Journal Wrap | Pulse Field Ablation For Paroxysmal AFib; Greater Health Risks For Pregnant Women With Mechanical Heart Valves
The hottest research from various peer-reviewed journals – handpicked weekly by the ACC.
Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is noninferior to cryoablation for the incidence of a first recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to results from the SINGLE SHOT CHAMPION trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Women with a mechanical prosthetic heart valve were at greater risk of pregnancy complications compared with women with a biological valve, based on findings from the ROPAC III study published in the European Heart Journal. Additionally, the large global study found use of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) increased the risk for thromboembolic complications compared with other anticoagulation regimens.
Varenicline, combined with behavioral counseling, is well tolerated and increases vaping cessation compared with placebo in youth who vape nicotine, do not regularly smoke tobacco and want to reduce or quit vaping, according to a randomized trial published in JAMA.
While the use of conventional glucose-lowering medications (GLM) and weight-lowering medications (WLMs) have declined, the use of tirzepatide along with GLP1 RAs and SGLT2 inhibitors has increased sharply as both GLMs among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and as WLMs among patients without diabetes, according to a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Clinical Topics: Anticoagulation Management, Arrhythmias and Clinical EP, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Care Team, Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, Prevention, Anticoagulation Management and Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Fibrillation/Supraventricular Arrhythmias, Cardiac Surgery and Arrhythmias, Cardiac Surgery and CHD and Pediatrics, CHD and Pediatrics and Arrhythmias, CHD and Pediatrics and Prevention, Smoking
Keywords: Cardiology Magazine, ACC Publications, Atrial Fibrillation, Pregnant Women, Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial, Cryosurgery, Prostheses and Implants, Fetal Death, Thromboembolism, Anticoagulants, Young Adult, Adolescent, Varenicline, Mitral Valve, Tobacco Smoking, Vaping, Counseling, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Semaglutide, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1, Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors, Obesity Management