As more patients gain access to consumer devices capable of monitoring heart rhythm - what is the future of point of care screening for atrial fibrillation? Our new piece in Cardiovascular Digital Health Journal - with Shaan Khurshid @satlas60 @steven_lubitz and Danny Singer. doi.org/10.1016/j.cvdh…

Accurate post #stroke #AFib risk estimation achieved w/ established risk factors and full model refitting: Re-CHARGE-AF. ow.ly/Y9ax50Gxy1r Jeff Ashburner Chris Anderson @steven_lubitz Shaan Khurshid Ludovic Trinquart

2021 in a playlist. The Weather Station and Laura Stevenson are standouts with stunning albums. open.spotify.com/playlist/2g4bR…

We need a Massachusetts special edition with a chapter titled “Do I Have to Remove the Sheets of Ice Off the Roof of My Range Rover before Driving on the Highway and Potentially Killing Someone? I Mean…It May Take Me 10 Whole Minutes.” @KenTremendous

Study by #MGH investigators finds handheld devices for A-fib screening may be most effective in the oldest adults during primary care visits bit.ly/3hBc0q8

#OriginalResearch: Screening for AF using a single-lead ECG at primary care visits did not affect new AF diagnoses among individuals aged >= 65 years compared to usual care #VITAL_AF Patrick Ellinor Shaan Khurshid Jeff Ashburner @steven_lubitz ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

Proud to get this work out into the world! Thanks to everyone who made this possible: Shaan Khurshid Xin Wang RVpacing Daniel Pipilas, MD Jeff Ashburner Patrick Ellinor Daniel Singer @satlas60 @steven_lubitz

How common is #afib in today's primary care? Prevalence 13%, incidence 2.4%/yr among pts ≥65 yrs in VITAL-AF trial, adjudicated outcomes #afib prevalence 29% in ≥85 yrs and 43% in #heartfailure Paper JAMA Network Open ➡️ bit.ly/3XI2rbz Mass General Heart MassGeneral Medicine

Among 17k controls in the VITAL-AF trial, 13% had prevalent #afib; new #afib incidence 2.3%/yr. Even more #afib in older patients (29% in age ≥85) and patients with #HeartFailure (43%). Shaan Khurshid Jeff Ashburner @steven_lubitz Mass General Heart ja.ma/3Ihtl4n

Interesting work lead by Jeff Ashburner in #VITALAF trial ➡️ among pts w/ known #afib, no diff in new OAC initiation w/ vs. w/o 1L ECG screening, but 𝟏𝐋 𝐄𝐂𝐆 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐀𝐂 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (⬆️ if possible AF result, ⬇️ if normal)! Mass General Heart

Atrial fibrillation is not a covered indication for cardiac rehab. Our 12k cardiac rehab-like program for pts with AF in single-arm Mass General Heart pilot showed improvement in AF burden, symptoms, and quality of life journals.lww.com/jcrjournal/ful… JCRP Jeff Ashburner @RomitB_MD

Really important work. Afib should be covered for Cardiac rehab #afib #cardiacrehab

Afib can increase risk of stroke, morbidity & hospitalization. Lifestyle modification programs may reduce symptoms, progression & improve QOL. Dr. Jeff Ashburner et al. examine a behavioral program for pts w/Afib. bit.ly/4ac6y69 Pradeep Natarajan, Anne Thorndike, MD, MPH, @RomitB_MD

Our model to predict 5 year risk of post-stroke cognitive impairment using routinely collected EHR data. Important tool for risk stratification / targeted #BrainHealth preventive interventions. Chris Anderson Jonathan Rosand MD MSc

#MonganScienceMinute featuring Jeff Ashburner Yuchiao Chang, PhD, Daniel Singer, MD, and Steven Atlas, MD, MPH MGH Division of General Internal Medicine pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38546170/