Pinnacle Registry Says Newer Anticoagulants Only Used in Half of AF Patients
According to early information from the Pinnacle registry that is focused on patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), just under half of AF patients are being treated with anticoagulant medications like...
Study Shows Constant Monitoring Can Detect Recurring AF
A new study is suggesting that constant rhythm monitoring is the best way for doctors to be able to detect recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) after a patient undergoes an ablation...
Defib Waveforms as Successful as Cardioversion for AF
A new UK study, published online on July 30 in Resusitation, is claiming that the two main waveforms that are used in elective cardioversion of AF are comparably similar in...
Study Suggests that Assessing Bleeding Risks in AF Patients may be Easier With New Tool
When doctors are trying to assess an AF patient’s chance of bleeding while taking anticoagulant medications like Multaq, there may be a new tool that is easy to use that...
Was Multaq PALLAS Study Irresponsible?
Sanofi-Aventis’ PALLAS study was halted after patients started dying from taking Multaq as a treatment for permanent AF. Afterwards, some people started questioning whether conducting the study was responsible considering...