Does providing atrial fibrillation patients, after pulmonary vein isolation, with a 1-lead ECG device relieve the emergency department?-A historically controlled prospective trial.

Unlabelled: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a prevalent and clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia, with a growing incidence. The primary objectives in AF management are symptom relief, stroke risk reduction, and prevention of tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy. Two key strategies for rhythm control include antiarrhythmic drug therapy and pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), with PVI being recommended for selected patients.

Validation of machine learning-based risk stratification scores for patients with acute coronary syndrome treated with percutaneous coronary intervention.

Aims: This study aimed to validate the machine learning-based Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) 3.0 score and PRAISE (Prediction of Adverse Events following an Acute Coronary Syndrome) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for predicting mortality.

Methods And Results: Data of consecutive patients with ACS treated with PCI in a tertiary centre in the Netherlands between 2014 and 2021 were used for external validation.

Clinical implications of different methods to assess left atrial remodeling: A comparative study between echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for left atrial volume index quantification.

Background: Left atrial volume index (LAVI) serves as a crucial marker for assessing left atrial (LA) remodeling, particularly in patients with mitral valve regurgitation (MR). Recent guidelines recommend a LAVI exceeding 60 mL/m as Class IIa recommendation for mitral valve repair surgery in asymptomatic MR patients with preserved left ventricular function. Traditionally, echocardiography is the standard for assessing LAVI in MR patients.