Atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased incidence of stroke (by a factor of approximately 4.0 in men and 5.7 in women), heart failure (by a factor of 3.0 in men and 11.0 in women), and ...

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation reduces recurrence, severity, and burden of atrial fibrillation, while improving mental ...

However, research suggests that some runners may be at higher risk for atrial fibrillation, also known as A-fib. A-fib is an irregular, rapid, fast-pounding heart rhythm, or palpitations.

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is related to inflammation in your body, like other heart disease. Some research suggests that inflammation can cause AFib or make it worse if you already have it.

Atrial fibrillation with low blood pressure isn’t uncommon. Learn more about these two conditions, including why they sometimes happen together, risk factors, and how they’re treated.

In 135 centers, 2789 patients with early atrial fibrillation (median time since diagnosis, 36 days) underwent randomization. The trial was stopped for efficacy at the third interim analysis after ...

Device-detected atrial fibrillation (DDAF) are short and typically rare episodes of atrial fibrillation (AF) detected by pacemakers, defibrillators, or implanted loop recorders.

The authors suggest expanding recommendations for invasive evaluation of asymptomatic patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, noting the results emphasize the importance of readdressing the ...

Review Article Published: August 2009 Surgery for atrial fibrillation Richard Lee, Jane Kruse & Patrick M. McCarthy Nature Reviews Cardiology 6, 505–513 (2009) Cite this article ...