It is expected that within the next 20 years that 20 million-60 million people will get atrial fibrillation, usually just called AFib. People with AFib have a five-times increased risk of stroke ...

If you sometimes experience a racing or irregular heartbeat, it may be caused by atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common type of heart arrhythmia. AFib can make you five times more likely to have ...

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - September is Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. Atrial fibrillation, also referred to as AFib, is when a heart has an irregular heartbeat. Research shows AFib ...

April 10 (UPI) --Recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients who have undergone catheter heart ablation may be reduced by treating gum disease within three months of the procedure, new Japanese ...

WAY IN A BRAND NEW HEART PROCEDURE. IT’S DESIGNED TO HELP AFIB OR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. IT WAS JUST APPROVED BY THE FDA IN DECEMBER. AND THIS MONTH, AN OMAHA WOMAN WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO GET IT DONE.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) -A new study shows the most common procedure to treat a heart rhythm problem works better at saving lives than previously thought. The study looked at how well ablations inside the ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Doctors at Trident Medical Center in conjunction with a group at Mount Sinai in New York have begun a new trial already showing promising results in treating atrial ...

In the U.S., the incidence of atrial fibrillation, the most common arrhythmia in the world, has more than doubled since 2010, increasing from 5 million to 10.5 million. Each year, 250,000 new cases ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Don Brooks has a passion for teaching in a unique way. He and his wife founded Northern Discovery Academy in Newaygo, an alternative K-12 school. About five years ago, he had ...

The heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation (AFib) can affect people of any age, but is most common in older adults. It may start with a rapid heartbeat, a fluttering feeling in a person’s ...

Cryoablation uses extreme cold to destroy heart tissue that causes an irregular heartbeat, intending to restore a regular heart rhythm. Doctors may suggest cryoablation if other treatments do not work ...