The 204 people randomized to IV procainamide (plus electrical cardioversion if necessary, with up to three shocks) showed a 96% rate of conversion to sinus rhythm that was maintained for at least 30 ...

DES PLAINES, IL -- A multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial confirms that both chemical-first and electrical-first approaches are effective strategies for acute atrial fibrillation; however, ...

LISBON, Portugal—Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with new, symptomatic A-fib do not necessarily need to undergo immediate cardioversion, as is now common practice, the RACE 7 ...

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 ...

Background: Several clinical factors have been studied to predict atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after electrical cardioversion (ECV) with limited predictive value. Methods: A method able to ...

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 ...

Key points A 68-year-old woman from rural Ontario arrived at her local emergency department with worsening palpitations. Her medical history included breast cancer treated with surgical resection and ...

Neither clinical parameter studied in this work, that is, age, concomitant heart disease, sustained AF duration, and LAD, showed any definite relationship to NSR maintenance (see Table II). Although ...

WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page (DDP) recently underwent a cardioversion procedure for irregular heartbeats. DDP revealed on Instagram that he experienced AFib after pushing himself too hard ...

After media reports surfaced about his hospitalisation, Coppola, 86, who is known for his greatest contribution to cinema with The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share ...