Participants who walked faster were more likely to be men, live in less deprived areas, have healthier lifestyles and weigh ...

A new study finds that atrial fibrillation, also known as Afib, is present in about 12% of older adults, with higher numbers in those in the age range of 70 to 79. Modifiable risk factors such as ...

A recent study has revealed a significant connection between regular flossing and a reduced risk of atrial fibrillation, ...

Jackson-Madison County General Hospital now offers a new therapy to treat patients with advanced atrial fibrillation, who ...

One of AI’s most immediate impacts is in screening and identifying patients who may have asymptomatic or paroxysmal AF, those ...

Diltiazem may affect how blood thinners are processed, possibly making them more powerful and increasing the risk of ...

Recent study results suggest that atrial fibrillation increases the risk of dementia and that the risk association is ...

My question is whether the abdominal cramps could have caused me to go into AFib. — I.J.M.

The upper pulmonary veins (PVs) are responsible for the majority of atrial fibrillation (AF ... Furthermore, in certain patients AF triggers can be detected outside the PVs, and local denervation ...

There was an increased risk of atrial fibrillation in the patients regardless of the presence of heart failure or other common atrial fibrillation causes. Individuals with alpha-1 antitrypsin ...

Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia ... research only describes an increased risk for dementia, not that AFib causes dementia. Paul Drury, MD, a board-certified cardiologist and associate ...