BARCELONA, SPAIN — Starting patients on an eight-week course of amiodarone immediately after ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) won't cut the risk of AF recurrence over the next six months, ...

Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Key Takeaways Antiarrhythmic drugs can cause new, potentially deadly heart arrhythmias. Amiodarone is effective but can cause serious side effects and requires ...

September 14, 2009 (Durham, North Carolina) — Patients taking dronedarone (Multaq, Sanofi-Aventis) for prevention of recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) are about half as likely to remain in sinus ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 83-year-old man. Except for blood pressure medication, I’ve never had any heart-related health issues. Earlier this year, I experienced six or so episodes of a fast, irregular ...

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Dr. Roach: I am an 83-year-old man. Except for blood pressure medication, I’ve never had any heart-related health issues. Earlier this year, I experienced six or so episodes of a fast, irregular ...

Multiple placebo-controlled trials have demonstrated that intravenous vernakalant, a novel antiarrhythmic agent, effectively converts recent-onset atrial fibrillation in ∼50% of patients within 90 min ...

PHILADELPHIA -- For atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients with obesity, a second set of defibrillation pads for dual direct current cardioversion safely improved the success of the procedure, a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 83-year-old man. Except for blood pressure medication, I’ve never had any heart-related health issues. Earlier this year, I experienced six or so episodes of a fast, irregular ...