Patients with both rheumatoid arthritis and atrial fibrillation (AF) vs AF only have a higher risk for ischemic stroke.

However, “[t]he most important driver [for AFib] is population aging,” he noted. “In fact, increasing age is the strongest ...

An estimated half a million Australians have atrial fibrillation (AF), which is an irregular pulse or heartbeat.1,2 AF is a major public health issue ...

Risk for atrial fibrillation is affected by psychosocial stressors at work related to job strain and effort-reward imbalance.

While awaiting more definitive RCTs, it would be reasonable to exclude the LAA in some of these patients, one expert says.

Compared with current smokers, adjusted risk for AF was lower in former smokers and those who quit during the study.

Kauvery Hospital, a leader in advanced cardiac care, has announced the launch of Fluoroless Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation, ...

One heart condition—atrial fibrillation, also known as Afib—is three times more common than researchers used to think, ...

Cases of atrial arrhythmia in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are common but lack a standard solution, and ...

September is Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. Atrial fibrillation, commonly referred to as AFib, is when a heart has an irregular heartbeat.