Old concerns about the safety of rhythm control drugs for atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) resurfaced in a contemporary large Korean population-based study. Afib patients prescribed antiarrhythmic ...
The human heart is a highly complex pump made of muscle, complete with its own electric power system, supplying the energy and oxygen it needs to function. The heart’s pumping action is regulated by ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Both doctors and patients say being extra aware of how a heart is beating could save lives. The Medical University of South Carolina’s Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology and ...
Hamilton, ON - Atrial tachyarrhythmias in the absence of clinical atrial fibrillation occur frequently among patients with pacemakers and are associated with a significant increase in the risk for ...
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A local patient this summer became the first in the Quad Cities to receive a leadless pacemaker at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Heart Center, marking a significant step in minimally ...
If you have a racing or irregular heartbeat, also known as an arrhythmia, one likely suspect is atrial fibrillation (AFib). “Of all the possible heart rhythm disorders, atrial fibrillation is by far ...
Lakeway attorney David Wright, 72, had dizzy spells for years, but none of his doctors found the source. Last year, when he was jogging, he noticed his heart rate, which was usually in the 50s, went ...
TEND TO HAVE MORE FREQUENT AND LONG LASTING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, OR AFIB EPISODES THAN MEN. LACEE GRIFFITH HAS MORE. WOMEN MAY BE AT HIGHER RISK OF STROKE AS WELL. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER CARDIOLOGIST ...