Of 95 patients receiving transthoracic shocks for atrial flutter in the emergency department, about half were treated with a defibrillator that delivered monophasic-waveform shocks and the rest were ...

In 34 of the 93 patients in whom cardioversion was attempted, the procedure was performed during anticoagulant therapy. Following restoration of sinus rhythm, two patients experienced thromboembolic ...

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 ...

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common endocrine form of hypertension and may carry an increased risk of atrial flutter or fibrillation (AFF). The primary goal of this multicentre cohort study ...

Many authorities recommend digoxin for one year for atrial flutter (AT.FL) in infants with normal structural hearts. To re-examine this recommendation the electrocardiogram, response to programmed ...

Patients with recent-onset atrial fibrillation commonly undergo immediate restoration of sinus rhythm by pharmacologic or electrical cardioversion. However, whether immediate restoration of sinus ...

When atrial flutter is seen with such a slow ventricular response (in this case, 9:1 conduction), there is concern for underlying complete heart block should the patient be restored to normal sinus ...

Endurance athletes may be at increased risk for lone atrial fibrillation. 1–5 We describe a middle-aged physician athlete with paroxysmal lone atrial fibrillation in whom cardioversion consistently ...

RESTORE SR to study efficacy and safety of vanoxerine in atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) patients, results expected in the second half of 2016 LA JOLLA, Calif., Laguna ...

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 ...