PARIS — Cardioversion with maximum-fixed energy shocks was more effective than low-escalating energy shocks for the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation, according to a late-breaking science ...

March 26, 2010 (Atlanta, GA) - Patients at high risk of relapse after electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) are more likely to stay in sinus rhythm if they take an omega-3 ...

Vernakalant versus procainamide for rapid cardioversion of patients with acute atrial fibrillation (RAFF4): randomised clinical trial 1. Vernakalant was superior to procainamide for rapid ...

The Vanta device by Medtronic plc, provides relief from pain for thousands of patients, but the Vanta might also feel the pain when the patient is undergoing cardioversion. According to a field safety ...

Direct current cardioversion for symptomatic atrial fibrillation or flutter is feasible and safe in patients implanted with the Watchman left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion device, even in the ...

Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation who were assigned edoxaban after electrical cardioversion had fewer events compared with those assigned enoxaparin plus warfarin, according to an ...

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 ...

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 ...

I recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation in a 24-year-old man with new-onset chest pain, irregular palpitations, and heart rate >170 beats per minute. The patient has no history of drug or tobacco ...

LISBON — After delaying cardioversion based on a "wait-and-see" (WAS) approach for recent onset, symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) was just as good as acute cardioversion (AC) in getting patients ...

To the Editor: There is now considerable interest in the use of the Lown "Cardioverter" for the electrical reversion of cardiac arrhythmias. This procedure, as generally used, involves the use of ...