Nashwa Abdulsalam

I have patients who decide to do it themselves, but usually after educating them they agree to full dose

Risk of stroke with reduced dose direct oral anticoagulants vs standard dose anticoagulation after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis There is consensus on the safety of standard dose direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for stroke prevention in patients undergoing cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF), but outcomes of reduced dose DOACs in this setting remain unclear.

Patients ask about the safety of reduced-dose DOACs for fear of bleeding 🩸
➡️Meta-analysis #HeartRhythmO2 reveals higher numerical risk of thromboembolic events during cardioversion for #Afib compared to standard dose.
🔷Safety concerns persist—Despite not reaching statistical significance #EPeeps

Temporal changes in device-derived daily activity related to ventricular arrhythmias from the CERTITUDE registry There have been limited data examining the temporal relationship between device-derived daily activity and ventricular arrhythmias (VAs).

🚩VA >200 bpm treated with ICD shock associated with a significant ⬇️ in physical activity after —unlike those with VA >200 bpm & no therapy, who showed no change. Could reduced activity explain the link between ICD shocks & ⬆️mortality? #EPeeps
www.heartrhythmopen.com/article/S266...

“Everything changed when the happy blue bird became the angry X”

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Sudden arrhythmic death in patients with syncope and implantable cardiac monitor In patients with unexplained syncope, an implantable cardiac monitor (ICM) is an effective tool to guide treatment decisions.1 If the ICM detects an arrhythmia associated with symptoms, implantation o...

🚩New study #HeartRhythmO2 journal showing➡️patients with syncope + implantable cardiac monitors
-21% (6/28) of deaths were SCD
-5/6 had prior “warning arrhythmias” that might have warranted a pacemaker or ICD
#EPeeps @heartrhythmsociety.bsky.social www.heartrhythmopen.com/article/S266...

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