Atrial Fibrillation

Medicine is finally catching up with the smartphone/smartwatch era – and it’s about time!

Does coffee increase AF risk? How about chocolate? Marijuana? Test yourself with our quiz so you can counsel your patients.

Mr Smith is 66-years-old. How would you treat his arrhythmia? What would you choose for anticoagulation?

Digoxin is used in nearly 30% of patients with AF but has never been studied for safety/efficacy in this population, until now.

See what you know about optimal co-management when the patient with hypertension also has Afib, CAD, or heart failure.

Your atrial fibrillation spot quiz of the week -- take a minute and try these 3 short questions.

Some call this new study a "game changer" when it comes to AF patient selection for direct-acting oral anticoagulant Rx. What's your take?

Is exercise safe in HF patients who have AF? Results of the HF-ACTION study are summarized in this short slide show.

A study of a global registry finds that prescriptions for direct oral anticoagulants have now surpassed those for VKAs. What do you Rx?

Patients who require dose adjustment when taking direct oral anticoagulants have not been well studied. This large study is a good start.

In these complicated patients, should warfarin or a novel oral anticoagulant be chosen for stroke prevention?

Is aspirin safe as antithrombotic therapy in pregnancy? Is electrocardioversion first-line treatment? Get the answers and other reminders, here.

Answers to 5 simple questions about your patient and the pending procedure create a pathway to decisions about perioperative anticoagulation.

A study from Spain identified causes of residual death in patients with AF on anticoagulation. The results may come as a surprise.

Implantable cardiac monitoring devices now detect "silent" AF. But now that we "hear" it, what should we do?

A signal for increased risk of hemorrhage when the NOAC is coadministered with 2 statins comes as a surprise to some.

Tachy-brady syndrome can be a particular management challenge in an elderly patient. How would you manage Mrs Robertson?

Concurrence of AF and SSS is common in older patients and presents a treatment conundrum. Can you balance safety and efficacy in this patient?

Which antiarrhythmic agent would you choose for first-episode atrial fibrillation in a patient with congestive heart failure, and why?

See what you know about the magnitude of the shift toward novel oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation.

Could triple therapy after TAVR in patients with AF and on warfarin be one therapy too many? Results reported at ESC, here.

Are all of your atrial fibrillation patients on wafarin in therapeutic range most of the time? You may want to check.

Cardioversion restores sinus rhythm for John Brown, but 3 months later arrhythmia and symptoms return. Your next best strategy?

John Brown is diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in the ED. How would you manage his case from there? Start here.

Catch up on current guideline recommendations in this quick question and answer with Kaiser Permanente cardiologist Payal Kohli, MD.