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The U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends the use of pulsed field ablation as an option to treat NHS patients with atrial fibrillation. NICE said evidence shows ...

Eye scans could help detect a common heart condition years before it is diagnosed, a study has found. Researchers said the approach could be a non-invasive way to flag atrial fibrillation (AF) before ...

A retrospective echocardiography study found that reduced right atrial reservoir strain independently predicted all-cause ...

This procedure can be used to treat atrial fibrillation because it works well and there are no serious concerns about its safety in this condition. Atrial fibrillation is irregular and rapid beating ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Atrial fibrillation is a condition that affects the heart, causing an irregular pulse. It occurs when the electrical impulses controlling the heartbeat become disorganised, so that the heart beats ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...