Dr. Hugh Calkins answers the question: 'Atrial Fibrillation vs. Atrial Flutter?' — -- Question: My doctor told me I sometimes have atrial fibrillation and at other times have atrial flutter. What ...

Drinking a cup of caffeinated coffee daily led to a significant drop in atrial fibrillation (AF) or flutter in patients with sustained AF compared with those who abstained from coffee and caffeine, ...

Irregular heartbeats that put people at higher risk of stroke are more common than patients and doctors might think, according to a report in a recent issue of Circulation, which is published by the ...

Cardiologists at University of Utah Health use this therapy for people with heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias), including atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation (AFib). Your heart’s electrical ...

Many adults with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) taking mavacamten experienced new atrial fibrillation or flutter, new-onset heart failure, and frequent acute care use within months of ...

Q: I’m a 67-year-old man who developed typical atrial flutter two years ago, but I haven’t had any symptoms that I am aware of. I don’t have a history of heart problems. My heart rate was 117 bpm ...

Boston Scientific has obtained an approval in Europe for the latest addition to its pulsed field ablation portfolio, with the ...

Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) announced recently that it received CE mark for its Farapoint pulsed field ablation (PFA) ...

Dallas, TX - Individuals who met standard criteria for the metabolic syndrome had at least a 60% increased age- and sex-adjusted risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) over four and a half years ...

Can the Apple Watch accurately detect atrial fibrillation? When I first heard that scientists were conducting a study to answer this question, I was deeply skeptical. A simple wrist device detecting ...