Atrial Fibrillation

People with spinal cord injury have elevated risk for heart attack, heart failure and atrial fibrillation compared with controls, researchers reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Insertable cardiac monitoring for atrial fibrillation detection was found to be cost-effective, especially among high-risk patients, according to an economic analysis of the STROKE AF trial presented at the International Stroke Conference.

Patients who receive hemodialysis vs. peritoneal dialysis before kidney transplantation may be at higher risk for developing atrial fibrillation after the transplant, a study found.

The FDA approved a second pulsed field ablation system for the treatment of adults with drug-refractory, recurrent, symptomatic, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Healio | Cardiology Today Editorial Board Member Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA, an electrophysiologist who performed groundbreaking research in lead extraction, has died, Cleveland Clinic and the Heart Rhythm Society announced.

Medical cannabis use for chronic pain may confer increased risk for de novo arrhythmia compared with nonuse or other treatments for chronic pain, researchers in Denmark reported.

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation was associated with lower incidence of hospitalization for worsening HF vs. drug therapy in patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction, researchers reported.

Global cardiovascular mortality increased through 2022, with BP remaining the largest contributor to CVD worldwide, according to an almanac-style report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In a proof-of-concept phase 2 trial, a novel SK ion channel inhibitor successfully converted atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm compared with placebo.

Medtronic announced the FDA approved its pulsed field ablation system for treatment of both paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation via pulmonary vein isolation.