Key points A 68-year-old woman from rural Ontario arrived at her local emergency department with worsening palpitations. Her medical history included breast cancer treated with surgical resection and ...

Investigators led by LMU University Hospital report a higher-than-expected one-year incidence of new-onset atrial ...

The advancements of minimally invasive cardiac surgery for seniors often give them a better chance for a speedy recovery, as ...

Phenotyping patients can help to identify potential heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) as well as improve patient outcomes.

Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are the first in Illinois to offer a new treatment for atrial fibrillation, a heart ...

Although nearly half of patients develop new-onset AF, by 30 days after surgery the burden of the arrythmia is nearly gone, a ...

Learn how AFib impacts stroke and heart failure risk at a free seminar Oct. 29 in Marshfield. Registration is requested.

Data from implantable monitors show a low AF burden with time, leading some to question the need for oral anticoagulation.

Conformal Medical has commenced subject enrolment within the EU for its CONFORM Pivotal Trial of the CLAAS AcuFORM left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) device. The inaugural procedure was conducted ...

The Medtronic Endurant stent graft system got FDA approval to remove a warning against use for ruptured abdominal aortic ...

A new study out of Europe has called into question the effectiveness of beta blockers, one of the most frequently prescribed ...

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