Sometimes, these episodes stop on their own. In other cases, some kind of intervention may be necessary. Although working with your healthcare team is important for managing AFib and any heart ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is when the heart's upper chambers beat irregularly and often too fast due to misfiring electrical impulses. This can cause blood clots, stroke, heart failure, and other ...

The trial compared the stroke prevention device for left atrial appendage closure to blood thinners in people who underwent ...

Cardiac surgeon Hamza Aziz discusses the hybrid convergent procedure, which is used to treat longstanding and persistent atrial fibrillation. He provides details on this two-stage procedure and ...

Other patients take anticoagulants for chronic atrial fibrillation ... of anticoagulation therapy when undergoing invasive procedures or surgery. This would include some relatively minor ...

At CMC, we have extensive experience performing atrial fibrillation ablation using various forms of thermal energy, either burning or freezing heart tissue to eliminate abnormal rhythms. With the ...

After multiple medical procedures starting in May 2022, Arthur Schiebel was pleased to have his atrial fibrillation under ... which can stop taking their anti-coagulant if the watch doesn't ...

Background: Current guidelines recommend oral anticoagulation (OAC) for at least two months post-radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in all patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The endothelial injury ...

Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common and symptomatic arrhythmia which can be resistant to conventional endocardial catheter ablation. The Hybrid Convergent procedure, combining initial ...