Omar Baqal, MD
@omarjavedbaqal
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Cardiology fellow and Assistant Professor @mayoclinic @MayoAZCVFellows || #EPeeps⚡ #Afib enthusiast || Healthcare leadership and mentorship || Opinions = mine
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Joined April 2016
Our latest article exploring the effect of GLP -1 RAs in VT now available @JACCJournals
https://t.co/0IZrKsYPkU
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Abnormal electrocardiogram findings in athletes: A consensus statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology of the ESC https:/academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf646/8263812?login=true #ECG #SCD #SportsCardiology
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Presented at #AHA25: In patients with atrial fibrillation and a drug-eluting stent placed at least 1 year earlier, monotherapy with a non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant was noninferior to combination therapy with clopidogrel for net adverse clinical events. Full ADAPT
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🚨 New breakthrough in prevention! 👉In the VESALIUS‑CV trial, Evolocumab added to high-intensity statin therapy reduced major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) by 25% (HR 0.75; 95% CI 0.65-0.86) over ~4.6 years in patients who had no prior MI or stroke. 👉Absolute risk
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#AHA25: VITAL-AF trial: Stressor-associated atrial fibrillation (AF) carries similar risks of stroke, bleeding, and death as primary AF ; yet patients are less likely to receive oral anticoa... https://t.co/KHusqqdQNr
@JHaimovichMD @shaan_khurshid @MGHHeartHealth @MGBResearchNews
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Among patients with #AtrialFibrillation, elevated BMI, and 1 or more additional cardiometabolic risk factors, aggressive risk factor management reduced arrhythmia recurrence over the 12-month period after catheter ablation. https://t.co/2SBgFqTLei
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Quick patient lesson about types of ablation. Minor pros and cons. Part of upcoming "new and improved" patient education video about a.fib.
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20+ years ago, when momentum favored “more” ablation for pers AF, the Hamburg approach (Kuck) favored PVI alone first. STAR AF 2 proved them correct. Now this small study too. Less = more (at least w thermal ablation)
Pulmonary vein isolation and low-voltage area ablation in sinus rhythm for persistent atrial fibrillation: The SCAR-AF randomized trial https://t.co/0MLD3kSITJ
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Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, and Prognostic Impact of Rhythm Control https://t.co/lgvUuJyIb7
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October is #SCAAwarenessMonth. Do you know the difference between a #heartattack and #suddencardiacarrest? 🫀 Heart attack = “plumbing problem” (blocked blood flow) ⚡ SCA = “electrical problem” (heart suddenly stops) SCA strikes without warning, and seconds matter. Recognizing
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We highlight importance of careful analysis of inappropriate shocks in setting of multiple devices, considering device-device and drug-device interactions. Grateful to my mentors. @masry_hicham
#Epeeps @MayoClinicCV
@MayoAZCVFellows
Inappropriate shocks from subcutaneous defibrillator (S-ICD) in the presence of a cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) device @omarjavedbaqal @MayoAZCVFellows @MayoClinicCV
https://t.co/JfxOX8P5H7
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Your patient develops #afib during acute illness or surgery. #afib goes away when stressor is gone. Will #afib come back? How to treat? Prevent? Answers and more in our new @JACCJournals state-of-the-art review on stressor-associated AF led by @JHaimovichMD & @ShinoKany ⬇️
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📢New in @hrs_journal *⃣ A rare Hypothesis-generating study on AF ablation in these days of almost mechanical #PFA 🌟Ectopy-triggering ganglionated plexus (ET-GP) ablation may be a solo strategy for persistent AF! ➡️ Study (n=49, Imperial College London): High-freq stimulation
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🧵: Establishing an AF Center of Excellence (CoE) *⃣AF is the most common sustained arrhythmia, driving morbidity, stroke, HF & costs worldwide. Care is fragmented & inconsistent. ➡️ The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) has now published detailed criteria for AF Centers of Excellence
heartrhythmjournal.com
Global population growth and a concomitant growth in the prevalence of cardiac disease have resulted in an atrial fibrillation (AF) epidemic with potentially serious untoward clinical outcomes...
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Discontinuation of Anticoagulant Therapy After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
jamanetwork.com
This randomized clinical trial compares discontinuing vs continuing oral anticoagulant therapy in patients without documented atrial arrhythmia recurrence after catheter ablation for atrial fibrill...
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Flecainide in Structural Heart Diseases: A Contemporary Reappraisal Beyond the CAST Trial https://t.co/4fLlVvdReg
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⚡ What is #electrophysiology (EP)? Think of your heart as having its own electrical system, like wiring in a house. EP is the medical specialty dedicated to understanding these electrical signals. When something goes wrong with this "wiring," your heart might beat too fast,
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Welcome to UpBeat ❤️ — your trusted source for expert-backed heart rhythm information, tools, and guidance, all powered by the Heart Rhythm Society! Whether you're navigating a new diagnosis, supporting a loved one, or simply staying informed about the latest in arrhythmia care,
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Do heart transplant patients always need invasive angio to screen for graft vasculopathy❓ 📜 https://t.co/JVR5PRa1VN In this meta-analysis, CTA/PET had pretty respectable sensitivity/NPV for ruling out graft vasculopathy compared to a gold standard of invasive angiography.
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