Heart disorders can show up in many ways, but one of the most common is an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation, or AFib. In this condition, the heart beats fast and inconsistently, ...

• VCHRI researcher Dr. Jason Andrade’s work is the first to prove the efficacy of catheter ablation as an initial treatment for patients with advanced forms of AFib. • His new research compared two ...

Knowing what to do during sudden cardiac arrest can be the difference between life and death, something Karl Arps knows well.

If you suffer from an irregular heartbeat, Erlanger Health is now the first in the state to offer a new treatment using ...

BACKGROUND: Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common cardiovascular procedures being performed worldwide. Despite the large body of evidence of its effectiveness, with ...

Early feasibility study results are promising for AltaValve, which is designed with a novel atrial fixation system to ...

Semaglutide and colchicine may help prevent atrial fibrillation by protecting heart tissue, reducing inflammation, and ...

If you have aortic stenosis and a doctor deems your condition severe, you likely will need to have your valve replaced. You may be offered a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, or a ...

Luigi Santarelli, a 15-year-old Italian tennis player from Francavilla al Mare, collapsed and suffered cardiac arrest on 8th April whilst training at the Cittadella dello Sport complex in San Giovanni ...

The Christus Health Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital in Tyler on Monday became one of the first sites in the nation to enroll patients in the Boston Scientific OPTIMIZE trial. The OPTIMIZE trial ...

When it comes to people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AFib), the risk of stroke is five times greater than that of those without it. While your heart valves function correctly, “electrical ...

New research from a multi-institutional team, published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, reveals that heart failure and atrial fibrillation share underlying genetic and molecular mechanisms, ...