Irregular heartbeat conditions affect millions of people worldwide, causing hearts to beat too fast, too slow, or with an uneven rhythm. These cardiac rhythm disturbances, medically known as ...

For patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation, a quality improvement initiative improved access to specialist care ...

Omaha, NE - The results of a recent study have shown a trend toward a lower rate of early atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence at 24 hours after direct-current (DC) cardioversion in patients receiving ...

CHICAGO, IL (updated) — Either strategy may be more appropriate in individual patients, but overall, atrial fibrillation developing after heart surgery responds similarly to either rate-control or ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) in older adults extends well beyond stroke prevention. Advancing age is the strongest demographic driver of AF prevalence and ...

Steven Poelzing (left) and Gregory Hoeker, researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, collaborated on a new study published in the journal Heart Rhythm revealing why low blood ...

The US atrial fibrillation (AF) guideline has received its first full update in nearly a decade, providing a new staging system, an emphasis on early rhythm control, and upgraded recommendations for ...

Old concerns about the safety of rhythm control drugs for atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) resurfaced in a contemporary large Korean population-based study. Afib patients prescribed antiarrhythmic ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects more than 59 million ...