Atrial fibrillation (AFib) affects an estimated three million to six million Americans—and a 2020 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study suggested the rate of AFib incidence is ...
Medications are the first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation, or A-fib. When they begin to fail, one option is ablation.
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a condition that causes the heart to beat rapidly and irregularly. This can lead to heart failure, which develops when the heart is not pumping blood efficiently around ...
Convergent hybrid ablation is an innovative treatment for a type of irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation (AFib). The treatment is a two-stage procedure that combines the expertise of our ...
When your doctor diagnoses you with atrial fibrillation (AFib), you might wonder what to expect. Your prognosis is a prediction of how your disease could affect you in the future and how long you ...
Atrial fibrillation is a type of arrhythmia that causes an irregular or abnormally fast heart rate. It is the most common arrhythmia. When someone has atrial fibrillation, the upper chambers of their ...
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is related to inflammation in your body, like other heart disease. Some research suggests that inflammation can cause AFib or make it worse if you already have it. Other ...
Bayer is stopping a pivotal clinical trial for its experimental treatment for atrial fibrillation at the recommendation of an independent committee that concluded the drug would not be more effective ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a generally healthy 60-year-old man. Last week, I had some abdominal cramping, and while I was on the toilet, I noted the abrupt onset of a strange feeling in my chest as well as ...
The diagnostics advisory committee considered evidence from several sources on implantable cardiac monitors (BioMonitor 2‑AF, Confirm Rx and Reveal LINQ) to assess for suspected paroxysmal atrial ...