For many years, Jim Kaveney was one of those people, yet it’s a condition he was diagnosed with when he was 38. A former ...

When it comes to heart health, the prevalence of a condition shouldn’t be much of a comfort for those dealing with symptoms. While it’s always good to ...

If left untreated, Afib can lead to stroke, heart failure and premature cardiac death. But fortunately, Afib is treatable and, in some cases, preventable.

In February 2024, Corewell Health introduced pulsed field ablation, a treatment procedure significantly safer than previous AFib treatments, at several of its Michigan hospitals. PFA applies a ...

When an older adult with atrial fibrillation, or Afib, stops taking an anticoagulant, it raises their risk of stroke or heart attack more than risks of bleeding, according to a new report published ...

Enter cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Pouya Hemmati with a solution: a dual approach to treating AFIB when nothing else works, lowering the frequency of episodes and the more fatal side effects. It starts ...

The prevalence of atrial fibrillation, also known as AFIB, affects a lot more younger people than initially thought.

These personal EKG monitoring options can help you know whether your heart is beating as it should as you go about your daily ...

The study included patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and valvular heart disease, excluding those with mechanical heart valves. Patients with AF associated with mechanical heart valves and ...

A rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath could be signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heartbeat. Dr. Jim Stone, a cardiac electrophysiologist at North Medical Center in Tupelo, helps ...

This week, the HonorHealth Research Institute in Scottsdale used a new technology to treat atrial fibrillation (Afib).

Without treatment, people with AFib are at increased risk of stroke, heart attack, heart failure, dementia and even death. Quality of life can also be affected by AFib. Paroxysmal AFib.