Heart and Vascular ServicesPeople with heart and vascular conditions can find a variety of specialized services at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute. Our goals are to protect and restore your heart's health by offering comprehensive cardiovascular programs and treatments for all types of heart ...
"Minimizing risk and making potentially effective treatments more broadly available is critical to providing therapy to the largest number of patients," says Dr. Kapa. It is estimated that 12.1 million people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with AFib by 2030—more than double the number in 2010...
"Based on our study, digoxin should be avoided in patients with AFib, particularly if symptoms can be alleviated with other treatments," said Renato Lopes, MD, PhD, professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at Duke University Medical Center and lead author of the study. "We showed ...