#363 Afib: Rhythm Control, Catheter Ablation, Afib in the hospital, and Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Oct 31, 2022, 07:00 AM
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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