PPP077: What’s new in atrial fibrillation? Cia Connell talks us through the evidence

Dan and Kristin welcomed Cia Connell back to the podcast to tell us about some recent publications to guide management of atrial fibrillation. Cia is a clinical manger with the Heart Foundation and a specialist cardiology pharmacist.

We cover a lot of ground in this episode, from the basics of rate vs rhythm control to the most recent international guidelines.

• The AUGUSTUS trial

• The CABANA trial

• National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation 2018

• The Apple Heart Study

If you’re a cardiology nerd like Cia and Dan, you should check out some of our other episodes:

• Episode 3: New anticoagulants with Cia Connell

• Episode 15: Controversies about lipid-lowering therapies with Dr Rochelle Gellatly

• Episode 20: Heart failure with Dr Rochelle Gellatly

• Episode 41: Hot topics in cardiology with Garth Birdsey

• Episode 49: Therapeutic Guidelines: Cardiovascular version 7