When your electrical system is working normally, the two upper chambers of the heart (atria) contract and pump blood into the two lower chambers (ventricles) in a well-coordinated way. This results in ...
Roughly one in five patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery, with or without valve replacement/repair, developed postoperative atrial fibrillation or flutter in the first month ...
Ned Hallick, a lighting specialist accustomed to hauling heavy equipment, was 63 when he first noticed occasional spells of lightheadedness. Then one day, said Hallick, who lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., "I ...
Catheter ablation suppresses A-fib recurrences and reduces the overall arrhythmic burden relative to drug therapy through 5 years of follow-up in patients with symptomatic A-fib, additional data from ...
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A few years ago I was out walk­ing with an older relative when she suddenly stopped and put her hands out for support. Her heart­beat had gone haywire, causing chest pains and making her feel ...
Heart doctors at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital this month celebrated their 500th procedure to help reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. The milestone left atrial appendage ...