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 ...
Researchers conducted a retrospective chart review of 78 patients with severe obesity (class III, BMI ≥ 35 to < 40 or class IV, BMI ≥ 40; mean BMI, 39.9; 51% men) who underwent direct current ...
Atrial septal defects (ASD) may lead to supraventricular arrhythmias, notably atrial flutter and fibrillation, as a consequence of right atrial volume overload resulting from left-to-right shunting, ...
Improved atrial fibrillation ablation strategies and technologies during the past decade are associated with a stepwise reduction in the rate of redo AF procedures, increased procedural volume and ...
VENICE, ITALY AND MINNEAPOLIS – Medtronic, Inc. today announced results from its Tailored Treatment of Permanent Atrial Fibrillation (TTOP-AF) clinical trial, the first randomized study comparing ...