People with conditions or habits such as high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or smoking, not only have a higher risk of stroke, they may also have more severe ...

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 ...

New research indicates that 1 hour of moderate exercise per week can help prevent atrial fibrillation (AFib). While a small ...

Outdoor temperatures that reach or exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit nearly tripled the number of episodes of an irregular heart ...

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 ...

J&J is the third medtech company to gain U.S. approval for pulsed field ablation, a new atrial fibrillation treatment seeing rapid adoption.

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