When Dr. Aaron Feingold felt his heart surge into a chaotic rhythm 15 years ago, he knew instantly what was happening. “I was drinking five or six Red Bulls a day, and I had a bad cold, and I was ...

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Background: Atrial fibrillation frequently complicates cardiogenic shock, yet optimal rhythm management remains unclear. Early cardioversion aims to restore sinus rhythm and improve hemodynamics, but ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Noninvasive stereotactic radiotherapy (RT) for refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT) achieved outcomes similar to catheter ablation with substantially fewer serious adverse events ...

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, ...

Nicholas P. Gall, M.Sc., M.D., M.R.C.P.; Francis D. Murgatroyd, M.A., F.R.C.P., F.A.C.C. From these and subsequent studies, it became clear that cardioversion was ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common type of irregular heartbeat. It is caused by abnormal electrical firing in the heart's chambers. A fast, irregular heartbeat characterizes AFib. It can ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice, and commonly leads to morbidity and mortality as a result of thromboembolism events or heart failure. The ...

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 ...

Cardioversion restores a normal heartbeat in patients with arrhythmias, heartbeats that are too fast or irregular. Doctors use one of two methods for restoring normal heartbeat: medication or electric ...

REHOVOT, Israel, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CardiaCare, a medical device company developing a breakthrough wearable technology for detecting, monitoring, and non-invasively treating cardiac ...