Tag: anti-arrhythmic
1. Compared to patients only receiving rate-control treatment, those who received rhythm-control treatment within one year of diagnosis of atrial fibrillation had a lower risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes.
2. This association was not seen if the treatment was initiated over one year after the diagnosis of atrial fibrillation.
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1. Cluster analysis of a population of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) identified four unique phenotypes using variables not traditionally associated with AF classification.
2. The four phenotypic AF groups were associated with differences in treatment strategies and clinical outcomes.
Evidence Rating Level: 3 (Average)
Study Rundown: Atrial fibrillation is the most...
1. In patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and reduced ejection fraction, mortality was significantly lower in patients who received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) compared those who did not receive one.
2. In these patients, amiodarone did not confer a favorable survival benefit as compared to placebo.
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1. Catheter ablation was found to be more effective than escalated antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) therapy at treating patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) who had ventricular tachycardia (VT) despite AAD therapy.
2. The increased effectiveness was only observed in patients treated with amiodarone at baseline.
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