Jason G. Andrade, MD: Boston Scientific: Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing)
Session Description: Conundrums in arrhythmia management 1. Atrial fibrillation a) New onset AF-Forget drugs and consider early rhythm control (cardioversion/ablation?) b) Post PVI symptomatic AF-now what? 2. “Time to recalibrate”-Device detected asymptomatic atrial fibrillation and anticoagulation a. My Apple Watch alerts me of “atrial fibrillation” i. Recent onset asymptomatic AF in 63 yr. male-everyone should have a cardioversion? ii. 60 yr. old lawyer with hypertension,T2D - 10 episodes of AF lasting 5-30 minutes b. ECG tech pages you for pacemaker detected runs of AF lasting 6-8 hours in 85 yr. old with CHADS 4
