ROME, ITALY — Using the factor Xa inhibitor edoxaban (Savaysa/Lixiana, Daiichi Sankyo) to anticoagulate patients about to undergo electrical cardioversion for their atrial fibrillation (AF) seems ...
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 ...
Medtronic alerted healthcare professionals in Europe to the risk of cardioversion-related damage to the Vanta implantable neurostimulator (INS), model 977006, During cardioversion, healthcare workers ...
Three new studies shed light on some common questions about atrial fibrillation: whether your morning coffee matters, whether ...
Medtronic has warned that one of the models in its Vanta range of implantable neurostimulators for pain relief may stop working if the patient is given cardioversion therapy to restore a normal heart ...
The History of Atrial Fibrillation: The Last 100 Years Atrial fibrillation diagnosis, treatment, and research have evolved greatly over the last century. Eric Prystowsky, MD discusses some of the ...
I recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation in a 24-year-old man with new-onset chest pain, irregular palpitations, and heart rate >170 beats per minute. The patient has no history of drug or tobacco ...
Your risk of getting atrial fibrillation (AFib) goes up as you age. It’s also becoming more common. The CDC predicts over 12 million Americans will have it by the year 2030. AFib treatment can be ...
A cup of caffeinated coffee each day may lower the risk of an irregular heart rhythm coming back after treatment. That is the ...