Listen to the agreesive treatment required for underlying risk factors, even if AF hasn't been diagnosed.
Dr David Lim speaks with Prof Rukshen Weerasooriya on detecting paroxysmal AF early to prevent stroke.
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In this episode:
- Don’t dismiss atrial ectopic beats as always benign, assess the burden
- Atrial ectopics at a high burden predict future atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke
- Treat underlying risk factors aggressively, even if AF hasn’t been diagnosed
- Surveillance is key – Detect paroxysmal AF early to prevent stroke
- Wearables can support long-term detection, especially in high-risk patients
Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator
Guest: Prof Rukshen Weerasooriya, Sub-specialist Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Total time: 33 mins
Recommended resources:
- Excessive supraventricular ectopic activity and increased risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke
- Atrial premature beats predict atrial fibrillation in cryptogenic stroke results from the EMBRACE trial
- Risk of arrhythmias following COVID-19:nationwide self-controlled case series and matched cohort study | European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
- Frequent atrial premature beats predict paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in stroke patients
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