Content by Health System. Learn the facts about atrial fibrillation, including its symptoms, risk factors and available ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in January 2012. I am aware of when it comes by how I feel — a little out of sorts, but no shortness of breath, chest pain or light-headedness.

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most prevalent form of cardiac arrhythmia, affecting a significant portion of the global population. Often marked by irregular and rapid heartbeats, AFib presents a ...

Do you ever notice a flutter in your chest? Feel unusually tired even after a good night’s sleep? Get winded from walking up the stairs when that never ...

In a closely watched medical development, Medtronic edged out competitors in securing U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for a new cardiac device designed to treat a specific type of irregular ...

A team of Ochsner Health cardiologists recently published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Cardiology comparing two treatment strategies for patients with atrial ...

The right AFib treatment can head off complications like stroke and heart attack. But many people who have AFib aren’t diagnosed until there’s a serious problem. And others aren't using the most ...

All the selected patients for the study were under antiarrhythmic drug treatment (amiodarone 200 mg/day) before the procedure and during the whole follow-up after ECV. Moreover, all of them were also ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in January 2012. I am aware of when it comes by how I feel — a little out of sorts, but no shortness of breath, chest pain or light-headedness.