09/03/2010 | Australian cardiologists and radiation therapists are calling for more research into the effects of radiation on modern day pacemakers and ICDs.
08/03/2010 | Exercise can revert atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm in some patients, Australian research suggests.
28/10/2009 | N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide is a 'remarkable predictor' of incident atrial fibrillation, even after adjustment for other known risk factors, researchers report.
14/09/2009 | Patients taking dronedarone for prevention of recurrent atrial fibrillation are almost half as likely to remain in sinus rhythm as patients on amiodarone, but are also less likely to discontinue therapy due to adverse effects, an indirect meta-analysis concludes.
24/08/2009 | A longer atrial fibrillation cycle length, measured with surface ECG, predicts successful catheter ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation, research indicates.
19/08/2009 | News from the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand 2009 conference.
03/08/2009 | Patients with non-pacemaker-dependent implantable cardioverter defibrillators can safely undergo an MRI scan provided certain precautions are taken, new research suggests.
07/07/2009 | A study from Royal Melbourne Hospital has helped explain why only some patients with extensive ventricular scarring and ischaemic cardiomyopathy appear to be at risk of life-threatening arrhythmias.
07/04/2009 | In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who cannot take warfarin, the addition of clopidogrel to aspirin reduced major macrovascular events but increased the risk of bleeding.
05/03/2009 | Researchers have developed a risk score for identifying people at risk for atrial fibrillation in the primary care setting.