Researchers have found in a new study that adding Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) during cardiac surgery in patients ...

The lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation has increased from one in four to one in three over the past two decades, reported a study from Denmark published in The BMJ medical journal on April 17 (2024) ...

Researchers have developed a new way of identifying patients at risk of an irregular heartbeat, known as 'atrial fibrillation'. While not life threatening, the condition increases people's risk of ...

Limiting access to non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants through step therapy and prior authorization may exacerbate current underuse of anticoagulants and increase the risk of stroke in ...

Researchers have developed a new and easier method of detecting irregular heart rhythms such as Atrial Fibrillation (AF or AFib) after a stroke. At present clinical rely upon standard cardiac ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2008;6(10):1287-1289. Another common cardiovascular condition associated with aging is atrial fibrillation (AF). This is the most commonly occuring sustained cardiac ...

Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Risk in Patients With Cancer: A Primer for Oncologists The following represents disclosure information provided by authors of this manuscript. All relationships are ...

Patients with atrial flutter (AFL) have a significantly lower risk for ischemic stroke than do patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), new research suggests. A team of Taiwanese investigators compared ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Risk of systemic embolization in patients with valvular heart disease and AF is substantially higher than in ...

There is good evidence that people with an irregular heart beat should have it checked by a doctor. The link between atrial fibrillation -- the most common disturbance of heart rhythm -- and risk of ...

ATRIAL fibrillation, known as AFib, is a common heart rhythm disorder that can have a significant impact on an individual's health and quality of life. According to cardiologist Dr Surinder Kaur ...