A new study has highlighted the risks for syncope and bradycardia as potential side effects with anti-arrhythmic drugs when used for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). Researchers analyzed ...

USA: The randomized AVANT GUARD trial has demonstrated that first-line treatment with pulsed field ablation (PFA) ...

A larger percentage of patients in PFA group had treatment success at 12 months compared with those receiving antiarrhythmic-drug therapy.

The authors' work is supported by the European Network for Translational Research in Atrial Fibrillation (EUTRAF, No. 261057), the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (AF Competence ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Catheter ablation improved outcomes vs. antiarrhythmic drugs in patients with VT and ischemic cardiomyopathy.

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 ...

Irregular heartbeat conditions affect millions of people worldwide, causing hearts to beat too fast, too slow, or with an uneven rhythm. These cardiac rhythm disturbances, medically known as ...

CHICAGO -- For patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ischemic cardiomyopathy, going right to catheter ablation improved outcomes compared with trying antiarrhythmic drugs first, the VANISH2 ...

CHICAGO, IL—For patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and ventricular tachycardia (VT) who have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), catheter ablation may be a better first-line therapy ...