Warfarin, dabigatran and rivaroxaban are safe periprocedural anticoagulation options for patients undergoing cardioversion or ablation for atrial fibrillation, according to researchers in Canada. “We ...

The study included 1759 consecutive catheter ablations for AF or left atrial flutter (AFL) performed at LDS Hospital (UT, USA) or Intermountain Medical Center (UT, USA) as part of a prospective ...

Maze surgery, or surgical ablation, is a procedure commonly recommended to treat an irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) when other methods such as medication, cardioversion therapy (electric ...

Hitoshi Ichiki, M.D.; Naoya Oketani, M.D.; Sanemasa Ishida, M.D.; Yasuhisa Iriki, M.D.; Hideki Okui, M.D.; Ryuichi Maenosono, M.T.; Fuminori Namino, M.T.; Yuichi ...

Patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation to treat a heart rhythm problem known as atrial fibrillation (AF) have better early outcomes if they take the drug amiodarone immediately after their ...

Left atrial (LA) thrombus is not infrequently found in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) or flutter who have been taking oral anticoagulation continuously for at least 3 weeks, a meta-analysis ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After atrial fibrillation ablation, dronedarone was associated with lower risk for recurrent hospitalizations ...

The META-AF trial found fewer recurrences of atrial arrhythmias, a benefit unexplained by weight loss or glycemic control.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — In the next two decades, up to 60 million people will get atrial fibrillation or A-fib. It doesn’t always show symptoms but people with it have a five-times increased risk of a ...

It is expected that within the next 20 years that 20 million-60 million people will get atrial fibrillation, usually just called AFib. People with AFib have a five-times increased risk of stroke ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. I've read that it puts me at greater risk of stroke. Can you tell me more about this? ANSWER: You may not have known you had atrial ...