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

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 ...

The PFA-SHAM trial and MANIFEST-US registry support the efficacy and safety of the increasingly used ablation modality.

ANN ARBOR, MI — A high rate of patients with atrial fibrillation discontinue warfarin therapy within a year, especially patients who have undergone electrical cardioversion (ECV) or radiofrequency ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...