Research links artificially-sweetened and sugar-sweetened drinks to a higher risk of atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is associated with a higher risk of stroke and heart attack. It’s not ...

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, ...

A cross-university paper led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, published in the Journal of Physiology, shows ...

A TV doctor has spoken out after research showed people taking fish oil supplements might be more at risk of developing a ...

Taking higher-than-recommended doses of vitamin D for five years reduced the risk of atrial fibrillation in older men and women, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. Atrial ...

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Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is a standard procedure in ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), but its therapeutic effect is unsatisfactory 1,2,3. Although several pre-specified ...

There is a link between atypical heart sounds and atrial fibrillation. People with this condition have an irregular, disorganized heartbeat. Atrial fibrillation is a serious type of arrhythmia, which ...

Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide and prevalence is expected to continue rising at an exponential rate with an aging population and increasing rates of obesity and ...

New research links regular fish oil use to a 13% higher AFib risk and 5% higher stroke risk in healthy adults. Here's what ...