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• Identifying individuals at high risk for developing AFib

  Using simple bedside measures, identification of individuals at risk for developing atrial fibrillation is feasible. Selecting high-risk individuals for inclusion in atrial fibrillation prevention trials may also enhance prevention strategies.  [ Get More Details ]

• Catheter ablation reduces risk of stroke and death among AFib patients

  Atrial fibrillation patients who underwent catheter ablation had a reduced risk of stroke and death—2.2% of those who had ablation experienced stroke versus 4.7% on medications alone, and 6% died from…  [ Get More Details ]

• t-PA cost savings

  The total annual benefit to society from t-PA use in the United States is around $363 million—$60 million in direct cost savings to society plus an additional 7,510 QALYs. This means…  [ Get More Details ]

• Effects of optimal anticoagulation among AFib patients

  If 50% of individuals with atrial fibrillation who do not receive prophylaxis were optimally anti-coagulated, 19,380 emboli would be prevented and $1.1 billion would be saved each year.  [ Get More Details ]

• Stroke risk reduction from thrombin inhibitor in AFib patients

  A recently approved direct thrombin inhibitor was found to reduce the risk of stroke/peripheral embolic events in atrial fibrillation patients by 34%, and the risk of hemorrhagic stroke by 74%—compared…  [ Get More Details ]