An irregular heartbeat can raise your risk for heart failure and stroke. With up to 6 million Americans estimated to have ...

Screening people in primary care with a wearable heart monitor developed by iRhythm was able to increase diagnoses of atrial fibrillation (AFib) by 52%, although it did not result in a reduction ...

Most of the best Fitbit trackers and Google Pixel Watch models feature accurate heart rate monitors. These little sensors provide valuable insight into our ticker’s rhythm when resting or on the ...

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a fast and irregular heart rhythm that, left untreated, can lead to blood clots, stroke and ...

and with antiquated technology from the 1960's ("Holter monitors") still widely used today, these devices only record 24-48 hours of heart data and can miss detecting AFib. However, newer medical ...

Cardiologists use intraprocedural computed tomography to ensure the device is in the best position, giving incredible results ...

This is called, aptly, obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This kind of obstruction is behind many of the more ...

Since stepping on that treadmill just over two years ago, Dunwell has run almost 4,000 miles. He averages a 5K a day and has ...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Atrial Fibrillation or Afib is an abnormal heart rhythm. “It is basically chaotic electrical motion in the top chambers of the heart,” Dr. Alan Johnson Cardiac Physiologist ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — September is AFib Awareness Month. You may not have heard of it. It’s a very common heart condition that will impact one in four U.S. adults. It’s usually mild ...

The potential cause? A little-known and often silent heart health problem, atrial fibrillation (AFib), is the most common heart rhythm 1 (arrhythmia) disorder and can strike anyone. Experience the ...