A New Pacemaker Algorithm for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation ... in patients with sick sinus syndrome and AF. Background. This algorithm increases the pacing rate when the native rhythm ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved landiolol (Rapiblyk ™) for use in hospital critical care settings to treat supraventricular tachycardia, including atrial fibrillation ... severe ...

Cardiac iron overload in type 2 hemochromatosis can lead to both restrictive and dilated cardiomyopathy and is also linked to arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation and sick sinus syndrome. These ...

Aim: To examine the effects of sinus rhythm (SR) restoration on N-Terminal pro-BNP (NTP-BNP) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods: Subjects with paroxysmal and persistent AF and ...

In 1986, Dr. Mark Dembert published a warning about “Sick Santa Syndrome” in a medical journal. Impact Photography – stock.adobe.com Dr. Mark Dembert, an epidemiologist from the Navy ...

warning that the festive period's indulgences could lead to a condition known as holiday heart syndrome, which is associated with atrial fibrillation. "Atrial fibrillation is when the upper ...

Those are all characteristic of "holiday heart syndrome", a term coined in 1978 ... of binge drinking with a heart condition called atrial fibrillation, which is characterised by an irregular ...

Viruses need a host to replicate, and they can survive outside only briefly. When people sick with a common cold or COVID-19 cough or sneeze, they let out respiratory droplets containing the virus ...

Extremely high bleeding risk patients were excluded. Patients could have either sinus rhythm or Afib, which about 20% did. About 17% had been on an anticoagulant before trial enrollment.

But does cold, wet weather actually make you sick? Not really, experts say. But cooler temperatures and dry winter air can affect your body in surprising ways. As the weather starts to turn ...

"It goes without saying that good hand hygiene is very important," as well as prioritising outdoor activities when you’re sick and avoiding seeing vulnerable people. WHO Europe also recommends ...