Study: AF Patients Experience Improved Regurgitation with MitraClip
According to information from a new study that was reported on April 3 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the MitraClip device (used to treat mitral regurgitation)...
Study: Newer Chad Score Better Able to Assess Stroke Risk in AF Patients
According to information from a recent study, the newer CHA2DS2-VASc score might be better at assessing the stroke risks in AF patients than the older CHADS2. This is particularly true...
Multaq Side Effects Cause France to Revoke Reimbursements on the Drug
It was announced recently that on April 15, 2012, Sanofi-Aventis’s heart drug Multaq has lost reimbursement in France due to the serious side effects linked to the drug. The Financial...
Study: Metabolic Syndrome Causes Increase in AF Recurrences After Patients Have Ablation
According to information found in a new study published on April 3 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, metabolic syndrome has been linked to a higher risk...
Having Statin Treatment Before CABG May Lower Post-op AF Occurances
Recent reports from a new meta-analysis about patients who have statins administered to them before having cardiac surgery show they had a significant reduction in their chances of suffering from...