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 ...

Attempt to get rid of the atrial fibrillation altogether and restore and maintain normal heart rhythm. Allow the atrial fibrillation to persist while controlling the heart rate There are different ...

AI-Guided Cardiac Ablation in combination with pulmonary vein isolation was superior to the standard of care in the treatment of Persistent ...

BACKGROUND: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and are associated with acute cardiac events in the peripartum period, as well as ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common form of irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia). People with AFib have many treatment options, including medications and medical procedures. However ...

Background Differences in the clinical outcomes and level of risk among Asian versus non-Asian patients with atrial ...

Spatio-temporal characterization of the rotor activities was facilitated thanks to phase transformation. Gray et al. (1998) analyzed phase singularities during fibrillation and demonstrated a spatial ...

Background Iron deficiency (ID) is common in patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF), but its prognostic implications and optimal diagnostic criteria, particularly in those with and without ...

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 ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly sustained arrhythmia and a significant public ... All p values are two-sided with a standard significance level (<0.05). All analyses were performed using ...

Background A 60-year-old male with obesity (body-mass index 43 kg/m 2) presented with recurrent symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF), which he had had since age 41 years. The AF was refractory to ...

IL-1β as a target for atrial Fibrillation therapies Identifying IL-1β as a trigger for AF has far-reaching implications. Clinically, it is not always possible to pinpoint the specific cause of ...