A JAMA trial of 200 coffee drinkers found daily caffeinated coffee was associated with lower Afib or atrial flutter ...

When Dr. Aaron Feingold felt his heart surge into a chaotic rhythm 15 years ago, he knew instantly what was happening. “I was drinking five or six Red Bulls a day, and I had a bad cold, and I was ...

Moderate coffee consumption may reduce AF recurrence risk post-cardioversion, contradicting traditional advice to avoid caffeine. The DECAF trial showed a 39% lower recurrence risk in coffee drinkers ...

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2 Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, ...

Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of atrial thrombi in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing different anticoagulation regimens before cardioversion; to evaluate the usefulness of ...

Aside from patient factors, a number of factors may influence the immediate success of cardioversion, that is, a complete failure to cardiovert. These include electrode placement, shock polarity, ...

2 Specialist Registrar in Emergency Medicine Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole, Dorset, UK Correspondence to: Dr G L A Cumberbatch Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, ...

The importance of transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) to exclude left atrial (LA) and left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus prior to cardioversion for atrial fibrillation (AF) has been debated in ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice, and commonly leads to morbidity and mortality as a result of thromboembolism events or heart failure. The ...

When her “do not resuscitate” order was ignored, Marie Cooper found herself in a painful situation she had hoped to avoid. Credit... Supported by By Kate Raphael Photographs by Kristian Thacker Marie ...

In patients with obesity, dual DCCV is associated with better cardioversion compared with conventional single DCCV for atrial fibrillation. Dual direct-current cardioversion (DCCV) is associated with ...