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

In a pivotal stride to address the growing AFib epidemic, OMRON Healthcare today announced the U.S. Food and Drug ...

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 percent, a new study shows.

Fourth Frontier has achieved a crucial milestone with the FDA's clearance of the Frontier X Plus, a single-lead ECG monitor. Positioned to enhance heart health monitoring, this wearable device ...

If left untreated, this can lead to stroke, heart failure, and other issues ... Heffron notes that in the sole earlier study ...

Higher resting heart rate is associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation, researchers found. What's more, the ...

Exposure to extreme heat may double or triple the risk of irregular heart rhythms in people with implanted defibrillators, ...

Assessing when to initiate anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation is not improved by including gender, says the ESC in their ...

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 ...

“Our findings make clear that you do not need to start running marathons to help prevent atrial fibrillation and other forms of heart disease,” Sean Heffron, MD, the study’s senior author ...