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 ...

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

An avid hunter and fisher in Colorado experienced periods where his heart rate would surge above 120 beats per minute, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New research from the University of Bath shows that for older patients with atrial fibrillation, stopping blood thinning ...

For patients with atrial fibrillation, the risk of stroke or heart attack from stopping anticoagulants usually outweighs the risk of bleeding, according to new findings from the University of Bath.