A systematic review and meta-analysis estimating the differences in bleeding risks between therapeutic-dose non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) and single antiplatelet therapy (aspirin) found ...

Maack et al. [70] recently reported on switching between β blockers (metoprolol and carvedilol) in 68 patients treated with either agent for 1 year who had improved in terms of LVEF and NYHA class.

Antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) are often used after ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF); the drugs employed vary, but most common are the drugs that were unsuccessful prior to ablation since it ...

Fish oil has received much attention for its possible antiarrhythmic effects, and some research does show that it may increase your AFib risk. What you do with your body is just as important as ...

Beta-blockers are a type of drug that can reduce stress on the heart. Fish, garlic, berries, and certain vitamins and amino acids are all natural alternatives to beta-blockers. Doctors usually ...

Increasing PDE2A exerts antiarrhythmic effects both at the cellular level and in vivo and is more efficient than increasing PDE4B to prevent ventricular tachycardias. These data suggest that an acute ...

PDE2 (phosphodiesterase 2) is upregulated in human heart failure. Cardiac PDE2‐transgenic mice are protected against contractile dysfunction and arrhythmias in heart failure but whether an acute ...

It has long been known that administration of antiarrhythmic drugs in a pregnant woman with fetal tachyarrhythmia has improvements in sinus rhythm of her fetus, and efforts have been made for ...

New antiarrhythmic agents are available for use to suppress atrial flutter or convert it to sinus rhythm. Atrial pacing techniques to interrupt or suppress atrial flutter have evolved. Catheter ...

Treatment plans for AFib may include a combination of several medications, including beta blockers (like Lopressor, or metoprolol) or calcium channel blockers (such as Verelan, or verapamil) to ...

Beta-blockers (also referred to as β-blockers) are a type of medication commonly used to manage heart-related health conditions like chest pain and high blood pressure. However, there's also another ...