PHILADELPHIA -- For atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients with obesity, a second set of defibrillation pads for dual direct current cardioversion safely improved the success of the procedure, a ...
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 ...
TURKU, FINLAND — Even if electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) is carried out without anticoagulation within 48 hours of acute-AF onset, the first 12 hours of that period provide by far ...
The authors caution in the report that the trial was "underpowered to provide statistically rigorous results and was thus exploratory in nature." To heartwire,Cappato said an adequately powered trial ...
Cardioversion can improve heart function, reduce the risk of embolism and relieve symptoms in patients with atrial fibrillation. Despite anticoagulation therapy, thromboembolic complications can still ...