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Don’t Miss a Beat on A-fib: How to Make the Right Plans for Individual Patients

This practical, data-fueled talk from Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, MS, FACC, chief of the UCSF Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Service, will help PCPs better understand how to assess stroke risk; make treatment decisions, such as anticoagulation therapy versus catheter ablation; and educate their patients on the necessity of addressing such factors as obesity and sleep apnea. Learn when to consider treatment for asymptomatic A-fib patients and why aspirin therapy is “not better than nothing.”


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January 30, 2023

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UCSF MedConnection

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Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, MS, FACC

Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, MS, FACC

Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia

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