For patients with atrial fibrillation, those undergoing ablation have a significantly reduced risk for recurrent AF compared with those receiving drug therapy.
Ring-like nonischemic left ventricular scarring in patients with idiopathic nonsustained ventricular arrhythmias may be associated with malignant arrhythmic events.
For patients with atrial fibrillation, low-to-moderate alcohol intake is not associated with an increased risk for stroke or other cardiovascular events.
A home-based continuous ambulatory ECG monitoring device delivered with at-home instructions was found to be as effective for collecting quality data as in-clinic delivery and monitoring.
Kidney injury may be less among patients with chronic kidney disease and atrial fibrillation taking apixaban versus warfarin for anticoagulation, new research suggests.
Low-intensity warfarin therapy was found to be as effective as standard-intensity I warfarin in lowering the risk for thromboembolism in older patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.