The WATCHMAN device is a small plug placed on the left atrial appendage that prevents blood clots from forming there and ...

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Atrial fibrillation is an abnormal heartbeat condition. Now that people are living longer it’s becoming more common, experts ...

Patients with both rheumatoid arthritis and atrial fibrillation (AF) vs AF only have a higher risk for ischemic stroke.

A local athlete found out he has a heart condition known as Atrial fibrillation or Afib. 52-year-old Timur Ozgur is called a fitness influencer in Jacksonville. He told Action News Jax he is planning ...

Atrial fibrillation is a common abnormal type of heart rhythm that is considered one of the leading potential risk factors for stroke. If you have atrial fibrillation, preventative treatment can ...

An estimated 5% of the population -- 10.5 million U.S. adults -- have atrial fibrillation, according to new estimates from ...

While atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter cause different changes in your heart rate and rhythm, both conditions can ...

Atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation (AFib) are heart rhythm conditions that occur when the upper chambers of the heart (known as the atria) beat too quickly. Atrial flutter involves the atria ...

Fitbit recently added atrial fibrillation (AFib) notifications and irregular heart rhythm monitoring to a select number of its devices. But what is AFib, why is it important, and how can you use ...

Atrial flutter is closely related to atrial fibrillation but is not the same thing. The atria serve primarily as reservoirs for blood between heart contractions, whereas the ventricles are responsible ...