Those with AFib have a higher risk of stroke, heart failure, dementia, and early death. Right now, the industry standards ...

Northwestern Medicine is looking at whether wearable devices like the Apple Watch can help AFib patients reduce or eliminate ...

New research suggests that working out regularly may not be enough to counteract the harmful effects of prolonged sitting. A ...

Abbott Laboratories snagged a CE mark for its Volt pulsed field ablation catheter for atrial fibrillation several months earlier than the mid-year approval expected. The Abbott Park, Ill.-based ...

Abbott Laboratories ( ABT 4.02%) stock was in fine health on the second-to-last trading day of the week, thanks to news from Europe. Investors greeted this positively, rewarding the company with a ...

A group of 29 international experts says that simultaneous screening for hypertension and heart arrhythmia could prevent ...

Abbott is joining the worldwide race to make pulsed field ablation the standard procedure for atrial fibrillation with an ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common form of heart arrhythmia, a serious condition in which the heart beats so fast that its upper chambers, the atria, quiver. This irregular heartbeat can increase ...

A group of 29 international experts says that simultaneous screening for hypertension and heart arrhythmia could prevent thousands of strokes.

The company is first rolling out the use of the Volt system among European Union doctors who have already gained experience ...

The Volt PFA system. [Image courtesy of Abbott] Abbott (NYSE: ABT) + announced it received CE mark approval in Europe for its ...

Abbott (ABT) announced it has received CE Mark in Europe for the Volt PFA System to treat patients battling atrial fibrillation. With the ...