China: Researchers have found in a new study that among patients with acute pancreatitis, a prior history of atrial ...

Restarting oral anticoagulants after spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage reduces the risk for ischaemic stroke but ...

Objective Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) frequently have multiple comorbidities that increase the risk of hospitalisation and contribute to higher mortality. However, studies examining the ...

Dr. Nassir Marrouche is director of the Heart and Vascular Institute at Tulane University with a subspecialty in ...

Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the leading cause of cardioembolic stroke and is associated with increased stroke severity and fatality. Early identification of AF is essential for adequate ...

There is increasing evidence that gum disease is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events, including heart ...

A research team led by Lee Dae-in and Kang Dong-oh at Korea University Guro Hospital Cardiovascular Center and Kim Sun-won at Korea University Ansan Hospital Cardiovascular Center confirmed that even ...

When you’re one of the 10.5 million Americans with atrial fibrillation, it makes sense to want to avoid anything that could potentially throw your heart’s rhythm out of whack. For years, many people ...

Drinking coffee can protect against atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), a common heart rhythm disorder that causes rapid, irregular heartbeat and can lead to stroke and heart failure. Doctors typically ...

We conducted an international, open-label, randomized, blinded-outcome-assessment trial involving 1284 patients who had undergone successful catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation at least 1 year ...

Atrial fibrillation — the most common type of heart arrhythmia — affects roughly one in 22 Americans, disrupting the heart’s rhythm and increasing the risk of stroke and heart failure. While the ...