• #363 Afib: Rhythm Control, Catheter Ablation, Afib in the hospital, and Left Atrial Appendage Closure

  • Oct 31 2022
  • Duración: 53 m
  • Podcast

#363 Afib: Rhythm Control, Catheter Ablation, Afib in the hospital, and Left Atrial Appendage Closure

  • Resumen

  • Optimize and update your approach to atrial fibrillation (afib) as we discuss early rhythm control, antiarrhythmic drugs, TTE/cardioversion, afib ablation, new onset afib in the hospitalized patient, and left atrial appendage closure. Plus, we try to answer, Does afib burden matter? Our guest is cardiologist-electrophysiologist, Hugh Calkins MD, @hughcalkinsMD, Professor of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins, @hopkinsheart.

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    Show Segments

    • Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
    • Guest one-liner
    • Case from Kashlak; Definitions
    • An approach to new-onset afib in the office
    • Rhythm control
    • Lifestyle modification is a pillar of afib treatment
    • Indications for hospitalization in afib
    • More on rhythm control and when to pursue afib ablation
    • Rhythm control in heart failure
    • New onset afib in the hospitalized patient
    • Does afib burden matter?
    • Left atrial appendage closure
    • Watto and Paul recap what we’ve learned
    • Outro
    Credits

    • Written and Produced by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
    • Show Notes: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
    • Cover art and Infographic by:
    • Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
    • Reviewer: Emi Okamoto MD
    • Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
    • Technical Production: PodPaste
    • Guest: Hugh Calkins MD

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