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 ...

Hamilton, ON - Atrial tachyarrhythmias in the absence of clinical atrial fibrillation occur frequently among patients with pacemakers and are associated with a significant increase in the risk for ...

Share on Pinterest Could a battery-free pacemaker improve heart disease management? Image credit: Willie B. Thomas/Getty Images. An estimated 5% of people worldwide have an abnormal heartbeat, and ...

If you have a racing or irregular heartbeat, also known as an arrhythmia, one likely suspect is atrial fibrillation (AFib). “Of all the possible heart rhythm disorders, atrial fibrillation is by far ...

The human heart is a highly complex pump made of muscle, complete with its own electric power system, supplying the energy and oxygen it needs to function. The heart’s pumping action is regulated by ...

If you sometimes experience a racing or irregular heartbeat, it may be caused by atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common type of heart arrhythmia. AFib can make you five times more likely to have ...

The new LivIQ pacemaker uses far-field sensing to detect atrial signals—and therefore does not require electrodes. The image shows the corresponding catheter, which ...

You may have atrial fibrillation (AFib) and not even know it. Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day, pumping one-and-a-half gallons of blood every minute. If your heart speeds up, skips beats, or ...

Lakeway attorney David Wright, 72, had dizzy spells for years, but none of his doctors found the source. Last year, when he was jogging, he noticed his heart rate, which was usually in the 50s, went ...

TEND TO HAVE MORE FREQUENT AND LONG LASTING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, OR AFIB EPISODES THAN MEN. LACEE GRIFFITH HAS MORE. WOMEN MAY BE AT HIGHER RISK OF STROKE AS WELL. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER CARDIOLOGIST ...