Top 6 Afib Studies in 2017: Part II

January 16, 2018

A topline review of 3 more of the top 6 studies of 2017 in afib includes the death of digoxin, go and no-go foods, and afib and ESRD.

Three more of the top 6 afib studies from 2017.

#4. The Death of Digoxin

For more information: Lopes R, on behalf of the ARTISTOTLE investigators. Digoxin and mortality in p[atients with atrial fibrillation with and without heart failure: Does serum digoxin concentration matter? Presented at the 2017 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions on March 19, 2017; abstract 411-10.

#5. AF, DOACs & Kidney Disease The chicken or the egg?

For more information: Yao X, Tangri N, Gersh BJ, et al. Renal outcomes in anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation. JACC. 2017;70:2621-2632.

#6. Food and Afib (or, Goods Eats, and Bad)

For more information: Kohli P. Food and atrial fibrillation: good eats and bad. Patient Care. 2017.