Hubner and colleagues in the UK have recently described a simplified cardioversion service that has significantly reduced waiting times at their center. They have introduced intravenous midazolam ...
The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics provide these pediatric advanced life support guidelines focusing on resuscitation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and ...
Background Guidelines permit up to 360 J for synchronised biphasic electrical cardioversion (ECV) in atrial fibrillation (AF) lasting >48 hours. The CHESS randomised trial reported higher first-shock ...
Catheter ablation is one of the most effective rhythm-control strategies for atrial fibrillation (AF). Conventional catheter ablation is performed using thermo-energy sources via either radiofrequency ...
Heart palpitations at night are often not harmful but can disrupt sleep. Stimulants like alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine can trigger palpitations at night. Anxiety, stress, and sleep disorders like ...
New late-breaking science from AHA 2023 sheds light on new treatments for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). In ARTESIA, the results of which were also published in the New England Journal of ...
4 Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Objective We aimed to compare cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with standard radiofrequency ...
The acute management of patients presenting with electrical storm secondary to ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) can be quite challenging, even with traditional attempts at rhythm control. Novel ...