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"Your heart has a rhythm of its own, until AFib crashes the party like an unwanted guest." writes Dr. Imdad Ahmed of Mercyhealth.
A study was conducted to determine the relationship between age at atrial fibrillation diagnosis and risk for stroke.
Participants who walked faster were more likely to be men, live in less deprived areas, have healthier lifestyles and weigh ...
A new study finds that atrial fibrillation, also known as Afib, is present in about 12% of older adults, with higher numbers in those in the age range of 70 to 79. Modifiable risk factors such as ...
Dr. Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, Cardiologist, discusses the role of blood thinners (anticoagulants), in atrial fibrillation in order to prevent stroke.
Volta Medical, a pioneering health technology company developing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to assist electrophysiologists in assessing complex cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial ...
The system, which has received CE Mark approval in Europe, adds to an increasingly crowded field of PFA technologies.
Whereas obesity is a common confounder when interpreting natriuretic peptide values, and the presence of atrial fibrillation has an important influence on pretest probability, other confounders are ...
The identification and management of comorbidities are central to the care of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The ...
Background: The role of the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index in critically ill patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and atrial fibrillation (AF), requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission, ...
Abbott recently secured approval to market its new pulse field ablation device for atrial fibrillation in Europe, and is setting its sights on the U.S. market in coming years. (Glen Stubbe/The ...