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 ...

image: Anticoagulant therapy is important for stroke prevention in people with atrial fibrillation, but a new study shows many people don't stick with it. view more For patients with atrial ...

Jason G. Andrade. M.D.; Paul Khairy, M.D., PH.D.; Atul Verma, M.D.; Peter G. Guerra, M.D.; Marc Dubuc, M.D.; Lena Rivard, M.D.; Marc W. Deyell, M.D., M.SC.; Blandine ...

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 ...

People with atrial fibrillation have a reduced risk of dementia if they undergo a procedure called catheter ablation to restore the normal rhythm of their heart, according to a new study published ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Compared with medical therapy, rhythm control with catheter ablation is associated with lower risk of ischemic stroke after 30 days, as well as less mortality and heart failure (HF) hospitalization, ...