Abstract The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines
Committee provides periodic reviews of new data to produce focused updates that address …

Background The risk of stroke is heterogeneous across different groups of patients with atrial
fibrillation (AF), being dependent on the presence of various stroke risk factors. We provide …

Atrial flutter confers a thromboembolic risk, but contrary to atrial fibrillation the relationship
has only been addressed in few studies. This study performs an up to date systematic review …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an extremely common clinical problem with an important population
morbidity and mortality burden. The management of AF is complex and fraught with many …

Objectives: This study sought to explore the incidence and risk factors of thromboembolic
complications after cardioversion of acute atrial fibrillation. Background: Anticoagulation …

Background Acute atrial fibrillation is the most common arrythmia treated in the emergency
department. Our primary aim was to compare conversion to sinus rhythm between …

Background Diltiazem (calcium channel blocker) and metoprolol (beta-blocker) are both
commonly used to treat atrial fibrillation/flutter (AFF) in the emergency department (ED) …

Cardiac arrest is one of the most challenging patient presentations managed by emergency
care providers, and echocardiography can be instrumental in the diagnosis, prognosis, and …

ABBREVIATIONS AF 5 atrial fibrillation; CHIP 5 Children's Health Insurance Program; CIED
5 cardiac implantable electronic device; CoE 5 center of excellence; CQI 5 continuous …

Objectives: This study sought to compare the risk of thromboembolism after cardioversion
within 48 h of atrial fibrillation (AF) onset in patients therapeutically versus not …