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Atrial Fibrillation Guideline Update from the AHA

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Cardiologists now warn against using diltiazem for AFib patients with heart failure, overturning what many emergency doctors routinely do.
Lauren Westover breaks down the 2023 American Heart Association atrial fibrillation guidelines, focusing on emergency medicine relevance. She explains key changes including when to avoid calcium channel blockers in heart failure patients, critiques the evidence for magnesium supplementation, and translates guidelines into practical clinical decision-making for unstable patients.

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A bedside-focused update that turns a long AFib guideline into practical emergency decisions.

FOAMcast does a solid job of pulling the new atrial fibrillation guidance into the parts emergency medicine actually needs. The sharpest point is the one about instability: shock the rhythm when it is really the cause, but do not blame AFib by default when sepsis, PE, or chronic…

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