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		<title>Guest Post: Choosing Anticoagulation for Patients with AF</title>
		<link>https://epinsights.org/2012/12/21/guest-post-choosing-anticoagulation-for-patients-with-af/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor’s Note: Guest blogger Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, FHRS  shares his thoughts on the recent reviews  focused on the latest  anticoagulants available to treat Afib. For every cardiologist who struggles with choosing anticoagulation for patients with atrial fibrillation, I strongly recommend that you take a look at the latest review by Deborah Siegal and Mark A Crowther, which is [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&#038;blog=9956112&#038;post=2016&#038;subd=heartrhythmsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
	
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		<title>Guest Blogger: The New Anticoagulants &#8211; Why All the Excitement?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor’s Note: Guest blogger Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, FHRS  shares his thoughts on the recent studies that have focused on the new oral anticoagulants available to treat Afib. There seems to be no shortage of continued excitement about the new oral anticoagulants, and especially important is how to use these new agents in certain patients under [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&#038;blog=9956112&#038;post=1997&#038;subd=heartrhythmsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
	
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		<title>New (Old) Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation</title>
		<link>https://epinsights.org/2012/09/18/new-old-therapy-for-atrial-fibrillation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather M. Ross, DNP, ANP-BC, CCDS, CEPS, FHRS]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past few months, my approach to managing atrial fibrillation (AF) has changed. Yes, I continue to use newer anticoagulants before warfarin. And, I am excited about the work that my friend Sanjiv Narayan is doing with targeting atrial rotors for ablation. But I have begun injecting a decidedly less technologic approach into my atrial [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&#038;blog=9956112&#038;post=1983&#038;subd=heartrhythmsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Blogger: Treating Atrial Fibrillation &#8211; 5 Reasons to Choose Rhythm Control</title>
		<link>https://epinsights.org/2012/09/13/guest-blogger-treating-atrial-fibrillation-5-reasons-to-choose-rhythm-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heart Rhythm Society]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Atrial Fibrillation (AF)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: In recognition of Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month (September) Gregory F. Michaud, MD gives five reasons to choose rhythm control when treating patients with the heart rhythm disorder. Most patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are elderly and symptoms are effectively managed with medications that control the ventricular rate. Anticoagulation should be administered in patients [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&#038;blog=9956112&#038;post=1978&#038;subd=heartrhythmsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Blogger: Improving Thromboprophylaxis Using AFib Diagnostic Capabilities in ICDs</title>
		<link>https://epinsights.org/2012/08/01/guest-blogger-improving-thromboprophylaxis-using-afib-diagnostic-capabilities-in-icds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heart Rhythm Society]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor’s Note: Guest blogger Aman Chugh, MD  provides a summary of the Multicentre Italian ANGELS of AFib Project. Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is usually diagnosed on a 12-lead electrocardiogram or via short- or long-term ambulatory monitoring. Alternatively, AF may be diagnosed by analysis of stored electrograms during device interrogation in patients with implantable pacemakers or defibrillators. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&#038;blog=9956112&#038;post=1946&#038;subd=heartrhythmsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
	
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		<title>EP News: Basic and Translational Science</title>
		<link>https://epinsights.org/2012/07/12/ep-news-basic-and-translational-science/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peng-Sheng Chen, MD, FHRS]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Atrial Fibrillation (AF)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Familial Aggregation of Lone Atrial Fibrillation in Young Persons Oyen et al (JACC 2012;6:Epub, PMID 22726627) investigated whether an individual&#8217;s risk of developing lone atrial fibrillation (AF) before the age of 60 is associated with lone AF in relatives. In ∼92 million person-years of follow-up, 9,507 persons were identified as having lone AF. The incidence [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&#038;blog=9956112&#038;post=1925&#038;subd=heartrhythmsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
	
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		<title>Guest Blogger: Does Ablation reduce stroke risk in patients with non-valvular AF and CHADS2 score &#060; 2?</title>
		<link>https://epinsights.org/2012/07/10/guest-blogger-does-ablation-reduce-stroke-risk-in-patients-with-non-valvular-af-and-chads2-score-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heart Rhythm Society]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current Question of the Month, featured on Afibprofessional.org, seeks to determine whether or not clinicians feel that ablation reduces the risk of stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and CHADS2 score &#60; 2. The poll results demonstrate that a large percentage of clinicians are uncertain that ablation reduces the risk of stroke in this [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&#038;blog=9956112&#038;post=1932&#038;subd=heartrhythmsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
	
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		<title>EP News: Basic and Translational</title>
		<link>https://epinsights.org/2012/06/05/ep-news-basic-and-translational-8/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peng-Sheng Chen, MD, FHRS]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congenital Cardiac Arrhythmia Genes in Drug-Induced Torsades De Pointes Marked prolongation of the QT interval and polymorphic ventricular tachycardia following medication (drug-induced long QT syndrome, diLQTS) is a severe adverse drug reaction that phenocopies congenital long QT syndrome (cLQTS). diLQTS is one of the leading causes for drug withdrawal and relabeling. Ramirez et al (Pharmacogenomics [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&#038;blog=9956112&#038;post=1884&#038;subd=heartrhythmsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
	
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		<title>Guest Blogger: RAAFT 2 Trial Summary</title>
		<link>https://epinsights.org/2012/05/19/guest-blogger-raaft-2-trial-summary/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 10:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heart Rhythm Society]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor’s Note: Guest blogger Aman Chugh, MD  provides a summary of the RAAFT 2 trial results, which were presented at the Heart Rhythm Society’s 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions in Boston. Catheter ablation of symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) is a class I indication in a patient who has not responded to or has not tolerated medical [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&#038;blog=9956112&#038;post=1868&#038;subd=heartrhythmsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
	
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		<title>Guest Blogger: Live Case Sessions Review</title>
		<link>https://epinsights.org/2012/05/11/guest-blogger-live-case-sessions-review/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heart Rhythm Society]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor’s Note: Guest blogger Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, FHRS  shares his thoughts on the live case session presented at the Heart Rhythm Society&#8217;s 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions. Yesterday I attended the Live Cases Session at Heart Rhythm 2012 in Boston.  The group at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, led by Dr. Gregory Michaud, performed catheter ablation of a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&#038;blog=9956112&#038;post=1852&#038;subd=heartrhythmsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
	
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