As a group, patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) carry about a six-fold increased risk of thromboembolism compared with patients in sinus rhythm. Relative risk refers to comparison ...

Compared with continued oral anticoagulation therapy alone, left atrial appendage occlusion is linked to a lower risk for ischemic stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF ...

We aimed to quantify the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with cryptogenic stroke globally, as well as separately in patients in and outside of Japan, using an implantable loop ...

“As a result of this accelerated conversion, we now expect PFA to likely exceed our previously communicated range of 40% to 60% of global afib ablations by 2026.” Boston Scientific also ...

Last month a 33-year-old woman in Xi’an, in central China, posted a video on social media that showed snowflakes falling on the ancient city. It was early in the year for such weather, so ...

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib is the most common type of heart arrhythmia. It’s estimated 12 million people in the U.S. are living with it. If not treated, it can lead to blood clots and stroke.

The goal of the TIGHT K trial was to evaluate if prescribing relaxed control of potassium levels and only giving supplements in the rare event that levels became pathologically low was equally as ...

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said on Monday that he will wear a heart monitor for the next two weeks after leaving his team’s game on Sunday with an “atrial flutter ...

Q: I’m 63 and have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. I wonder what you know about medical care and self-care for the condition. Thanks. -- Donna M., Lafayette, Indiana A: You’re part of ...

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh experienced a medical scare and had to temporarily leave Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos because of an atrial flutter, so he is taking the ...