Catheter ablation as a first-line strategy for ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy reduces the composite endpoint of death or serious arrhythmia outcomes compared ...

1. In non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients taking direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), adding amiodarone, diltiazem, dronedarone, or verapamil does not increase ischemic stroke risk ...

Background: Drug-induced QT prolongation after successful inpatient loading of class III antiarrhythmics may occur during routine outpatient care. Insertable cardiac monitors (ICMs) offer continuous ...

Lindsey Valenzuela, PharmD, explains how pharmacists can prevent drug interactions and improve coordination for women with arrhythmia and chronic disease. Women with arrhythmia often juggle multiple ...

We wanted to find out how effective certain classes of antiarrhythmic drugs (medications used to prevent or treat an irregular heart rhythm) are for maintaining sinus rhythm (normal heart rhythm) in ...

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an important cause of death nowadays. People at high risk (mainly with any sort of heart disease) die unexpectedly from cardiac causes, primarily from arrhythmia (an ...

Objectives To establish a unique sample of proarrhythmia cases, determine the characteristics of cases and estimate the contribution of individual drugs to the incidence of proarrhythmia within these ...

EpiPen (epinephrine) is a brand-name injection that’s prescribed for emergency allergic reactions. EpiPen has interactions with some other drugs and certain supplements. Examples include beta-blockers ...

Pradaxa (dabigatran) is a prescription drug that’s used to treat and help prevent blood clots. This drug can interact with other medications. For example, Pradaxa can interact with ibuprofen (Advil) ...

Old concerns about the safety of rhythm control drugs for atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) resurfaced in a contemporary large Korean population-based study. Afib patients prescribed antiarrhythmic ...

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) constitute a major breakthrough in the management of heart rhythm disorders. These devices largely include bradycardia pacemakers, biventricular ...