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AHA Scientific Sessions 2025 – Dr Chao Jiang and Dr Zhao Zixu (Beijing Anzhen Hospital, CN) discuss the findings from the DARE-AF (NCT06433479) randomized clinical trial, investigating whether dapagliflozin reduces atrial fibrillation burden following catheter ablation in patients without diabetes or heart failure.This single-center, open-label trial enrolled 200 patients with persistent atrial…
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Prof Dominik Linz (Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, NL) moderates a discussion with Dr Emma Sandgren (Karolinska Institutet Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, SE) and Dr Martin Manninger-Wünscher (Medical University of Graz, Graz, AU) on the clinical implementation and future potential of photoplethysmography (PPG) in atrial fibrillation management.The panel explores PPG's role as a…
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ESC 2023 — Dr Ramón Luengo-Fernández (University of Oxford, UK) joins us on-site to discuss the findings from a registry which aimed to analyse the economic burden of cardiovascular disease within the EU.
This was the first study to utilise Europe-wide patient registries and included the costs of long-term social care. Results from the registry found that cardiovascular disease cost the EU €282…
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ESC Congress 24 — AF screening with a wearable ECG device increases diagnosis by over 50% but did not significantly reduce hospitalisation rates for stroke.We are joined onsite at ESC Congress 2024 by Dr Renato Lopes (Duke University Medical Center, NC) to discuss the findings from the GUARD-AF Trial (NCT04126486, Bristol-Myers Squibb), which was designed to determine if screening for undiagnosed…
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ESC Congress 2024 — OCEANIC-AF was halted early due to a lack of efficacy in 2023. Investigators shared details of the trial at ESC, comparing asundexian against apixaban in patients with atrial fibrillation at risk of stroke.Host Dr Harriette Van Spall (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) sits down with primary investigator Dr Manesh R Patel (Duke University Health System, USA) to discuss the…
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ACC.26 – Late-breaker host Harriette Van Spall (McMaster University, Hamilton, CA) is joined by Saibal Kar, MD (Los Robles Regional Medical Center, US) to discuss CHAMPION‑AF (NCT04394546), a global randomized trial comparing the WATCHMAN FLX left atrial appendage closure device with non–vitamin K oral anticoagulants in patients with non‑valvular atrial fibrillation at elevated stroke risk…
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Radcliffe Vascular
A post hoc analysis of the PROMISE trial has found that quantitative coronary plaque measures derived from coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) can independently predict major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in symptomatic patients without a known history of coronary artery disease (CAD).¹ The findings suggest that total plaque burden and noncalcified plaque burden may enhance…
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