Investigators led by LMU University Hospital report a higher-than-expected one-year incidence of new-onset atrial ...

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 ...

A new study shows many AFib patients knew nothing about the condition before their diagnosis. A Dallas doctor explains recent guidelines for the best ways to avoid it.

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority announced key findings Sept. 25 from one of two pilot programs looking into exercise-associated sudden death in Thoroughbreds, linking some of these ...

MOBILE APP. A SERIOUS HEART CONDITION CAN CHANGE THE COURSE OF OUR LIVES JUST IN A MATTER OF MOMENTS. AND SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, OR AFIB AWARENESS MONTH. SO YOU SEE, I HAVE A WHOLE ...

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and the University of Vermont have developed a more precise way to assess stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), a condition that affects ...

September is AFib Awareness Month, and we’re shining a spotlight on a common and potentially dangerous heart condition that affects millions of Americans. Dr. Eric Crespo, medical director of the ...

Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are the first in Illinois to offer a new treatment for atrial fibrillation, a heart ...

A small heart pouch, the left atrial appendage, poses a significant stroke risk for those with atrial fibrillation. Blood can ...

Jon Husby, ADAC CEO, overcame severe heart issues through lifestyle changes and will join his team in the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk this weekend.

Often referred to as a 'silent condition', atrial fibrillation can go unnoticed because its effect on the ventricles is often minimal.

If you think you're having a heart attack, or maybe even a stroke, it may be atrial fibrillation, or A-Fib. "Atrial fibrillation is an irregular fast heart beat," explained Rainier Ponce, a nurse ...