Researchers said last year that the proportion of overweight U.S. adults trying to lose weight has been shrinking — but newly reanalyzed data suggest the proportion of adults trying to slim down ...

There’s a good chance we all know someone who has it. “Almost every one of us eventually may develop A-FIB, and A-FIB can cause a lot of consequences, such as stroke and heart failure over time.

New prevalence estimates of atrial fibrillation (AF) found that approximately 10.5 million US adults, or 5% of the population, have the condition. 1 The findings, published in the Journal of the ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Via Christi says it is the first hospital in the region to perform a new procedure for atrial fibrillation for patients who can’t tolerate blood thinners. A-Fib, as it ...

Piccini JP Sr., Fonarow GC. Preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation—a steep climb away from achieving peak performance. JAMA Cardiol. 2016;Epub ahead of print. Related Stories: ...

A-fib occurs when electrical signals in the upper chambers of the heart—the atria—misfire. The resulting irregular heartbeat causes blood to pool instead of being pumped out to the lower chambers.

An analysis of five U.S. medical claims databases suggests as many as 23% of 5.6 million to 6.6 million presumptive atrial fibrillation cases are undiagnosed, with many undiagnosed patients likely ...

Atrial fibrillation, a rapid and irregular heartbeat, ... Cryoballoon technology: Reducing atrial fibrillation’s $26B cost to the US health system, one hospital at a time ...

Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N> won U.S. approval on Friday to promote two cardiac devices for treating a type of abnormal heart beat in patients whose symptoms are not controlled by medications.