A minimally invasive heart procedure may be a better first-line treatment than medication for people living with advanced ...

Guidelines recommend a trial of antiarrhythmic drugs before catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation. Whether pulsed field ablation (PFA) may be a preferred initial treatment is ...

A major international trial has found that pulsed-field catheter ablation offers superior outcomes to antiarrhythmic drugs ...

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 ...

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 ...

AliveCor has received an additional FDA 510(k) clearance, this time for an algorithm that allows its smartphone ECG to detect atrial fibrillation -- an abnormal heart rhythm that isn't always ...

One in four…that’s how common atrial fibrillation, also know as AFib is. AFib is a common cause of stroke. Those are scary numbers. But treating, even fixing AFib is getting less scary as technology ...

Despite being the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a condition that often goes undiagnosed and/or untreated. The condition, which often accompanies other health ...

A briefly racing heart from strong emotion, exercise or even too much caffeine usually isn’t cause for concern, but a pattern of abnormal heart rhythms called atrial fibrillation, or AFib, can lead to ...

A major clinical trial has found Boston Scientific’s Farapulse pulsed-field ablation nearly doubles the success rate of treating persistent atrial fibrillation compared with medication. One year after ...