Atrial fibrillation is a common abnormal type of heart rhythm that is considered one of the leading potential risk factors for stroke. If you have atrial fibrillation, preventative treatment can ...

Fitbit recently added atrial fibrillation (AFib) notifications and irregular heart rhythm monitoring to a select number of its devices. But what is AFib, why is it important, and how can you use ...

Atrial flutter is closely related to atrial fibrillation but is not the same thing. The atria serve primarily as reservoirs for blood between heart contractions, whereas the ventricles are responsible ...

Are you or a loved one at risk of AFib? The American Heart Association wants to help you protect your heart and health. Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is an irregular heartbeat in which the atria, the ...

Potassium supplementation is not needed as often as previously thought to prevent atrial fibrillation (AFib) after certain types of heart surgery. That’s the conclusion from researchers in a new ...

Left atrial appendage occlusion is a generally safe and effective procedure to lower the risk of stroke in people with atrial fibrillation. It closes or blocks off the left atrial appendage of the ...

Opens in a new tab or window LONDON -- Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) produced real short-term improvements for people with atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF), according to the first sham-controlled ...

Cryoballoon (CB) ablation is as effective at reducing recurrences of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial tachycardia (AT) at 1-year, when compared to the current most widely used technique ...

Compared with a sham procedure, pulmonary vein isolation resulted in a statistically significant and clinically important decrease in atrial fibrillation (AFib) burden at six months, according to ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation are at high risk for stroke, and international guidelines recommend oral anticoagulant therapy. In patients with stable vascular disease without atrial ...