A multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial confirms that both chemical-first and electrical-first approaches are effective strategies for acute atrial fibrillation; however, an ...

A team of Ochsner Health cardiologists recently published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Cardiology comparing two treatment strategies for patients with atrial ...

Demonstrating one potential application of the technology, an automated algorithm tied to the KardiaBand wearable ECG (AliveCor) performed “reasonably well” at detecting A-fib in patients scheduled ...

ROME -- Edoxaban (Savaysa) appears at least as safe as the standard warfarin (Coumadin)/enoxaparin (Lovenox) strategy for use in bridging anticoagulation around cardioversion for recent onset atrial ...

PHILADELPHIA -- For atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients with obesity, a second set of defibrillation pads for dual direct current cardioversion safely improved the success of the procedure, a ...

A heart shock may restore the heart’s rhythm and is a potential treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib). Doctors also refer to heart shock as electrical cardioversion. In AFib, a person has an ...

A newly-designed wristband and corresponding app that works with a smartwatch can accurately display the heart's electrical activity and notify people with atrial fibrillation (AFib) if their heart is ...

A St. Louis, Missouri medical device company is raising money in preparation for clinical trials of its pain-free cardioversion therapy for atrial fibrillation, developed by a former Case Western ...

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have proven a favorable risk-benefit profile compared to vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) for preventing stroke and systemic embolism in patients with ...

Skip the decaf. A new study shows coffee may cut AFib recurrence after cardioversion, challenging the belief that caffeine is harmful for the heart. New research suggests regular coffee may lower ...

A team of Ochsner Health cardiologists recently published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Cardiology comparing two treatment strategies for patients with atrial ...