Philadelphia, PA - Post-hoc analysis of the Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial (MUSTT) shows that blacks randomized to EP-guided antiarrhythmic therapy did worse than whites randomized to the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac tachyarrhythmia for which antiarrhythmic drug therapy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Continuing previously ineffective antiarrhythmic drug therapy after pulmonary vein isolation was ...

In an era of cost-containment initiatives, the cost-effectiveness of ICD therapy needs to be considered, especially in the context of expanding clinical indications. A number of trials have attempted ...

The effectiveness of prophylactic therapy with procainamide in preventing active ventricular arrhythmias after acute myocardial infarction was determined in a double-blind study using ...

A trial comparing radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFA) to antiarrhythmic drug therapy (AAD) as initial therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) found no difference in the overall burden of AF between ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia seen in clinical practice, and it contributes substantially to both morbidity and medical costs.1 In this issue Humphries and associates ...

When it comes to preventing recurrences of atrial tachyarrhythmias in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and obesity, catheter ablation tops a combination of lifestyle modifications and ...

CHICAGO, IL—For patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and ventricular tachycardia (VT) who have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), catheter ablation may be a better first-line therapy ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a growing clinical problem associated with increased morbidity and mortality Currently available antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) can be highly effective in acute cardioversion ...

Specifications of Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillators. The top of the pulse generator contains an epoxy resin header for connecting the pacing and defibrillation leads. The defibrillation leads ...

Short-term antiarrhythmic drug therapy with flecainide can prevent most episodes of recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients who have undergone electrical cardioversion. Despite being not as ...