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Risk prediction algorithms for afib patients compared

In patients with atrial fibrillation, several algorithms for predicting the risk of thromboembolism performed similarly, although one (the CHA2DS2-VASc) was more effective at identifying low-risk patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/12/18/3.htm
18 Dec 2013

Continuing warfarin safer than bridging before catheter ablation

In patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation, continuing warfarin reduced the risk of periprocedural stroke and bleeding events, compared to bridging with low-molecular-weight heparin, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/30/3.htm
30 Apr 2014

Digoxin associated with higher mortality in afib patients

Digoxin was associated with a significant increase in all-cause mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation, regardless of gender and whether they had had heart failure, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/05/4.htm
5 Dec 2012

Letter from the Editor

This month's issue includes a cover story on endovascular therapy for stroke, as well as coverage from Hospital Medicine 2015.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/lfe.htm
15 Jun 2015

Finding atrial fibrillation in the hospital

Challenges include differentiating transient and persistent cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/finding-atrial-fibrillation-in-the-hospital.htm
15 Aug 2019

August 2014

ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/08/

Postop atrial fibrillation carries same stroke risk as other new-onset atrial fibrillation

Patients who first developed atrial fibrillation within 30 days of surgery were less likely to be prescribed an anticoagulant, despite similar risks of stroke and transient ischemic attack as other patients with atrial fibrillation, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/27/postop-atrial-fibrillation-carries-same-stroke-risk-as-other-new-onset-atrial-fibrillation.htm
27 Jul 2022