The development of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial enlargement are intimately linked: persistent AF leads to atrial distension and, conversely, atrial enlargement in patients with hypertension or ...

The risk for dementia goes up in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but some evidence suggests that risk can be blunted with therapies that restore sinus rhythm. But a new cohort study suggests ...

Sophia Antipolis, 27 March 2023: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) benefit from early rhythm control therapy. It reduces cardiovascular deaths, strokes, and other adverse outcomes by 20% compared ...

(UPDATED) Swift initiation of rhythm-control therapy in patients with recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation in the setting of other cardiovascular conditions reduced the risk of CV events as compared ...

Learning the art of ECG interpretation requires intellect, commitment, effort and — perhaps most importantly — an organized approach. I have spent thousands of hours (yes, thousands) looking at ...

BACKGROUND: Premature atrial contractions (PACs) are independently associated with atrial fibrillation, stroke, and heart failure, yet no pharmacological therapy is approved for PAC suppression.

Clinical trials of omega-3 fatty acid or vitamin D supplements have followed a long and winding road in search of benefits in cardiovascular (CV) disease, with wildly mixed results. But the journey ...

Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with incident atrial fibrillation and adverse atrial remodeling; however, the effect of abstinence from alcohol on secondary prevention of atrial ...

Here, we describe a large four-generation family with an autosomal dominant condition, comprising various types of CHD and low atrial rhythm, a unique phenotype not described before within a family. A ...