The below ECG strip shows the irregularly irregular QRS complexes present during atrial fibrillation. Using the first method to determine heart rate would not be accurate because the RR intervals ...

An international study has shown that targeted online education on atrial fibrillation (AF) for health professionals can ...

“You may go into your doctor’s office, have an EKG, and not have the atrial fibrillation found because basically that EKG is [just] a several-second strip of what’s happening,” he explaine ...

Atrial fibrillation occurs when action potentials fire very rapidly within the pulmonary veins or atrium in a chaotic manner. The result is a very fast atrial rate — about 400 to 600 beats per ...

Nurse practitioner Caitlin Massey from Ascension St. John Medical Center explains the symptoms, risks and new treatment ...

Atrial fibrillation, also called AFib, is a complex condition with many causes. Blood pressure problems are just one of the risk factors. But atrial fibrillation itself can lead to changes in ...

Share on Pinterest New research suggests that there may be more than 10.5 million people in the United States living with atrial fibrillation, that is, three times more cases than experts had ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common problem with your heartbeat's rate or rhythm. Your heart has four chambers – two upper chambers called atria and two lower called ventricles.

Wearable, long-term continuous heart monitors helped identify 52% more cases of atrial fibrillation compared to usual care, but that did not lead to a reduction in hospitalizations due to stroke ...