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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 ...

Atrial fibrillation can affect life expectancy due to factors that include age, underlying health conditions, race, and how this common cardiac arrhythmia—or abnormal heart rhythm— is treated. Atrial ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) and atrial fibrillation. My AFib burden seems to vary with my iron levels. My AFib went from 58% to less than 2% in two weeks after I had a ...

Previous studies have reported that about 3 million people in the United States have atrial fibrillation (AFib). Researchers from the University of California – San Francisco discovered that AFib is ...

PHONE TO GET NEW INFORMATION. SEPTEMBER IS A-FIB AWARENESS MONTH IF YOU DIDN’T KNOW. ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IS AN ABNORMAL HEARTBEAT CONDITION. EXPERTS SAY. NOW THAT PEOPLE ARE LIVING LONGER, IT’S ...

Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside is pioneering pulsed field ablation, a non-thermal treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib). This new technique offers a safer and faster alternative to traditional ...

This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common type of arrhythmia (an abnormal or irregular heartbeat caused by a disturbance in the ...

Sleeping on the left side may worsen atrial fibrillation (AFib) symptoms for some people, but more research is necessary. The best sleeping position may depend on a person’s symptoms and individual ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The heart is an incredible machine, pumping blood to fuel ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a generally healthy 60-year-old man. Last week, I had some abdominal cramping, and while I was on the toilet, I noted the abrupt onset of a strange feeling in my chest as well as ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. A new study found that atrial fibrillation (AFib) is ...