medication after a bleeding stroke, or intracerebral hemorrhage, may lower the risk of a subsequent stroke caused by a blood clot, according to new research. “Previous research has had...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Screening over 100 000 patients in 39 general practices in the Netherlands for anticoagulation underprescription in atrial fibrillation: a descriptive, cross-sectional study
Conclusions In this large Dutch study among GPs, we observed 9.8% underprescription of OAC in AF patients. In 76% of the AF patients lacking a prescription for OAC, no documentation for deviating from the guidelines was found. Only in a minority of cases detection of OAC underprescription lead to OAC initiation.
Source: BMJ Open - August 18, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Voorhout, L., Pisters, R., Geurts, C. H. P. H., Oostindjer, A., van Doorn, S., Rila, H., Fuijkschot, W. W., Verheugt, F., Hemels, M. E. W. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research

Pharmacological interventions for asymptomatic carotid stenosis
CONCLUSIONS: Although there is no high-certainty evidence to support pharmacological intervention, this does not mean that pharmacological treatments are ineffective in preventing ischaemic cerebral events, morbidity, and mortality. High-quality RCTs are needed to better inform the best medical treatment that may reduce the burden of carotid stenosis. In the interim, clinicians will have to use other sources of information.PMID:37565307 | PMC:PMC10401652 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD013573.pub2
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - August 11, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Caroline Nb Clezar Carolina Dq Flumignan Nicolle Cassola Luis Cu Nakano Virginia Fm Trevisani Ronald Lg Flumignan Source Type: research

Cardiovascular effects of rivaroxaban in heart failure patients with sinus rhythm and coronary disease with and without diabetes: a retrospective international cohort study from COMMANDER-HF
Conclusions In COMMANDER-HF a diagnosis of diabetes conferred higher rates of cardiovascular events that, with exception of ischaemic stroke, was not substantially reduced by rivaroxaban. Rivaroxaban was associated with reduced risk of ischaemic stroke for patients with and without diabetes. Trial registration number NCT01877915; Post-results.
Source: BMJ Open - August 11, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sharma, A., Caldeira, D., Razaghizad, A., Pinto, F. J., van Veldhuisen, D. J., Mehra, M. R., Lam, C. S. P., Cleland, J., Anker, S. D., Greenberg, B., Ferreira, J. P., Zannad, F. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research

Atrial fibrillation and anticoagulation in patients hospitalised for stroke in the REGIONS Care Study
CONCLUSIONS: Although anticoagulation prescribing in AF has improved, one third of stroke patients with known AF were not taking an anticoagulant prior to admission and the majority did not appear to have an absolute contraindication offering a multidisciplinary opportunity for improvement. There were no significant differences for Māori and non-urban populations in anticoagulant prescribing.PMID:37536308
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - August 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Syrah Ranta Ralph Stewart Stephanie Thompson Alan Davis Peter Alan Barber Matire Harwood Anna Ranta Source Type: research