Most sufferers with heart disease cannot be cured. The purpose of intelligent care is the prolongation of life, the diminution of suffering, and the increase in the mental and physical efficiency of ...

Incident atrial fibrillation (AF) is common among adults with kidney failure treated with maintenance dialysis and is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Limited data exist informing treatment of ...

Background: Of the antiarrhythmic agents currently marketed in Canada, 5 are commonly used to treat atrial fibrillation (AF). The impact of contraindications, warnings and precautions for the use of ...

Short-term antiarrhythmic drug therapy with flecainide can prevent most episodes of recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients who have undergone electrical cardioversion. Despite being not as ...

Upfront catheter ablation is a better first-line strategy for patients who develop ventricular tachycardia (VT) after a myocardial infarction (MI) than waiting until antiarrhythmic drugs fail, a ...

London – 23 August 2016 : While the overall level of unmet need in the atrial fibrillation market is generally considered moderate, the need for safer antiarrhythmic drugs for the maintenance of sinus ...

Background: Blockage of the Na + /Ca 2+ exchanger (NCX) is used to determine the role of NCX in arrhythmogenesis. Trisulfated heparin disaccharide (TD) and Low Molecular Weight Heparins (LMWHs) can ...

A trial comparing radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFA) to antiarrhythmic drug therapy (AAD) as initial therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) found no difference in the overall burden of AF between ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PARIS — Early radiofrequency ablation was superior to antiarrhythmic drugs to delay the progression to ...

The incidence of atrial fibrillation approximately doubles with each decade of adult life and ranges from 2 or 3 new cases per 1000 population per year between the ages of 55 and 64 years to 35 new ...