A new study examined how treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) affected cognitive decline and frailty. Treating heart rate compared to rhythm was linked to a greater rate of cognitive decline, the ...

CHICAGO, IL (updated) — Either strategy may be more appropriate in individual patients, but overall, atrial fibrillation developing after heart surgery responds similarly to either rate-control or ...

Early rhythm control with ablation or antiarrhythmic drugs is associated with a lower risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes compared with rate control in patients with newly diagnosed atrial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients younger than 75 years with atrial fibrillation and concomitant CV conditions, an early rhythm ...

March 5, 2004 — The results of a substudy from the Rate Control Versus Electrical Cardioversion for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (RACE) trial find that patients with persistent atrial fibrillation ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), along with several other leading medical associations, have issued a new guideline for preventing and optimally ...

Atrial fibrillation causes an irregular heartbeat that’s often faster than usual. People with some types of atrial fibrillation may sometimes have a usual heart rate, while in others, it may remain ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with atrial fibrillation, compared with usual care, early rhythm control therapy reduced risk for ...