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 ...

During February's "American Heart Month," doctors at Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston, are raising awareness ...

Just as in atrial fibrillation, not all of the P waves are able to conduct through the atrioventricular node, and thus the ventricular rate will not be as fast as the atrial rate. Typically ...

In February 2024, Corewell Health introduced pulsed field ablation, a treatment procedure significantly safer than previous AFib treatments, at several of its Michigan hospitals. PFA applies a ...

A rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath could be signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heartbeat. Dr. Jim Stone, a cardiac electrophysiologist at North Medical Center in Tupelo, helps ...

ECG plays an important role in detection of several stroke risk factors/predictors including atrial fibrillation and left ... 45–65 years on a 2-min rhythm strip 1.5- to 2.5-fold increase ...

Lower levels of free factor XI and fewer bleeding events seen in patients with atrial fibrillation at moderate-to-high risk for stroke. (HealthDay News) — Subcutaneous injection of abelacimab ...