Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center is embracing cutting-edge technology to transform how heart conditions are ...

Saint Francis treated its first patient with pulsed-field ablation, which delivers pulsed electric fields to tissue to treat ...

Researchers evaluated a drug that represents a new class of anticoagulants known as Factor XI inhibitors for treating patients with atrial fibrillation as part of the AZALEA-TIMI 71 Study. The trial ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

That test could help identify patients at greatest risk for potentially deadly cardiac problems such as coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) and heart failure, and ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...