The American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology define atrial fibrillation (AF) as a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia characterized by ...

LONDON — Updated guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation released by the European Society of Cardiology are revamping the approach to care for this complex, multifactorial disease. The ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic heart failure (CHF) are two major and even growing cardiovascular conditions that often coexist. However, few data are available to guide treatment of AF in ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased risk of negative clinical outcomes. In this review article, physicians from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical ...

Experts discuss the persistent clinical and systemic challenges in diagnosing and treating atrial fibrillation, emphasizing the need for earlier identification—especially in high-risk, comorbid ...

A novel software tool set to improve the management of elderly atrial fibrillation patients with multiple conditions is being designed by the EU-funded and ESC-coordinated EHRA-PATHS consortium. The ...

An international panel of experts has published recommendations to improve care of atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. The paper summarizes the results of the 10th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference—a two ...

UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Assistant Professor Panayotis Vardas, M.D., recently discussed on UAB MedCast how surgical practices are adapting to the evolving treatment of atrial ...

London, UK, 30 August 2024: The 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation, developed in collaboration with the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), contain a ...

ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). Atrial fibrillation is the most ...