In randomized trials in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), treatment strategies that restore and maintain sinus rhythm (rhythm control) have not shown convincing advantages over those that simply ...

Early rhythm control with ablation or antiarrhythmic drugs is associated with a lower risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes compared with rate control in patients with newly diagnosed atrial ...

COMPASS presents a “scalable framework” for other centers that want to improve AF care, but additional efforts are needed.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) in older adults extends well beyond stroke prevention. Advancing age is the strongest demographic driver of AF prevalence and ...

CHICAGO, IL (updated) — Either strategy may be more appropriate in individual patients, but overall, atrial fibrillation developing after heart surgery responds similarly to either rate-control or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients younger than 75 years with atrial fibrillation and concomitant CV conditions, an early rhythm ...

Tackling rhythm control early, with ablation or antiarrhythmic medication in the first year after atrial fibrillation (Afib) diagnosis, helped outcomes in people with heart failure (HF), a ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), along with several other leading medical associations, have issued a new guideline for preventing and optimally ...

Old concerns about the safety of rhythm control drugs for atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) resurfaced in a contemporary large Korean population-based study. Afib patients prescribed antiarrhythmic ...

A heart shock may restore the heart’s rhythm and is a potential treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib). Doctors also refer to heart shock as electrical cardioversion. In AFib, a person has an ...