Screening for Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension: Time to Act Now
Published: 17 October 2024
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10m 48sPart 3 | Session 2 Screening for Hypertension and AF in One Go: A No-brainer
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10m 30sPart 3 | Session 3 Changing the Game for New AF Screening Initiatives
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7m 10sPart 3 | Session 4 AF and its Pulse Wave: A New Footprint
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14m 29sPart 3 | Session 5 Discussion and Q&A
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9m 26sPart 1 Heart 2 Heart: Breaking Down ESC 2024 Guidelines for Hypertension and AF Management Renate B Schnabel, Alta Schutte, Ben Freedman
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9m 41sPart 2 Gender Matters: ESC 2024 Insights on Hypertension and AF Management Renate B Schnabel, Alta Schutte
Overview
This video series offers a comprehensive exploration of the latest advancements in the management of hypertension and atrial fibrillation (AF) as presented at ESC 2024 in London. Experts reflect on key updates to the guidelines, examining their impact on clinical practice, with a particular emphasis on gender-specific considerations. The series also delves into the critical relationship between hypertension and AF, highlighting the importance of home-based screening and introducing viewers to the latest innovations in AF detection technology.
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Learning Objectives
- To be familiar with the relation between hypertension and AF
- To understand the importance of screening for AF and hypertension at home
- To know the latest insights on AF detection innovations
- To understand the risk of stroke in undiagnosed AF
Target Audience
- Electrophysiologists
- Interventional Cardiologists
- Heart Failure Specialists
- General Practitioners With a Special Interest in Cardiology
More from this programme
Part 1
Heart 2 Heart
Prof Alta Schutte and Prof Renate Schnabel provide an in-depth analysis of the recently presented guidelines for hypertension and AF unveiled at the ESC 2024.
Part 2
Gender Matters
Prof Alta Schutte and Prof Renate Schnabel discuss the hypertension and AF guidelines released at ESC 2024, with a focus on gender-specific considerations.
Part 3
ESC Symposium – Screening for AF and Hypertension: Time to Act Now
In this symposium from ESC 2024 in London, faculty explore the connection between hypertension and AF. They discuss the importance of home-based screening for both conditions and discover the latest innovations in AF detection.
Faculty Biographies
Ben Freedman
Director of External Affairs
Prof Ben Freedman is currently Director External Affairs at the Heart Research institute and Group Leader of its Heart Rhythm and Stroke Prevention Group.
He is a Honorary Professor of Cardiology at the University of Sydney and former head of Department of Cardiology, Concord Hospital.
In 2015 with five others he formed the AF SCREEN International Collaboration, which now has well over 2,000 members from 40 countries, including many of the foremost names in atrial fibrillation (AF) research. He has chaired the group in four important white papers/Frontiers Reviews on screening for AF to prevent stroke published in Circulation, the premier journal of the American Heart Association.