UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Assistant Professor Panayotis Vardas, M.D., has co-authored the article, "The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2023 clinical practice guidelines for the surgical ...

LONDON — Updated guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation released by the European Society of Cardiology are revamping the approach to care for this complex, multifactorial disease. The ...

AliveCor has received an additional FDA 510(k) clearance, this time for an algorithm that allows its smartphone ECG to detect atrial fibrillation -- an abnormal heart rhythm that isn't always ...

Treatment success with pulsed field ablation was higher at 1 year than with antiarrhythmic drug therapy for patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia worldwide, affecting millions of the general population.

More people have atrial fibrillation (AFib) than any other kind of irregular heartbeat. And the numbers are only expected to go up as people live longer with heart conditions that go along with it.

Irregular heart rhythms, such as atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, affect millions of Americans and can increase the risk of serious complications if left untreated. Understanding the warning ...

A larger percentage of patients in PFA group had treatment success at 12 months compared with those receiving antiarrhythmic-drug therapy.

In patients with persistent atrial fibrillation, those receiving pulsed field ablation as first-line therapy had less risk ...

Lone atrial fibrillation is a form of irregular heartbeat that can cause excessively fast beating. It only affects adults under 60 years old and can be asymptomatic or present symptoms, such as a ...