A new study has found a link between the bacteria responsible for gum disease and atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. It emphasizes the ...

The advancements we’re making at St. Vincent’s are setting the standard for how AFib should be treated, and we are thrilled to offer this cutting-edge care to our patients. As we continue to ...

Accounting for mortality as competing risk, the Afib burden trended numerically in favor of the GLP-1 RA group (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.61-1.03), noted Varun Sundaram, MD, PhD, MSc, of Case Western ...

Until 2016, people diagnosed with atrial fibrillation had no alternatives other than taking blood thinners to prevent a stroke. But In 2016, the FDA approved a left atrial appendage closure device.

I went to the emergency room where they confirmed AFib, did a bunch of blood tests, and gave me a dose of IV diltiazem to slow my heart rate down. After about 5 hours, my heart rhythm went back to ...

I went to the emergency room where they confirmed AFib, did a bunch of blood tests, and gave me a dose of IV diltiazem to slow my heart rate down. After about 5 hours, my heart rhythm went back to ...

Atrial fibrillation diagnosed before age 70 years was associated with a 21% increased risk for dementia and a 36% increased risk for early-onset dementia in a large population-based study.

Atrial fibrillation (afib) diagnosed before age 70 was tied to a 21 percent increased risk of future dementia in a large new study. Afib also raised the risk of future early-onset dementia ...

Updated: Feb 17, 2025 / 11:20 AM EST ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A new device is transforming the type of treatment some heart patients with atrial fibrillation receive.

Volta Medical put forward new data showing its artificial-intelligence-guided ablation procedures were able to improve patients’ atrial fibrillation compared to standard treatment and regardless ...

Heartbeats are triggered by electrical impulses. A normal heart usually beats between 60 and 100 times per minute when you are at rest. But when you are in Afib, faulty electrical signals make the ...