Logan Health is celebrating its 100th atrial fibrillation procedure called Pulse Field Ablation, also known as PFA.This comes ...
Over 5 million Americans have atrial fibrillation, or AFib, an arrhythmia heart disorder in which the heart’s upper chambers ...
Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is a type of cardiac arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm, that is very common — and more prevalent than previously thought. A large study published in October 2024 in a ...
Afib happens when cells in the upper chamber of the heart are triggered by something, causing an irregular heart rhythm in the upper chamber. The danger of Afib starts with a genetic predisposition ...
Medications are the first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation, or A-fib. When they begin to fail, one option is ablation.
When it comes to heart health, many conditions are tricky to diagnose because their symptoms can be similar to others, and atrial fibrillation (AFib) is no exception. That’s a problem, since untreated ...
Heart rhythm is an important vital sign that everyone should be aware of as it is an indicator of overall well-being. When ...
Hackensack Meridian JFK’s chief of cardiology explains how alcohol, salty foods, and holiday excess can lead to dangerous ...
If you have a racing or irregular heartbeat, also known as an arrhythmia, one likely suspect is atrial fibrillation (AFib). “Of all the possible heart rhythm disorders, atrial fibrillation is by far ...
A new treatment for atrial fibrillation is available to cardiac patients at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. Pulsed field ablation (PFA), which uses shorts bursts of high energy to neutralize abnormal ...
Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common heart rhythm disorder. With AFib, the beating of the upper chambers of your heart (the atria) becomes irregular, and blood has a harder time reaching ...
If you have atrial fibrillation (AFib), you may not need any treatment, or you may be able to manage it with medication. But this condition is almost always progressive and often needs lifelong ...