Description
Jason T. Jacobson, MD, FHRS, of Westchester Med Center-New York Med College discusses Anticoagulation with Edoxaban in Patients with Atrial High-Rate Episodes with Taya Glotzer, MD, FHRS, of Hackensack University Medical Center at Hackensack Meridian Health, and Rod S. Passman, MD, FHRS, of Northwestern University.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize that anticoagulation with edoxaban for atrial high rate events detected by cardiac implantable electronic devices does not reduce the incidence of stroke/systemic embolism/cardiovascular death compared weith placebo.
Article Authors and Podcast Contributors
Article Authors
P. Kirchhof, T. Toennis, A. Goette, A.J. Camm, H.C. Diener, N. Becher, E. Bertaglia, C. Blomstrom Lundqvist, M. Borlich, A. Brandes, N. Cabanelas, M. Calvert, G. Chlouverakis, G.-A. Dan, J.R. de Groot, W. Dichtl, B. Kravchuk, A. Lubinski, E. Marijon, B. Merkely, L. Mont, A.-K. Ozga, K. Rajappan, A. Sarkozy, D. Scherr, R. Sznajder, V. Velchev, D. Wichterle, S. Sehner, E. Simantirakis, G.Y.H. Lip, P. Vardas, U. Schotten, and A. Zapf, for the NOAH-AFNET 6 Investigators
Podcast Contributors
Jason T. Jacobson, MD, FHRS, of Westchester Med Center-New York Med College
Taya Glotzer, MD, FHRS, of Hackensack University Medical Center at Hackensack Meridian Health
Rod S. Passman, MD, FHRS, of Northwestern University
Disclosures
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
Host Disclosure(s):
J. Jacobson: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: American College of Cardiology, Zoll Medical Corporation; Research (Contracted Grants for PIs Named Investigators Only): Aboot, Phillips; Stocks (Privately Held): Atlas 5D
Contributor Disclosure(s):
T. Glotzer: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Mayo Clinic, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Abbot, Mediasphere MedicalR. Passman: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Medtronic, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, iRhythm Technologies, Boston Scientific; Research (Contracted Grants for PIs Named Investigators Only): AHA Foundation Award, Abbott Medical, NIH/NHLI, Apple Inc; Royalty Income: UpToDate, Inc.
Staff Disclosure(s) (note: HRS staff are NOT in control of educational content. Disclosures are provided solely for full transparency to the learner):
J. Glenn: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
S. Sailor: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.