atrial fibrillation
Technique diagnoses non-periodic arrhythmias in a single heartbeat
Thanks to a new study from Columbia Engineering School, doctors may now be able to diagnose in their offices non-periodic arrhythmias — noninvasively and at low cost — within a single heartbeat.
Blood-thinning treatment standards changing for heart patients, new research shows
CINCINNATI — Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Massachusetts General Hospital have found that warfarin, a known anticoagulation (blood-thinning) drug, may not be as beneficial to some patients with atrial fibrillation as previous…
Success stops drug trial
The data monitoring committee of the AVERROES study, seeing overwhelming evidence of the success of apixaban in the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation who are unsuitable for the conventional treatment of warfarin, has recommen…