In trial participants with mild to moderate CKD and recent atrial fibrillation, antiarrhythmic drugs did not increase the risk for heart failure hospitalization, death, or stroke compared with heart ...

In randomized trials in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), treatment strategies that restore and maintain sinus rhythm (rhythm control) have not shown convincing advantages over those that simply ...

Effective atrial fibrillation management requires rate or rhythm control, anticoagulation based on risk scores, and lifestyle ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO, IL—A quality-improvement program from the Heart Rhythm Society was associated with improvements in care for patients early after they received a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF), ...

The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is on the rise, and recent joint guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) stress the role of primary care ...