UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Assistant Professor Panayotis Vardas, M.D., has co-authored the article, "The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2023 clinical practice guidelines for the surgical ...

LONDON — Updated guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation released by the European Society of Cardiology are revamping the approach to care for this complex, multifactorial disease. The ...

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The second focused update endorses dabigatran (Pradaxa), a new drug that like warfarin represents a first-line choice to prevent thromboembolism in AF. 2 The FDA approved dabigatran in October 2010.

WHIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bayer today announced it expanded its Phase III OCEANIC clinical development program for the investigational drug asundexian (BAY2433334) by initiating a third ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia worldwide, affecting millions of the general population.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is being increasingly understood not as an isolated electrophysiologic disorder, but as a clinical surface expression of a systemic, comorbidity-driven atrial cardiomyopathy.

Convergent hybrid ablation is an innovative treatment for a type of irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation (AFib). The treatment is a two-stage procedure that combines the expertise of our ...

BACKGROUND: Premature atrial contractions (PACs) are independently associated with atrial fibrillation, stroke, and heart ...