Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a kind of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia. A problem with the electrical signals that control your heart’s pumping action causes it to beat too fast in a pattern that ...

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

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with atrial fibrillation who lost at least 3% of body weight before catheter ablation were more likely ...

Share on Pinterest A new study found that ablation is an effective treatment for AFib in most patients. VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy A recent study investigates how well radiofrequency-based ablation treats ...

London, United Kingdom – 2 September 2024: A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and ...

Catheter ablation was favored for rhythm control in atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) when considering its psychological benefits over medical therapy alone, the REMEDIAL randomized trial showed.

Radiofrequency-based ablation for atrial fibrillation appears more effective than previously shown in clinical trials. Using real-world data, a new study found that the procedure eliminated atrial ...

It is expected that within the next 20 years that 20 million-60 million people will get atrial fibrillation, usually just called AFib. People with AFib have a five-times increased risk of stroke ...

The FDA has granted a de novo clearance to a small, vacuum-powered catheter designed to take hold of a patient’s esophagus and gently move it out of the way during cardiac ablation procedures aimed at ...

John Lock was born with his heart on the opposite side of his chest. It was never an issue until he developed atrial fibrillation — a common heart condition that put his life at risk and created a ...