Patients with atrial fibrillation are typically prescribed an anticoagulant, or blood thinner, to reduce the risk of stroke, but many may discontinue them or never receive a prescription due to ...

Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is an irregular heart rhythm that increases a person's risk of stroke, heart failure and even ...

New research shows how alcohol affects heart health in women on hormone therapy. Find out the shocking connection and what ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 75-year-old woman who, for at least 10 years now, has been experiencing a rapid heart rate. My blood pressure, however, remains normal. In fact, doctors are usually surprised at ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic heart failure (CHF) are two major and even growing cardiovascular conditions that often coexist. However, few data are available to guide treatment of AF in ...

Looking back, Kokomo resident Mike Beatty knew he had something as a teenager, but he couldn’t put a name to it. Whenever he’d overexert himself, he’d feel “different,” but it would go away with rest.

Cardiovascular management strategies are essential to individuals with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or multiple myeloma (MM) undergoing active treatment, due to the high rate of atrial ...

1.87% treatment). Atrial fibrillation burden decreased progressively ... while allowing for the normal diurnal variation in the heart rate. The algorithm increases the pacing rate when the native ...

A Fib has now been associated with worsening heart function, either as the primary cause or by exacerbating any prior cardiac conditions that may already exist. Recent studies have linked A Fib with ...

The following is a summary of “Impact of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in heart failure patients without type-2 diabetes,” published in the ...

In Beatty’s case, his heart the day he went into ... Right now, there’s no cure for atrial fibrillation, and experts in the field say treatment is not always necessary for everyone affected ...