Doctor Akrivakis, cardiology professional at Northern Light Health, has been studying and using specific technology to treat his patients for a number of years, but he says it’s come along way. This ...

Discontinuing Beta-blocker therapy after an uncomplicated myocardial infarction (MI) was found to cause a persistent rise in ...

Many people who have suffered a heart attack subsequently develop life-threatening complications like ventricular ...

A new study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery,, finds that Medicare patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who ...

A new study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, a journal from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, finds that Medicare ...

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 ...

Patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation are an important atrial fibrillation subgroup in which direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have not been adequately studied in real-world settings.

Community cardiology specialist Dr Peter Savill discusses five key challenges for GPs in the management of atrial ...

A recent subanalysis of the EAST-AFNET 4 (Early Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention Trial) suggests a stronger benefit of early rhythm control (ERC) in patients with atrial ...

Background Anticoagulation therapy reduces stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but it is often underused in older populations due to concerns about bleeding. This study aimed to ...

Compared with patients without HDP, nulliparous patients with HDP have significantly increased risk for atrial fibrillation. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) significantly increase the risk ...

Due to its prothrombotic and inflammatory mechanisms, we aimed to assess its role in the prediction of adverse events in a susceptible population, namely patients with atrial fibrillation. Methods ...