Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia, affecting approximately 2.3 million people in the US. One of the most serious side effects of AF is embolic stroke. Technology developed in the last 10 years has made AF treatable and potentially curable. This issue discusses many...
A variety of drugs may be used to treat atrial fibrillation. However, each person is unique, and some people may not respond to medical treatment, and others may require both medical treatment and invasive techniques like ablation therapy. Many doctors recommend trying these medications before recom...
Atrial fibrillation is a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia and the most common kind. It is caused by rapid, uncontrolled atrial contractions and uncoordinated ventricular responses.
In rare instances, after an ablation to treat your atrial fibrillation, your doctor may need to implant a pacemaker. Pacemakers themselves are not designed to treat atrial fibrillation. They are mainly used to correct slow heartbeats. Pacemakers for AFib may be placed if the patient suffers from ...
Treatment: Ablation In certain instances, medications or cardioversion may not control your atrial fibrillation effectively. A specially trained cardiologist (called an electrophysiologist) may perform a surgical procedure called an ablation to fix your atrial fibrillation. A radiofrequency ablation is done...
Atrial fibrillation is a problem with your heart's electrical activity. You and your doctor have treatment options if your symptoms become too severe. With AFib, your heart quivers, beats irregularly, or skips beats. It can't pump blood through its chambers and out to your body as well as...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest clinical arrhythmia and one that will be faced frequently by doctors throughout their medical career. AF is a significant cause of symptoms, hospitalisation, morbidity and mortality. With an increasing and ageing population, the number of patients being trea...
Atrial fibrillation(AFib) is a type of irregular heartbeat. If you have it, your doctor will classify yours by the reason for it and on how long it lasts. When your heartbeat returns to normal within 7 days, on its own or with treatment, it's known as paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. ...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia experienced in clinical practice (approx. 1% predominance in the adult population). Unfortunately, long-term efficacy of antiarrhythmic drug therapy is disappointing and could cause serious side effects. Radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation has ...
pulmonary vein ablation catheter (PVACAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia experienced in clinical practice (approx. 1% predominance in adult population). To obtain sinus rhythm antiarrhythmic medications such as amiodarone have evolved as the most effective available and hence ...