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 ...

A new study examined how treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) affected cognitive decline and frailty. Treating heart rate compared to rhythm was linked to a greater rate of cognitive decline, the ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients younger than 75 years with atrial fibrillation and concomitant CV conditions, an early rhythm ...

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 ...

The efficacy of catheter ablation for heart failure (HF) patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) hinged on the phenotype of disease, researchers reported based on a meta-analysis. Compared with ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 88-year-old female in relatively good health. A year and a half ago, I did experience atrial fibrilliation and had two cardioversions. (The first was good for a year; the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with atrial fibrillation, compared with usual care, early rhythm control therapy reduced risk for ...

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 ...

The heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation (AFib) can affect people of any age, but is most common in older adults. It may start with a rapid heartbeat, a fluttering feeling in a person’s ...