In patients with atrial fibrillation, a resting heart rate of 80 bpm or higher is associated with increased risk for ...

Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is emerging as an alternative, using non-thermal electric fields to target cardiac tissue while ...

Allow the atrial fibrillation to persist while controlling the heart rate There are different indications for both rhythm control and rate control, each with its own inherent risks and benefits. In ...

Looking back, Kokomo resident Mike Beatty knew he had something as a teenager, but he couldn’t put a name to it. Whenever he’d overexert himself, he’d feel “different,” but it would go away with rest.

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are often ill-equipped for shared decision-making. This study investigated the effects of a patient empowerment care model on patient-reported health outcomes ...

That's a major point if you are dealing with a patient who is tolerating atrial fibrillation very well; that's a patient for whom you should think about rate control. Dr. Smith: One of the ...

thereby increasing susceptibility to atrial fibrillation (19). Poor glycemic control exacerbates oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, and leads to cardiac hypertrophy, as well as increased vascular ...

For atrial fibrillation screening and detection ... targeted blood pressure control, smoking cessation, and limitation of alcohol intake. "Consensus opinion is now moving in the direction of ...

But what he was experiencing was atrial fibrillation, or Afib for short ... These days, Beatty takes medications to help control his Afib when he feels it coming on, and he said it’s just ...

Matt Jaeky was only 19 the first time his heart went into atrial fibrillation (AFib ... that period – compared to 20% of those in the control group. And for the people in the exercise group ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia and is associated with ... stroke risk understanding and understanding of therapeutic options, including rhythm control, ablation, ...