The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that nearly half of all U.S. adults have high blood pressure, formally known as hypertension—and 20 percent of those people are unaware ...
NEW YORK, April 17 (UPI) --Doctors often tell patients with atrial fibrillation, which causes an irregular and often abnormally rapid heart rate, to beware of an increased risk of stroke. But the ...
Atrial fibrillation is a chronic, progressive disorder, and persistent forms of atrial fibrillation are associated with increased risks of thromboembolism and heart failure. Catheter ablation as ...