Dr. Paban Saha, an Electrophysiologist with Prairie Cardiovascular, discusses atrial fibrillation. What is Atrial ...

Various measures of abnormal left atrial (LA) structure or function (LA myopathy) are associated with a higher risk of ischemic stroke and dementia, independent of atrial fibrillation. However, ...

Objective The Early Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention (EAST-AFNET4) trial showed a clinical benefit of early rhythm-control therapy in patients with recently diagnosed atrial ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained form of cardiac arrhythmia occurring in humans. Its effective treatment requires a detailed understanding of the underlying mechanisms at the ...

Aim: To examine the effects of sinus rhythm (SR) restoration on N-Terminal pro-BNP (NTP-BNP) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods: Subjects with paroxysmal and persistent AF and ...

Symptoms of low magnesium levels (hypomagnesemia) include fatigue, muscle weakness and cramping, nausea, low appetite, abnormal heartbeat, and mood changes. This deficiency can be hard to detect until ...

Atrial fibrillation occurs when the top two chambers of the heart, the atria, beat too fast and with an irregular rhythm (fibrillation). Atrial fibrillation, the most common type of arrhythmia ...

Arvind Sridhar, University of Illinois Chicago (THE CONVERSATION) Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is an irregular heart rhythm that increases a person’s risk of stroke, heart failure and even ...

The premise of cumulative AF burden over time driving some of these expanded clinical sequelae has spurred reinvestigation of benefits of rhythm control. The EAST-AFNET4 study (Early Treatment of ...