Atrial fibrillation recurrence is common, especially during the first 2 weeks, even when the patients are on antiarrhythmic therapy . . .

The DECAF trial shows that drinking one cup of caffeinated coffee a day may actually reduce atrial fibrillation or flutter.

Sep 15, 2025 · ED cardioversion restores rhythm in patients with class III-IV obesity and atrial fibrillation or flutter, achieving a 92.3% success rate without any airway events, a study finds.

Jun 14, 2023 · This rare but deadly complication can be avoided by reducing supplemental oxygen and adding fire safety checks to surgical time-outs, experts say.

Michelle O’Donoghue and Gregory Marcus review the clinical implications of the DECAF randomized trial of caffeinated coffee or avoiding caffeine after successful cardioversion for atrial ...

May 25, 2023 · The study also found a significantly reduced risk for stroke and TIA in the ablation group compared with the cardioversion group after the initial 30-day post-procedure period.

Oct 10, 2024 · Electrophysiologist John Mandrola interviews Rick Veasey and Rajdip Dulai about the strengths and limits of the SHAM-PVI study, the first sham-controlled trial of atrial fibrillation ablation.

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 ...

Sep 27, 2006 · Should it be a standard of care to use telemetry or cardiac monitoring after outpatient cardioversion for atrial fibrillation? If so, how long should monitoring be continued?

We performed a prospective observational study of consecutive adult patients presenting for ablation or cardioversion of AF and AFL to a university medical center over a 2-year period.