The case for early rhythm control, achieved by ablation or cardioversion, in most patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is mechanistically stronger with a new study suggesting the strategy can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sinus rhythm was restored in an effective, safe and rapid manner using drug-shock or shock-only strategies among ...

Pharmacological- and electrical-first cardioversion worked similarly well for treating acute atrial fibrillation (Afib) in the emergency department, according to the Canadian RAFF2 trial. The 204 ...

The drug-shock strategy was more effective for patients experiencing atrial fibrillation for the first time and for patients younger than 70 years, the researchers said. Both the anti-arrhythmia drug ...

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 ...

A waiver of consent was obtained from the institutional review board at our facility to perform this retrospective chart review. A computerized search of the electronic medical record (EMR) system was ...

Pharmacologic cardioversion followed by electrical cardioversion and electrical cardioversion only were found to be safe and effective in patients presenting to the emergency department with recent ...

image: A study led by Dr. Ian Stiell published in The Lancet found that two ways of quickly restoring normal heart rhythm in patients with acute atrial fibrillation in the emergency department are ...

By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. A randomized trial suggests that avoiding coffee after cardioversion may not help, and that modest caffeine intake may actually be associated with fewer atrial ...