Atrial fibrillation is relatively common in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation and is associated with an elevated risk for death, a new study finds.

Atrial Fibrillation or AFib is a common heart rhythm disorder. It causes rapid and chaotic heartbeats. Poor blood pumping can ...

TRANSIENT arrhythmias are frequently encountered during catheterization of the right side of the heart.1 They occur most frequently during manipulation of the catheter in the atrium as isolated atr ...

Single ventricle physiology defects are congenital conditions that develop well before a baby is even born. In fact, they tend to occur around the time the baby’s heart forms — during the ...

This led to depolarisation of the atrium, which terminated atrial fibrillation and restored the heart's normal rhythm. We only needed a single light pulse of one second to terminate nearly all ...

Zebrafish heart development reveals key insight into inherited heart defects Date: May 15, 2018 Source: eLife Summary: Scientists have shown for the first time that the blueprint for the four ...

The article, titled “Dual vs Single Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Obesity,” is based on a multi-center, patient-blinded, randomized clinical trial conducted at three ...

Current treatments for atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common heart condition characterized by fast and irregular beats that can lead to stroke and heart failure, have multiple side effects and are ...

The team so far has performed 30 heart transplants this year — breaking the team’s record for a single year, Atrium Health spokesman Tim Calahan told The Charlotte Observer.