Expertscape Ranks Top Doctors and Hospitals in Atrial Fibrillation

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Jan. 30, 2014 - PRLog -- As part of its continuing program to highlight expertise and excellence in healthcare, Expertscape.com takes pleasure in recognizing the world's top institutions and medical specialists in the research and treatment of atrial fibrillation.

Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common of all heart rhythm abnormalities.  It is also one of the most treatable.  Some cases, however, become increasingly difficult to treat as time passes, or cause more troublesome symptoms if the heart weakens for other reasons.  In these situations, it is often useful to get a second opinion from a physician with special interest in atrial fibrillation.

Expertscape.com would like to recognize the advancements that these ten individual experts and institutions ( http://expertscape.com/leaders/atrial-fibrillation ) have made to the understanding and treatment of atrial fibrillation:

World's Leading Experts – Atrial Fibrillation
1.Dr. Gregory Lip – University of Birmingham
2.Dr. Stanley Nattel – Montreal Heart Institute
3.Dr. Jonathan Halperin – Mount Sinai School of Medicine
4.Dr. Harry Crijns – Maastricht University
5.Dr. Kenneth Ellenbogen – VCU School of Medicine/   VCU Medical Center
6.Dr. A. John Camm – St. George's Hospital Medical School
7.Dr. Hugh Calkins – Johns Hopkins University
8.Dr. Hakan Oral – University of Michigan
9.Dr. Stuart Connolly – McMaster University
10.Dr. Prashanthan Sanders – University of Adelaide

World's Leading Institutions – Atrial Fibrillation
1.University of Birmingham
2.Cleveland Clinic
3.Mayo Clinic Rochester
4.Montreal Heart Institute
5.University of Michigan
6.Massachusetts General Hospital
7.McMaster University
8.Duke University
9.Columbia University
10.Universite de Bordeaux 2 Segalen

To view Expertscape’s comprehensive results for atrial fibrillation, covering hundreds of institutions and thousands of specialists worldwide, visit http://www.expertscape.com/ex/atrial+fibrillation.

The Expertscape medical search and ranking solution uses objective algorithms to identify the most knowledgeable and experienced doctors and medical institutions across over 26,000 specific topics, stratified by geography. With Expertscape, healthcare consumers can quickly and easily find the top doctors within their travel area and then learn more about their expertise and knowledge. Expertscape defines an expert as someone who has published peer-reviewed research in the science, therapies, and complications for a specific medical topic. To search on any medical topic, visit www.expertscape.com.