Attempt to get rid of the atrial fibrillation altogether and restore and maintain normal heart rhythm. Allow the atrial fibrillation to persist while controlling the heart rate There are different ...

Share on Pinterest Marc Tran/Stocksy United Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common type of arrhythmia– an abnormal heart rhythm. According to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Matt Jaeky was only 19 the first time his heart went into atrial fibrillation (AFib). He had just come home after working a long, hot day in his summer job cutting grass and changing water meters ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation in the best of circumstances has modest success rates. There is a critical need to translate current randomized clinical trial evidence that has been produced in ...

"It can make people feel breathless, fatigued, washed out and light-headed." Atrial fibrillation is diagnosed by ECG (a test which measures the heart's electrical activity) and is usually treated ...

Heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are a bad combination, such that AF can exacerbate HF symptoms, worsen left ventricular function, and create multiple adverse consequences despite ...

During atrial overdrive pacing at a cycle length of 420 ms, the following EKG was recorded (Fig. 1). What is the mechanism for the progressive widening of QRS complexes and for the normal narrow ...

When Do Doctors Use Cardioversion for AFib? Cardioversion is a common treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib). AFib is a condition when the upper chambers of the heart, called atria, beat in an ...

1 Department of Cardiovascular Unit, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China 2 Graduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China ...

Background: Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is the deadliest arrhythmia, often caused by myocardial ischaemia. VF patients require urgent intervention planned quickly and non-invasively. However, the ...

Evidence suggests that the decision to prescribe warfarin for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation is based upon multiple prescriber and patient characteristics. These findings ...

Tester Kristin Currin-Sheehan was drawn to Google Pixel for its Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) tracking using Electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, after experiencing heart and lung-related health ...