The FDA has granted a de novo clearance to a wearable device—with a form factor you’re familiar with—that can check patients ...

The increases were particularly marked among middle-aged men, Black adults, residents of Midwestern states and ...

People with conditions or habits such as high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or smoking, not only have a higher risk of stroke, they may also have more severe ...

Also known as A-fib, atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often fast heart rhythm that can lead to blood clots forming in ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Via Christi says it is the first hospital in the region to perform a new procedure for atrial ...

Noninvasive liver fibrosis scores are associated with increased heart failure risk, with FIB-4, NFS, and APRI showing ...

Talking about sex can be uncomfortable. But older adults with heart conditions often have questions they want answered – and ...

Adding an extra hour every week of physical activity may lower the chance of developing the most common type of irregular heartbeat (arrythmia) by 11%, a study shows.

Boston Scientific expects to complete enrollment in the coming months in the study comparing pulsed field ablation to ...

The medical device maker has completed more than 40 acquisitions in recent years, helping turn it into one of the state’s ...

A brisk walk or even housecleaning might help folks at risk lower their odds for the dangerous heart arrhythmia known ...

The following is a summary of “Effect of Screening for Undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation on Stroke Prevention,” published in the November 2024 issue of Cardiology by Lopes et al. Atrial fibrillation (AF ...