The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has a long history of developing documents (eg,
decision pathways, health policy statements, appropriate use criteria) to provide members …

Stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is one pillar of the management of
this common arrhythmia. Substantial advances in the epidemiology and associated …

Background The results of studies comparing the outcomes of catheter ablation (CA) to
those of medical therapy (MT) for atrial fibrillation (AF) in heart failure (HF) patients are …

Despite marked progress in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF), detecting AF remains
difficult and AF-related complications cause unacceptable morbidity and mortality even on …

The heart is a functional syncytium controlled by a delicate and sophisticated balance
ensured by the tight coordination of its several cell subpopulations. Accordingly …

Background Non-optimum ambient temperature has recently been acknowledged as an
independent risk factor for disease burden, but its impact on atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes …

In contrast to current guidelines and earlier trials, recent studies demonstrated superiority of
rhythm-over rate-control and challenged the strategy of" rate versus rhythm" therapy in …

Background Patients with atrial fibrillation and a history of stroke are at high risk of recurrent
stroke and cardiovascular complications. In the EAST-AFNET 4 trial we showed that a …

Background The effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2-Is) on recurrent
atrial fibrillation (AF) among patients undergoing catheter ablation is not well described …

AF is an independent and strong predictor of long-term cognitive decline. However, the
mechanism for this cognitive decline is difficult to define and likely multifactorial, leading to …