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

Risks of atrial fibrillation ablation For some people, ablation restores a normal heart rhythm better than medications. It’s generally safe, but it does have some risks, including: Bleeding ...

Antiarrhythmic medications used to maintain sinus rhythm have long been the treatment of choice in atrial fibrillation. The results of five prospective randomized trials comparing the efficacy and ...

[Joglar JA, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023;17a] Paroxysmal AF is self-limiting; restoration of sinus rhythm occurs spontaneously. By definition, paroxysmal AF lasts for less than 7 days (usually ...

Researchers have significantly expanded the understanding of the genetic causes of atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart condition that leads to an irregular heartbeat and increases the risk of ...

In an era when technology is transforming healthcare to make it accessible anytime, anywhere, Smart Meter, the leader in ...

A healthy heart drums up a steady rhythm. It beats around 60-100 times per minute when you're resting. If you have atrial fibrillation, though, your heart can beat out of rhythm, too fast ...

UK digital health company RHYTHM AI has claimed FDA approval for a new version of its algorithm for mapping areas of the heart that are affected by atrial fibrillation (AFib) that will be rolled ...

Atrial flutter is similar to atrial fibrillation in that the rhythm originates in the atrium and causes a narrow complex tachycardia, which carries thromboembolic risk. Typical atrial flutter ...

The investigators concluded that in high-risk patients with AF such as those enrolled in the AFFIRM study, the presence of sinus rhythm (-47%) and warfarin use (-50%) were associated with a lower ...