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 ...

Restoring a normal heart rhythm can hugely improve a patient's quality of life. SoGlos discovers more about a new treatment ...

Aside from patient factors, a number of factors may influence the immediate success of cardioversion, that is, a complete failure to cardiovert. These include electrode placement, shock polarity, ...

If left untreated, certain arrhythmias can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. Arrhythmia management techniques include making lifestyle changes and taking prescribed medications.

Heart arrhythmias are usually harmless, but some can be life threatening. Treatments help correct your heart rate to prevent serious health issues. When the electrical impulses that affect your ...

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 ...

ROME, ITALY — Using the factor Xa inhibitor edoxaban (Savaysa/Lixiana, Daiichi Sankyo) to anticoagulate patients about to undergo electrical cardioversion for their atrial fibrillation (AF) seems ...

In a recent article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on November 9, 2025, researchers examined the effect of coffee consumption on the recurrence of atrial fibrillation ...