Canadian Medical Association Journal

Atrial fibrillation and tachy-brady syndrome in a 68-year-old woman

Key points A 68-year-old woman from rural Ontario arrived at her local emergency department with worsening palpitations. Her medical history included breast cancer treated with surgical resection and ...
IEEE

Transfer Learning with a Pretrained Foundation Model for Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter Detection on Single-Lead ECG

Abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a prevalent arrhythmia that increases the risk of stroke and heart failure. Early detection of AF and related conditions, such as atrial flutter (AFL), is ...
Frontiers

Deep learning radiomics model of epicardial adipose tissue for predicting postoperative atrial fibrillation after lung lobectomy in lung cancer patients

Objective: To develop and validate a deep learning (DL) radiomics model based on epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) for identifying high-risk lung cancer patients with postoperative atrial fibrillation ...
ahajournals.org

Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonism Reduces Atrial Arrhythmias Post‐Cardiac Surgery and Attenuates Atrial Stress Responses to Cardioplegic Arrest

Postoperative atrial fibrillation occurs in ~40% after cardiac surgery. Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) are known to reduce chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) development and burden. We ...
Medical Xpress

New calculator can help physicians better predict stroke risk in atrial fibrillation patients

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and the University of Vermont have developed a more precise way to assess stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), a condition that affects ...