IV obesity and atrial fibrillation or flutter, achieving a 92.3% success rate without any airway events, a study finds.

Of 95 patients receiving transthoracic shocks for atrial flutter in the emergency department, about half were treated with a defibrillator that delivered monophasic-waveform shocks and the rest were ...

Our heartbeat serves as a vital indicator, which shows how well our heart functions. The heart experiences irregular rhythms ...

Cardioversion is a procedure that returns an abnormal heart rhythm to normal. It's used when you have an arrhythmia, which means your heart is beating too fast or irregularly. Cardioversion can be ...

Patients with recent-onset atrial fibrillation commonly undergo immediate restoration of sinus rhythm by pharmacologic or electrical cardioversion. However, whether immediate restoration of sinus ...

Use of catheter ablation is not only beneficial for treating atrial flutter but also can significantly reduce hospital visits – both inpatient and emergency – and lower the risk for atrial ...

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common endocrine form of hypertension and may carry an increased risk of atrial flutter or fibrillation (AFF). The primary goal of this multicentre cohort study ...

Many authorities recommend digoxin for one year for atrial flutter (AT.FL) in infants with normal structural hearts. To re-examine this recommendation the electrocardiogram, response to programmed ...

When atrial flutter is seen with such a slow ventricular response (in this case, 9:1 conduction), there is concern for underlying complete heart block should the patient be restored to normal sinus ...

RESTORE SR to study efficacy and safety of vanoxerine in atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) patients, results expected in the second half of 2016 LA JOLLA, Calif., Laguna ...

Endurance athletes may be at increased risk for lone atrial fibrillation. 1–5 We describe a middle-aged physician athlete with paroxysmal lone atrial fibrillation in whom cardioversion consistently ...