If you sometimes experience a racing or irregular heartbeat, it may be caused by atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common type of heart arrhythmia. AFib can make you five times more likely to have ...

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 ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -According to doctors at HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin, atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is an irregular and sometimes rapid heartbeat rhythm. This can lead to blood clots ...

Maze surgery, or surgical ablation, is a procedure commonly recommended to treat an irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) when other methods such as medication, cardioversion therapy (electric ...

Mountain biker Jerry Veggian overcame atrial fibrillation with pulse field ablation. AFib cases expected to grow from 5 million to 12 million Americans.

If medications and lifestyle changes are still not improving your atrial fibrillation symptoms, it may be time to consider a surgical option. Cardiovascular surgeon Jared Bunch, MD, discusses cardiac ...

Ochsner Health has rolled out a new cardiac ablation treatment method for patients in the Gulf South diagnosed with electrophysiology and heart rhythm conditions linked to atrial fibrillation (AFib).

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A Jonesboro doctor marked a significant milestone in treating atrial fibrillation. Recently, Dr. Devi Nair performed the first zero-fluoro Varipulse procedure at St. Bernards.

A brand new procedure to treat atrial fibrillation is now being offered at several hospitals across Colorado after UCHealth in Loveland successfully completed the first procedure in the state. c "Afib ...

Allied Market Research published a report, titled, "Cardiac Ablation Market by Product (Radiofrequency (RF) Ablators, ...

New randomized data suggest that posterior left pericardiotomy during surgery in patients undergoing coronary, aortic valve, and aortic surgical procedures is associated with a significant reduction ...

A simple surgical technique during cardiac surgery was associated with a 56 percent reduction in the incidence of an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation that can lead to stroke, with ...