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 ...
Hamilton, ON - Atrial tachyarrhythmias in the absence of clinical atrial fibrillation occur frequently among patients with pacemakers and are associated with a significant increase in the risk for ...
Share on Pinterest Could a battery-free pacemaker improve heart disease management? Image credit: Willie B. Thomas/Getty Images. An estimated 5% of people worldwide have an abnormal heartbeat, and ...
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A local patient this summer became the first in the Quad Cities to receive a leadless pacemaker at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Heart Center, marking a significant step in minimally ...
BOSTON -- In deciding on anticoagulation with apixaban (Eliquis) for patients with device-detected, subclinical atrial fibrillation (SCAF), one key number appeared to distinguish those for whom the ...
If you have a racing or irregular heartbeat, also known as an arrhythmia, one likely suspect is atrial fibrillation (AFib). “Of all the possible heart rhythm disorders, atrial fibrillation is by far ...