4) Atrial Fibrillation and other cardiac arrhythmias (LO3)
:
(updated 1/28/23)
a) American Family
Physician -
“Diagnosis and Management of Common Types of Supraventricular
Tachycardia” November 1, 2015
https://www.aafp.org/dam/brand/aafp/pubs/afp/issues/2015/1101/p793.pdf
“Diagnosis and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation” September 13, 2016
https://www.aafp.org/dam/brand/aafp/pubs/afp/issues/2016/0915/p442.pdf
Cochran for Clinicians: “Direct Oral Anticoagulants vs. Warfarin to
Prevent Stroke and Embolic Events in Patients with Atrial
Fibrillation and CKD” April 1, 2019
https://www.aafp.org/dam/brand/aafp/pubs/afp/issues/2019/0401/p422.pdf
Cochrane for Clinicians: “Effectiveness and Safety of Factor Xa
Inhibitors in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation” October 1, 2019
https://www.aafp.org/dam/brand/aafp/pubs/afp/issues/2019/1001/p405.pdf
b) Journal of the
American College of Cardiology -
“2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014
Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation” (REQUIRED READING)
https://www.acc.org/~/media/Non-Clinical/Files-PDFs-Excel-MS-Word-etc/Guidelines/2019/2019-Afib-Guidelines-Made-Simple-Tool.pdf
c) New England Journal
of Medicine -
“Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation with Heart Failure”
February 1, 2018
https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1707855?articleTools=true
“Antithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation with Stable Coronary
Disease” September 19, 2019
https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1904143?articleTools=true
“Antithrombotic Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndrome or PCI in
Atrial Fibrillation” April 18, 2019
https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1817083?articleTools=true
“Early or Delayed Cardioversion in Recent-Onset Atrial Fibrillation
- April 18, 2019
https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1900353?articleTools=true
“Alcohol Abstinence in Drinkers with Atrial Fibrillation” January 2,
2020
https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1817591?articleTools=true
“Early Rhythm-Control Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation”-
October 1, 2020
https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2019422?articleTools=true
“Cryoablation or Drug Therapy for Initial Treatment of Atrial
Fibrillation”- November 16, 2020
https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2029980?articleTools=true