Athletes who undergo ablation to treat their irregular heartbeat caused by atrial fibrillation (AF) experience greater ...

Oral anticoagulation is recommended after ablation for atrial fibrillation among patients at high risk for stroke. Left atrial appendage closure is a mechanical alternative to anticoagulation ...

Under a canopy of eight heart-monitoring screens in a cardiac catheterization lab on a recent Monday, Mayo Clinic doctors ...

Antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) are often used after ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF); the drugs employed vary, but most common are the drugs that were unsuccessful prior to ablation since it ...

Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF)-induced cardiomyopathy (AIC) is retrospectively defined after normalisation of left ...

For patients with atrial fibrillation who need protection from stroke and other complications after ablation, left atrial ...

Oussama Wazni, MD, Cleveland Clinic, discusses insights from the OPTION trial and their potential implication on guidelines ...

In this audio interview, Editor-in-Chief Eric Rubin and Deputy Editor Jane Leopold discuss research being presented at the 2024 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

AFib is a condition when the upper chambers ... or try something else, such as catheter ablation. How many times can you have cardioversion? Some patients have a dozen or more cardioversions.

AFib-treating cardiac ablation, surgical robotics, nitinol and diabetes treatment tech lead among this year’s top medtech ...

Opens in a new tab or window CHICAGO -- For patients at high risk of stroke who underwent catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation, left atrial appendage closure led to less bleeding compared ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) -UnityPoint Health is proud to announce a new treatment option for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). Electrophysiologists at UnityPoint Health are some of the ...