The FDA has handed a groundbreaking green light to the Apple Watch, allowing its atrial fibrillation tracking features to be employed in clinical studies. The watch’s sensor and software marked the ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. New consumer patient research from the Dallas-based American Heart Association found ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While many people do feel symptoms—a rapid heartbeat, skipping a beat, dizziness, extreme shortness of breath—up to a third of ...

Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is a type of cardiac arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm, that is very common — and more prevalent than previously thought. A large study published in October 2024 in a ...

The clinical benefits of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation have been less clear for patients with Afib. A meta-analysis of 20 small randomized trials showed that exercise-based cardiac ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside is the first health system in North Florida to offer a new pulsed field ablation technology, that can treat patients with a heart condition and ...

The “gold standard” treatment for AFib that will make it increasingly possible was first performed in Utah at St. Mark's Hospital.

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most prevalent form of cardiac arrhythmia, affecting a significant portion of the global population. Often marked by irregular and rapid heartbeats, AFib presents a ...

Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation (AFib) are two conditions that share a potentially deadly link. Having one increases the odds of developing the other, and together, the breathing ...

Atrial fibrillation can affect life expectancy due to factors that include age, underlying health conditions, race, and how this common cardiac arrhythmia—or abnormal heart rhythm— is treated. Atrial ...

SYDNEY, Australia - A new study involving 121 former elite rowers from Australia has revealed one in five develops atrial fibrillation (AFib). This common heart rhythm condition can lead to stroke and ...