Non-valvular atrial fibrillation accounts for 13–26% of acute ischaemic strokes.1 Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are highly effective in reducing the risk of ischaemic stroke with significantly ...

Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) often progresses from paroxysmal AF (PAF) to more permanent forms. To improve personalised medicine, we aim to develop a new AF progression risk prediction model in ...

When you have atrial fibrillation, the goal is to get your heart rate under control and try to bring your heart back to rhythm. In addition, your doctor will want to help you prevent blood clots ...

PRAGUE, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) continues to rise, BTL has announced the successful treatment of the first six patients in the first-in-human ...

This is often not achievable for patients with abnormal rhythms such as atrial fibrillation or patients who cannot tolerate the drugs required to achieve a low heart rate. In addition, due to the slow ...

Atrial fibrillation can be very unsettling: your heart rate can feel out of control, you can feel dizzy and short of breath and may even get chest pain. If your atrial fibrillation comes and goes ...

New prevalence estimates of atrial fibrillation (AF) found that approximately 10.5 million US adults, or 5% of the population, have the condition. 1 The findings, published in the Journal of the ...

It develops over time and is caused by conditions like high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation, and problems with the heart’s valves. LAE doesn’t always cause symptoms, but when it does, you may ...

Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition that causes irregular heartbeats. Learn about its causes, symptoms, and treatment options in this comprehensive guide.

The fact that patients taking amiodarone had increased referrals for pulmonary evaluations suggests that practitioners were following current recommendations for amiodarone toxicity monitoring, which ...

Atrial fibrillation can lead to a number of symptoms, including fatigue, dizziness, chest pain, shortness of breath, and heart palpitations. In some people, the condition doesn’t cause any symptoms.

Catheter-based pulmonary vein isolation is an effective treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Pulsed field ablation, which delivers microsecond high-voltage electrical fields, may limit dam ...