Pharmacists are not often consulted in decision-making conversations about atrial fibrillation patients, the American Heart Association said, so the organization is working to engage pharmacists in ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. New consumer patient research from the Dallas-based American Heart Association found ...

A new staged framework for atrial fibrillation (Afib) classification was proposed in updated U.S. guidelines. Afib catheter ablation gained a broader class I recommendation from the American College ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Atrial Fibrillation, or AFib is the leading cause of stroke. The American Heart Association says five million Americans currently have AFib, with an additional 12 million ...

A history of atrial fibrillation (Afib) was a "harbinger" of death after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), researchers suggested. Hitinder S. Gurm, MBBS, of the University of Michigan ...

Sleep may be a trigger of AFib. Some people may be more prone to experiencing AFib symptoms at night, including heart palpitations, a fast heartbeat, and fluttering sensations in the chest. Aside from ...

A study of more than 2,400 people with atrial fibrillation, who had an average age of 73, found that drinking more than five cups of caffeinated coffee daily was associated with better performance on ...

Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) coexists with dementia in older population. AF often remains undiagnosed in its asymptomatic, silent form, that is, silent AF (SAF). Objectives: The aim of the ...