An intraoperative imaging and mapping system designed to aid in the ablation of complex cardiac arrhythmias was successfully used for the first time in the United States, according to an article distributed by Penn Medicine.

Bystander intervention is crucial in saving the lives of individuals who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), but patients are better off the sooner emergency medical services (EMS) personnel can take the reins. A new nationwide…

Physician-manned ambulances could improve the quality of advanced life support (ALS) given to people who experience traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), suggests a…

Individuals with obesity are more likely to develop atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to a study  published April 18 in the American Journal of Cardiology…

The FDA has approved a firmware update aimed at addressing two previously reported issues with some of Abbott’s implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds).

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A regular intake of up to 300 milligrams of coffee a day appears to be safe and may even protect the heart from rhythm disorders, including atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to a new review…

Only half of medical advice on an online message board dedicated to implanted cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) appears to be accurate, according to preliminary research presented April 7 at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and…

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation techniques used on individuals without cardiac abnormalities can be safely applied to adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), according to a new…

Catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias is a relatively common procedure for humans—nearly 520,000 were performed in the U.S. from 2000 to 2013, with more being performed annually later in the…

Patients who developed new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery showed a 33 percent reduced risk of thromboembolism long-term when compared to those with nonvalvular AFib (NVAF),…

New research presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2018 suggests individuals with depression may have an increased risk of developing atrial…

Current clinical guidelines recommend implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in survivors of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), except when the cause of the SCA is deemed reversible. But a new…

Continuous anticoagulation with apixaban during atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation was found to be as safe as warfarin and other vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) in a randomized trial of 633 patients.

The trial, presented…

Higher alcohol consumption was linked to faster and faster heart rates in a study of more than 3,000 people attending the Munich Oktoberfest in Germany, according to research presented March 18 at the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)…