Binge drinking and possibly, moderate alcohol intake, may trigger atrial fibrillation. Caffeine intake does not appear to be a trigger; although, some doctors still recommend that patients with atrial ...

Women are more likely to have pulmonary arterial hypertension, but men tend to have worse outcomes and worse treatment responses.

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common form of irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia). People with AFib have many treatment options, including medications and medical procedures. However ...

The safety of abelacimab as compared with a direct oral anticoagulant in patients with atrial fibrillation is unknown. Patients with atrial fibrillation and a moderate-to-high risk of stroke were ...

Persistent over-dilation of muscle microvasculature may be one reason causing chronic limb-threatening ischemia, recent studies by Kuopio University Hospital and the University of Eastern Finland ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) can affect life expectancy due to factors that include age, underlying health conditions, race, and how this common cardiac arrhythmia—or abnormal heart rhythm— is treated.

Harbaugh has what's called an atrial flutter, which is a type of arrhythmia that causes the heart to beat at an abnormally high rate. The coach departed the Chargers' Week 6 game against the ...

Atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR), a distinct type ... indicating that AFMR may result from an imbalance between the mitral annulus and leaflet areas due to annular dilation and impaired ...

Background Although the prognostic implications of severe mitral regurgitation (MR) are well recognised, they are less clear ...