Irregular heartbeat conditions affect millions of people worldwide, causing hearts to beat too fast, too slow, or with an uneven rhythm. These cardiac rhythm disturbances, medically known as ...

Omaha, NE - The results of a recent study have shown a trend toward a lower rate of early atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence at 24 hours after direct-current (DC) cardioversion in patients receiving ...

CHICAGO, IL (updated) — Either strategy may be more appropriate in individual patients, but overall, atrial fibrillation developing after heart surgery responds similarly to either rate-control or ...

The US atrial fibrillation (AF) guideline has received its first full update in nearly a decade, providing a new staging system, an emphasis on early rhythm control, and upgraded recommendations for ...

Steven Poelzing (left) and Gregory Hoeker, researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, collaborated on a new study published in the journal Heart Rhythm revealing why low blood ...

Old concerns about the safety of rhythm control drugs for atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) resurfaced in a contemporary large Korean population-based study. Afib patients prescribed antiarrhythmic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For patients with obesity and atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation was the best strategy to prevent AF ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a mathematical model that reveals how our circadian rhythms can have dramatic impacts on how our bodies interact with medicines. Subscribe to ...