In randomized trials in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), treatment strategies that restore and maintain sinus rhythm (rhythm control) have not shown convincing advantages over those that simply ...

March 5, 2004 — The results of a substudy from the Rate Control Versus Electrical Cardioversion for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (RACE) trial find that patients with persistent atrial fibrillation ...

If you suffer from an irregular heartbeat, Erlanger Health is now the first in the state to offer a new treatment using ...

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Irregular heart rhythms can be dangerous for a number of reasons. Dr London shares the best treatment options available to ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), along with several other leading medical associations, have issued a new guideline for preventing and optimally ...

Old concerns about the safety of rhythm control drugs for atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) resurfaced in a contemporary large Korean population-based study. Afib patients prescribed antiarrhythmic ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is still too often framed as a disorder of rhythm alone. In clinical practice, however, AF rarely exists in isolation. It commonly coexists with vascular ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. New consumer patient research from the Dallas-based American Heart Association found ...