Apixaban is associated with lower rates of major and gastrointestinal bleeding than rivaroxaban in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF)…

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) aren’t prescribed to frail atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients as much as they should be, according to a new study published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.…

Treatment with metoprolol may benefit patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.…

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are underused among female and non-white hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients, according to new research published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

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Risk scores designed to predict atrial fibrillation (AFib) after catheter ablation are largely ineffective, according to new data …

Older adults with a high resting heart rate may face an increased risk of dementia, according to new findings published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.

The study included data from more than 2…

Patients with cardiac amyloidosis presenting with heart failure and new-onset atrial fibrillation (AFib) may benefit from direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) more than vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), according to new data published in…

Older age is a key predictor for major atrial fibrillation (AFib) endpoints among patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), according to new data published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.…

The world of EP keeps getting busier and busier. Greater visibility, more referrals to electrophysiology for rhythm issues — namely atrial fibrillation (AFib)—…

Even several months after a COVID-19 infection, many women still experience COVID-related heart rate irregularities after participating in physical activities. According to a new analysis in Experimental Physiology, targeted…

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) who switch from warfarin to direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) are often able to successfully make that transition…

Black Veterans Administration (VA) and Medicare patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) are less likely to initiate any type of anticoagulant therapy, according to new…

Women face an elevated risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AFib) in the first year after being diagnosed with breast cancer, according to new findings published in European Heart Journal.

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Leadless pacemakers may put patients at an elevated risk of major complications, including death, due to cardiac perforation, according to a new letter published by the FDA. All pacemakers are associated with a risk of cardiac…

Volunteer responders directed to automated external defibrillators (AEDs), dispatched via text message, were linked with decreased time to first defibrillation, improved bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation…

The use of methamphetamines, cocaine, opiates or marijuana is associated with an elevated risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to new research out of the University of California…

Patients who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes and atrial fibrillation (AFib) are less likely to notice symptoms related to an irregular heartbeat, according to new data published in the Journal of…

Researchers have confirmed that combined genetic testing for cardiomyopathies and arrhythmias can provide significant value, a finding they plan to present Nov. 13 at the American…

Patients treated with epinephrine in the early stages of cardiac arrest may have a better chance of recovery, according to new data presented at the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS) 2021.…

Some immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) may cause serious cardiotoxicities, including myocarditis, according to new data published in Circulation.…

Implantable loop recorders (ILR) used to track cardiac arrhythmias may be susceptible to…