Atrial tachycardia and other ectopic atrial rhythms occur when a site outside of the sinus node, but within the atria, creates action potentials faster than the sinus node. This ectopic focus ...

AF-CHF = Atrial Fibrillation and Congestive Heart Failure; AFFIRM = Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management; ATHENA = A placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel arm ...

Success rate is high and complication risk is low. Atrial flutter ablation can be utilized as an initial rhythm control strategy instead of antiarrhythmic drugs since this procedure is low risk ...

Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is an irregular heart rhythm that increases a person’s risk of stroke, heart failure and even premature death. While many risk factors contribute to A-fib ...

Nevertheless, low-voltage-area (LVA ... For the primary endpoint of recurrence of AF and atrial tachycardia (abnormal heart ...

Doctors in the State-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research are seeing a rise in the number of patients being treated for Atrial ... an abnormal rhythm in the heart.