#363 Afib: Rhythm Control, Catheter Ablation, Afib in the hospital, and Left Atrial Appendage Closure

<div>Optimize and update your approach to atrial fibrillation (afib) as we discuss early rhythm control, antiarrhythmic drugs, TTE/cardioversion, afib ablation, new onset afib in the hospitalized patient, and left atrial appendage closure. Plus, we try to answer, Does afib burden matter? Our guest is cardiologist-electrophysiologist, Hugh Calkins MD, <a href="https://twitter.com/hughcalkinsmd">@hughcalkinsMD</a>, Professor of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins, <a href="https://twitter.com/hopkinsheart">@hopkinsheart</a>. <br> <br> <strong>Sorry, but we won’t be offering CME for this episode. You can claim CME for past episodes at </strong><a href="http://curbsiders.vcuhealth.org"><strong><a href="http://curbsiders.vcuhealth.org">curbsiders.vcuhealth.org</a></strong></a><strong>!</strong><br> <br> <a href="https://thecurbsiders.com/episode-list">Episodes</a> | <a href="https://audioboom.com/channels/5034728.rss">Subscribe</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3SKlzOLxyztvA1BkJfnf67">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/kashlakmemorial">Swag!</a> | <a href="https://thecurbsiders.com/top-picks">Top Picks</a> | <a href="https://thecurbsiders.com/knowledgefood">Mailing List</a> | <a href="mailto:askcurbsiders@gmail.com">askcurbsiders@gmail.com</a> | <a href="http://curbsiders.vcuhealth.org">Free CME!</a><br> <strong><br> Show Segments<br> </strong><br> </div> <ul> <li>Intro, disclaimer, guest bio</li> <li>Guest one-liner</li> <li>Case from Kashlak; Definitions</li> <li>An approach to new-onset afib in the office</li> <li>Rhythm control</li> <li>Lifestyle modification is a pillar of afib treatment</li> <li>Indications for hospitalization in afib</li> <li>More on rhythm control and when to pursue afib ablation</li> <li>Rhythm control in heart failure</li> <li>New onset afib in the hospitalized patient</li> <li>Does afib burden matter?</li> <li>Left atrial appendage closure </li> <li>Watto and Paul recap what we’ve learned</li> <li>Outro</li> </ul> <div> <strong>Credits<br> </strong><br> </div> <ul> <