ATLANTA, Georgia — Patients with atrial fibrillation receiving anticoagulant therapy are more likely to experience gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding when treated with rivaroxaban than when treated with ...

A new Tulane University study challenges a long-standing assumption in heart care: that being female automatically increases ...

Share on Pinterest Untreated AFib is associated with a 45% increased risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, a new research letter says. spxChrome/Getty Images For people with untreated atrial ...

AFib can increase dementia risk by 21%, new evidence from Spain indicates. Image credit: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images. Atrial fibrillation (AFib) affects millions of people and is a common arrhythmia ...

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a fast and irregular heart rhythm that, left untreated, can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart failure. It's the most common type of arrhythmia, a potentially ...

A groundbreaking study from Catalonia identifies concerning connections between irregular heartbeats and cognitive decline, especially in adults under 65. The connection between heart health and brain ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) and atrial fibrillation. My AFib burden seems to vary with my iron levels. My AFib went from 58% to less than 2% in two weeks after I had a ...