Heart disease is the leading cause of death around the world. However, overall heart disease death rates over the past five decades dropped by 66% in American adults age 25 and older, according to a ...

A new study involving 121 former elite rowers from Australia has revealed one in five develops atrial fibrillation (AFib).

There's nothing better than an ice cold drink on a hot day but imagine this—you're enjoying a refreshing iced tea, and ...

The CATALYST meta-analysis pooled the four studies and identified 5,441 people with acute ischemic stroke and Afib for inclusion. The population largely came from OPTIMAS (67%), followed by the TIMING ...

Non-valvular atrial fibrillation accounts for 13–26% of acute ischaemic strokes.1 Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are ...

Background and objective Prior studies have suggested that patients with premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) may have an ...

Rapidly developing experimental work has provided new insights into atrial fibrillation pathophysiology that will lead to new mechanism-based therapies. Statins and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty ...

With their survey, the investigators had taken the first step to study the cold drink-Afib link more systematically, beyond ...

Finerenone treatment vs placebo was associated with a reduced risk for new-onset diabetes by 24% among patients with HFmrEF or HFpEF.

Objectives Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is significantly associated with reduced survival, but poor characterisation and inconsistent ...

Petre I, Onciul S, Iancovici S, Zamfir D, Stoian M, Scărlătescu A, et al. Left atrial strain for predicting atrial fibrillation onset in hypertensive patients. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev . (2019 ...