Echo findings in heart failure patients with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction treated with an atrial shunt shed light on why only certain patients respond to therapy.
An updated expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation offered practical advice on various new tools in the field.
A new study found the lifetime risks of post-AF stroke, ischemic stroke, and myocardial infarction improved remained high, with virtually no improvement in the lifetime risk for heart failure.
During radiotherapy for non–small cell lung cancer, an incidental dose of radiation to the pulmonary veins may trigger atrial fibrillation, a study has found.