Doctors at Aspirus are recommending an alternative form of treatment called pulse field ablation (PFA). Dr. Ronnie Ortiz said the new treatment offers significant advantages over traditional methods.

In an effort to better care for those with atrial fibrillation, a cardiovascular team at The Valley Hospital recently treated the first patient in New Jersey – and one of the first in the nation – ...

Previously, patients with advanced atrial fibrillation (AF/AFib) had limited treatment choices. Since February 2024, West ...

The presence of atrial fibrillation promotes the development of atrial thrombus, and consequently increases the risk of stroke five-fold. Vitamin K antagonists, most notable among which is warfarin, ...

Christus Trinity Mother Frances Louis Peaches Owen Heart Hospital is one of the first hospitals in the country to institute a new, revolutionary, FDA-approved treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF), ...

If you're one of the millions of people with a common heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation (a-fib), losing weight before treatment may increase the odds that your a-fib doesn't come back.

Atrial fibrillation, or A-Fib, is a rapid irregular heartbeat that impacts as many as 2% of Americans under the age of 65. For many, the condition shows little to no symptoms but may lead to ...

UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Assistant Professor Panayotis Vardas, M.D., has co-authored the article, "The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2023 clinical practice guidelines for the surgical ...

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) received a CE mark for its Affera Sphere-360 pulsed field ablation catheter, opening access to European ...

A new way of treating arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (AF)—the most common heart arrhythmia diagnosis in clinical practice—has debuted at UC San Diego Health. vMap is a non-invasive, ...

Dr. Hugh Calkins answers the question: 'Atrial Fibrillation vs. Atrial Flutter?' — -- Question: My doctor told me I sometimes have atrial fibrillation and at other times have atrial flutter. What ...