Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) received a CE mark for its Affera Sphere-360 pulsed field ablation catheter, opening access to European ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The threat of heart failure from atrial fibrillation could be more worrisome than stroke, a new study reveals. Photo by ...

By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. A randomized trial suggests that avoiding coffee after cardioversion may not help, and that modest caffeine intake may actually be associated with fewer atrial ...

Smartwatch-based monitoring using both photoplethysmography and ECG could improve detection of new-onset atrial fibrillation ...

Background Mechanical compression from the ascending aorta on the left atrial anterior wall (LAAW) can cause low voltage areas (LVAs), which are associated with a higher risk of atrial fibrillation ...

Millions of people live with atrial fibrillation, a racing, uneven heartbeat that can leave you exhausted and scared. Yet it ...

A new study by researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds that 40 percent of newly diagnosed heart failure patients also have atrial fibrillation – a combination of cardiac disorders ...

Aspirus will host a free atrial fibrillation seminar on Feb. 11 in Wausau to explain symptoms, risks, and treatment options.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) -A new study shows the most common procedure to treat a heart rhythm problem works better at saving lives than previously thought. The study looked at how well ablations inside the ...

Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common kinds of arrhythmia, causing the heart not to contract properly in order to ...

Depending on how the heart’s electrical activity appears on an EKG, a doctor may diagnose coarse or fine ventricular fibrillation (VF). Coarse VF appears as larger waves on an EKG compared with the ...

NEW YORK, April 17 (UPI) --Doctors often tell patients with atrial fibrillation, which causes an irregular and often abnormally rapid heart rate, to beware of an increased risk of stroke. But the ...