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Reduced Stroke Risk among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Receiving Chinese Herbal Medicines Treatment: Analysis of Domestic Data in Taiwan.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings of the present study suggest that adding CHMs to conventional therapy could decrease subsequent stroke risk for AF patients. It is also suggested that prospective randomized trials are needed to further clarify if the detected association revealed in this study supports a causal link, and to identify the specific CHMs that may be beneficial to AF patients. PMID: 32527065 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - June 8, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Zheng LC, Livneh H, Chen WJ, Lin MC, Lu MC, Yeh CC, Tsai TY Tags: Medicina (Kaunas) Source Type: research

An update and current expert opinions on percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
Oral anticoagulation (OAC) remains the mainstream therapy for ischaemic stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, for patients contraindicated to OAC and those who experienced a stroke while on therapeutic OAC, no reasonable pharmacotherapy is available. Although surgical left atrial appendage (LAA) excision offers a non-pharmacological alternative, effective stroke prevention by this treatment is not demonstrated by randomized clinical studies. Percutaneous occlusion of the LAA may be an alternative therapy for selected AF patients. Recently reported results confirm the technical feasibility of...
Source: Europace - April 26, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lewalter, T., Ibrahim, R., Albers, B., Camm, A. J. Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research

Analysis of Influencing Factors of Compliance with Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulant in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation and Correlation with the Severity of Ischemic Stroke
In this study, a total of 156 patients with NVAF who received NOAC anticoagulation therapy in our hospital from January 2018 to January 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The results showed that education background, place of residence, number of complications, CHA2DS2-VASc score, and HAS-BLED score were independent influencing factors for NOACS compliance of NVAF patients. Also, the Pearson correlation analysis showed that there was a negative correlation (r = -0.465, P < 0.001) between NOAC compliance and severity of ischemic stroke in patients with NVAF. Therefore, clinical supervision and management of patients wit...
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - October 29, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Li Zhu Xiaodan Zhang Jing Yang Source Type: research

Does atrial fibrillation ablation really reduce stroke rates?
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly becoming common among older people, and its prevalence is around 1% of the adult population in North America (roughly 2.2 million people). Patients with AF have an increased risk of strokes, heart failure, and subsequent mortality. Although antiarrhythmic drugs for restoring sinus rhythm have failed to reduce these risks, a subanalysis showed that achieving sinus rhythm was associated with halving the mortality but this effect was negated if antiarrhythmic therapy was continued. In fact, the ATHENA (A placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-arm Trial to assess the efficacy of dro...
Source: Heart Rhythm - July 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yasuo Okumura Tags: Editorial Commentary Source Type: research

Percutaneous closure of left atrial appendage for stroke prevention
In conclusion, we need more data and more studies to prove the LAAC principle specifically in the new era of direct oral anticoagulation therapy.
Source: Cor et Vasa - March 18, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Preserved Left Atrial Function Following Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Stroke Prevention.
CONCLUSION: LA function is crucial for cardiovascular function and recurrence of AF. Our study provides evidence that LA appendage closure preserves LA function, determined by strain imaging in patients with paroxysmal AF and sinus rhythm during echocardiography. PMID: 33385985 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - January 3, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: J Invasive Cardiol Source Type: research

Different Scores Predict the Value of Hemorrhagic Transformation after Intravenous Thrombolysis in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
CONCLUSION: The lower the ASPECTS score and the higher the DRAGON, SEDAN, and HAT scores, the higher the incidence of HT in AIS patients. The patient's age, atrial fibrillation, baseline NIHSS score, early signs of infarction on admission with head CT, time from onset to thrombolytic therapy, and thrombolytic drugs are all independent factors affecting HT in AIS patients. The scores of ASPECTS, DRAGON, SEDAN and HAT have certain value in predicting HT after intravenous thrombolysis in AIS patients, and the predicted value of ASPECTS score is the best.PMID:34721622 | PMC:PMC8553431 | DOI:10.1155/2021/2468052
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - November 1, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Xiaozan Chang Xiaoxi Zhang Guanglin Zhang Source Type: research

Left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: A current overview
J Cardiol. 2022 Nov 15:S0914-5087(22)00277-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2022.11.006. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice and its prevalence increases with age. AF causes palpitations, heart failure, and cardiogenic embolism. Of them, the most critical and fatal complication is a cardio-embolic event. Oral anticoagulation plays a central role in reducing stroke risk in AF patients. Recently, when oral anticoagulation is considered in patients with non-valvular AF who are eligible for direct oral coagulations, they are preferred to vitamin K antagoni...
Source: Journal of Cardiology - November 18, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hiroshi Ueno Teruhiko Imamura Shuhei Tanaka Nobuyuki Fukuda Koichiro Kinugawa Source Type: research

Left Atrial Appendage Closure Under Intracardiac Echocardiographic Guidance: Feasibility and Comparison With Transesophageal Echocardiography Interventional Cardiology
ConclusionsTranscatheter left atrial appendage closure with intracardiac echocardiography guidance is safe and feasible.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - September 27, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Matsuo, Y., Neuzil, P., Petru, J., Chovanec, M., Janotka, M., Choudry, S., Skoda, J., Sediva, L., Kurabayashi, M., Reddy, V. Y. Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Imaging, Ischemic Stroke, Thrombosis Original Research Source Type: research

Safety and efficacy of transcatheter left atrial appendage closure using the Watchman device in Egyptian patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
Conclusion LAA closure with the Watchman device can be safely performed, and may be a reasonable alternative to consider for patients at high risk for stroke but with contraindications to systemic oral anticoagulation or with high risk of bleeding.
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - July 18, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Left Atrial Appendage Closure With the Watchman™ Device
Conclusions Left atrial appendage closure with the WatchmanTM device is feasible and may be a good alternative therapy for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation and restrictions for anticoagulation.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva - November 26, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research