Binge drinking and possibly, moderate alcohol intake, may trigger atrial fibrillation. Caffeine intake does not appear to be a trigger; although, some doctors still recommend that patients with atrial ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac ... aspirin in patients unsuitable for warfarin in stroke prevention in nonvalvular AF. There is a need to reconsider the benefits of using ...

As the population ages, atrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence increases, but data on optimal oral anticoagulation (OAC) in patients ≥80 years remain limited. This study tested whether direct OACs offer ...

Favorable bleeding outcomes related to abelacimab have positioned the medication as a potential game changer in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. One of the core results from AZALEA-TIMI 71 ...

That includes treating more than 200,000 patients with the irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation—and the sum more than makes up for the $295 million that Boston Scientific put down to ...

As a group, patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) carry about a six-fold increased risk of thromboembolism compared with patients in sinus rhythm. Relative risk refers to comparison ...

Correspondence to Professor Paulus Kirchhof, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Wolfson Drive, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK; p.kirchhof{at}bham.ac.uk rhythm control therapy in ...

Atrial fibrillation is a cardiac arrhythmia in which the upper chambers of the heart the atria beat irregularly and, often, rapidly. The condition occurs as a consequence of uncoordinated ...

Catheter ablation is one of the most effective rhythm-control strategies for atrial fibrillation (AF). Conventional catheter ablation is performed using thermo-energy sources via either radiofrequency ...