This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Rachel Kaplan about managing atrial fibrillation. Dr. Kaplan is an Associate Professor ...

Nurse practitioner Caitlin Massey from Ascension St. John Medical Center explains the symptoms, risks and new treatment options for atrial fibrillation, a common but serious heart rhythm disorder.

Irregular heartbeat conditions affect millions of people worldwide, causing hearts to beat too fast, too slow, or with an uneven rhythm. These cardiac rhythm disturbances, medically known as ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. New consumer patient research from the Dallas-based American Heart Association found ...

Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation in different parts of the world are largely in agreement on how to handle the condition, but differences can help shed light on alternate ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. During National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, StopAfib.org urges people to raise atrial fibrillation awareness.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The heart is an incredible machine, pumping blood to fuel ...

Cryoablation uses extreme cold to destroy heart tissue that causes an irregular heartbeat, intending to restore a regular heart rhythm. Doctors may suggest cryoablation if other treatments do not work ...

A recent randomized trial in Czechia tested the premise that lifestyle modification and use of antiarrhythmic drugs was as effective as catheter ablation (CA) to treat atrial fibrillation (AF). The ...

With symptoms such as a racing, fluttering heartbeat and shortness of breath, atrial fibrillation (AFib) is more than uncomfortable — it makes stroke five times more likely and, over time, can weaken ...

Atrial fibrillation can affect life expectancy due to factors that include age, underlying health conditions, race, and how this common cardiac arrhythmia—or abnormal heart rhythm— is treated. Atrial ...