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 ...

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 Malaysian patient has successfully undergone pulse field ablation (PFA) for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) in Shanghai. The procedure, performed by internationally renowned cardiac ...

A TV doctor has spoken out after research showed people taking fish oil supplements might be more at risk of developing a ...

In working-age adults, new-onset atrial fibrillation is linked to a faster decline in kidney function and a substantially higher risk of experiencing a 30% or greater reduction in kidney function.

A cross-university paper led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, published in the Journal of Physiology, shows ...

New research links regular fish oil use to a 13% higher AFib risk and 5% higher stroke risk in healthy adults. Here's what ...

Leveraging a large and contemporary US-based Comprehensive Cancer Center cohort of consecutive patients treated with ibrutinib, acalabrutinib, and other next-generation BTKi’s (e.g., pirtobrutinib, ...

There is a link between atypical heart sounds and atrial fibrillation. People with this condition have an irregular, disorganized heartbeat. Atrial fibrillation is a serious type of arrhythmia, which ...

Sudden death in racehorses has long been a challenge to understand, both because it is relatively rare and because necropsy ...

Insertable cardiac monitors detected a higher incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients with prior ischemic stroke over a three-year period than standard medical monitoring methods, according to ...