A study published earlier this year in Circulation reports no statistical difference in stroke rate in patients randomized to anticoagulation treatment with dabigatran vs warfarin following electrical ...

The drug-shock strategy was more effective for patients experiencing atrial fibrillation for the first time and for patients younger than 70 years, the researchers said. Both the anti-arrhythmia drug ...

Q-I`ve been treated for an abnormal heartbeat for several months, without too much success. My new doctor advises that an electric shock might be used to correct the beat. It`s a frightening thought.

Cardioversion is a medical procedure that is done so as to restore the normal heart rhythm in those people who have types of abnormal heartbeats, also referred to as arrhythmias. It is usually done ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who need anticoagulation before undergoing electrical correction of their abnormal heartbeat (cardioversion) may benefit from treatment with edoxoban - a ...

For patients with atrial fibrillation, the most common form of heart arrhythmia, a main goal of treatment is stroke prevention. Which is why most Afib patients are prescribed a blood thinner such as ...

VANCOUVER, Feb. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME) (TSX: COM) today announced that a poster titled "Medical conversion with Vernakalant on postoperative cardio-surgical ...