Adding an extra hour every week of physical activity may lower the chance of developing the most common type of irregular heartbeat (arrythmia) by 11 percent, a new study shows.

The following is a summary of “Effect of Screening for Undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation on Stroke Prevention,” published in the November 2024 issue of Cardiology by Lopes et al. Atrial fibrillation (AF ...

Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health, the investigation focused on atrial fibrillation, a condition in which the heart’s upper two chambers beat rapidly and irregularly instead of at a consistent ...

Exposure to extreme heat may double or triple the risk of irregular heart rhythms in people with implanted defibrillators, ...

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib is the most common type of heart arrhythmia. A new type of procedure is helping get hearts back on beat.

Boston Scientific is resuming its "Avant Guard" study of pulse field ablation (PFA) as a first-line therapy for atrial ...

More than six million Americans experience atrial fibrillation, or Afib, each year. Penn Stare Health Heart and Vascular is now offering a new, very focused and safe approach to treating Afib, ...

Elevated baseline resting heart rate (RHR) is associated with an increased risk for incident atrial fibrillation (AF) in ...

ANSWER: In general, I recommend against stopping prescription medications without your doctor telling you to, and I hope to ...

An elevated heart rate could provide an important clue to which Black adults often have a dangerous heart rhythm disorder, a ...

An elevated heart rate could provide an important clue to which Black adults often have a dangerous heart rhythm disorder, a ...