Though an estimated 60 million people around the world have atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a type of irregular and often fast ...

Lab-grown hearts with immune cells develop atrial fibrillation after chronic inflammation, offering a new way to test ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a cardiac arrhythmia most prevalent in older age groups and with underlying structural heart disease. However, it can occasionally present in younger, otherwise healthy ...

Researchers sought to determine the ability of a validated ECG-based AI model for AF risk prediction to determine future incidence of HF and stroke.

Exercise is one of the best things we can do for a healthy heart. Yet research shows that endurance athletes have up to a ...

Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation (AFib) are two conditions that share a potentially deadly link. Having one increases the odds of developing the other, and together, the breathing ...

A session at the AHA Scientific Sessions 2025 focused on dilemmas related to antithrombotic therapy following catheter ablation in patients with AF.

Background and objective Prior studies have suggested that patients with premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) may have an increased risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke. It is unclear ...

Twinkling lights, family gatherings and holiday cheer often come with indulgent meals and celebratory drinks. But ...

A research team led by Lee Dae-in and Kang Dong-oh at Korea University Guro Hospital Cardiovascular Center and Kim Sun-won at ...

"Holiday heart syndrome" is an umbrella term for several cardiac complications that occur during the winter holiday season.