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Featured
Frequency of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities in a Half Million Adults
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital recently published the results of their analysis of arrhythmias in the UK Biobank, a national cohort of over 500k community-based individuals recruited to assess risk factors for disorders affecting people from middle-age onward.
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Largest genetic study establishes hereditary links to atrial fibrillation
A study led by Mass General cardiologist Patrick T. Ellinor, MD, PhD, identified 97 genetic loci that are significantly associated with atrial fibrillation.
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Improved Identification of Patients at Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
Steve Lubitz, MD, MPH, discusses his team’s work focusing on understanding the mechanisms of atrial fibrillation through human genetics, and understanding how best to identify patients at risk for the arrhythmia.
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Study Shows Sedentary Time Increases Cardiovascular Disease
Sedentary time negatively impacts heart health regardless of whether a person follows exercise guidelines.
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Study: Inhaled Flecainide Converts Atrial Fibrillation
An experimental formulation of inhaled flecainide acetate shows promise for reducing hospital admissions for atrial fibrillation and minimizing flecainide side effects.
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Pulsed Field Ablation Noninferior to Conventional Thermal Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Moussa Mansour, MD, and colleagues showed in the ADVENT registrational trial of the Farapulse system that among patients with atrial fibrillation, pulsed-field ablation was noninferior to conventional thermal ablation with respect to efficacy and device- and procedure-related serious adverse events within one year.
Arrhythmia Contributors
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Conor D. Barrett, MBBCh, BAO
Clinical Director, Telemachus & Irene Demoulas Family Foundation Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Treating Athletes with Arrhythmias: A Partnership Approach
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James Louis Januzzi, MD
Director, Dennis and Marilyn Barry Fellowship in Cardiology Research, Cardiologist, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Hutter Family Professor of Medicine in the Field of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Cardiorenal Biomarkers Predict Major Complications in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
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Patrick T. Ellinor, MD, PhD
Acting Chief of Cardiology, Co-Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
AI Finds Associations Between Genetically Predicted LV Mass and Future CV Events
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Steven A. Lubitz, MD, MPH
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Recent Article
AI Finds Associations Between Genetically Predicted LV Mass and Future CV Events
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