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This paper–written with co-authors Mintu P. Turakhia, Katalin Bognar, Jeffrey Trocio, Younos Abdulsattar, Daniel Wiederkehr, and Dana P. Goldman–is now up at PLOS One. The study abstract is pasted below. Introduction As atrial fibrillation (AF) is often asymptomatic, it may remain undiagnosed until or even after development of complications, such as stroke. Consequently the observed…
Below is an abstract from on of my recent studies on patient and physician preferences for treatments for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. The full article is HERE. Objectives The objective of this study was to compare patient and physician preferences for different antithrombotic therapies used to treat nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). Methods Patients diagnosed with NVAF…
Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heart beat). Although AFib may cause no symptoms, it is often associated with symptoms such as palpitations, fainting, chest pain, or congestive heart failure. In some people, however, Afib is caused by otherwise idiopathic or benign conditions. AFib also increases the risk of stroke. If you…