atrial fibrillation

JAMA Cardiology Peer-Reviewed Publication JAMA Network About The Study: In this large national cohort, all adverse pregnancy outcomes except small for gestational age were associated with increased risk for atrial fibrillation up to 46 years later. Women with adverse pregnancy outcomes need early preventive actions and long-term clinical follow-up for timely detection and treatment of cardiovascular disorders related […]

JAMA Peer-Reviewed Publication JAMA Network About The Study: In this remote randomized clinical trial, mail-based atrial fibrillation (AF) screening with an electrocardiogram patch in older patients at moderate to high risk of stroke led to a modest long-term increase in AF diagnosis at 2.5 years. Corresponding Authors: To contact the corresponding authors, email Rohan Wijesurendra, DPhil, rohan.wijesurendra@ndph.ox.ac.uk and Barbara

by Megan Meave Johnson, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Long-term progression of AF in a heterogeneous atrial tissue. Credit: JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2025.03.004 You may have heard the phrase “my heart skipped a beat” when someone was talking about a romantic encounter. In truth, hearts that beat irregularly are

TOPLINE: In a cohort of 157,332 in the Veterans Health Administration with atrial fibrillation (AF), Black patients had a 14% higher risk for stroke than White patients, but Black, Asian, and Hispanic patients were less likely than White patients to die from stroke. METHODOLOGY: Researchers identified 157,332 patients in the Veterans Health Administration with incident