Atrial fibrillation (AFib) can affect life expectancy due to factors that include age, underlying health conditions, race, and how this common cardiac arrhythmia—or abnormal heart rhythm— is treated.

Main outcome measures Primary outcome measures were quality of shared decision making measured by OPTION12, knowledge of atrial fibrillation and its management, and decisional conflict. Results 1117 ...

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1 Frequent ventricular ectopic (VE) beats (or premature ventricular contractions (PVC)), non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT), and atrial fibrillation (AF) are the most common arrhythmias seen ...

A total of 50 fetuses will be enrolled from 15 Japanese institutions. The protocol-defined transplacental treatment is performed for singletons with sustained fetal tachyarrhythmia ≥180 bpm, with a ...

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Similarly, hHOs include atrioventricular specification with Ventricular CMs (MYL2+) and Atrial CMs (MYL7+). Structural and functional features akin to fetal human hearts included sarcomere formation, ...

Experts have pointed out that any amount or kind of alcohol leads to high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation and cardiac dysrhythmias. It is also toxic to liver and can cause birth defects.

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2013;11(9):1195-1209. Once stabilized, treatment of AHF patients is based on three primary BP phenotypes: hypertensive (SBP >140 mmHg), normotensive (90–140 mmHg) and ...