Etripamil, an investigational drug, showed statistically significant reduction in ventricular rate by 30 beats per minute for episodes of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate (p 0.0001) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The number of Americans with atrial fibrillation, a potentially dangerous heart rhythm condition, is three times greater than ...

Valvular atrial fibrillation (A-fib) involves a condition that leads to an irregular or abnormal heart rhythm. This can increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular complications, such as stroke.

Device-detected atrial high-rate episodes (AHREs) are atrial arrhythmias detected by implanted cardiac devices. AHREs resemble atrial fibrillation but are rare and brief. Whether the occurrence of ...

Despite guideline recommendations, evidence for the use of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) monotherapy in patients with atrial fibrillation after implantation of a drug-eluting ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ascension St. Vincent’s is using new technology to treat patients with atrial fibrillation (A-fib). Atrial fibrillation is when the heart has an irregular and often rapid rhythm.

Share on Pinterest New research suggests that there may be more than 10.5 million people in the United States living with atrial fibrillation, that is, three times more cases than experts had ...

If you routinely visit popular retirement areas, you see billboards and TV ads galore for medical practices specializing in atrial fibrillation. You might think everyone has it and, in fact, a lot of ...

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 ...