Sept. 11, 2024 — In the first national estimate in two decades, researchers at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) report that 10.5 million Americans have atrial fibrillation. Atrial ...
Atrial Fibrillation
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, also referred to as AF or afib. AF is a cardiac arrhythmia caused by irregular and often rapid heart rate. It is caused by the upper chambers (the atria) beating irregularly and uncoordinated with the lower ventricle chambers of of the heart. Symptoms include weakness with heart palpitations and shortness of breath. The conditional can lead to an increased risk of stroke and heart failure. AF episodes can cause the blood in the atria to stagnate and form clots, usually within the left atrial appendage (LAA). The clots can flow to the brain and cause a stroke. Treatments include anticoagulation therapy to dissolve clots, catheter or surgical ablation and LAA occlusion.
Sept. 11, 2024 — In the first national estimate in two decades, researchers at the University of California-San ...
July 31, 2024 — A novel study co-authored by a heart failure cardiologist at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & ...
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July 8, 2024 — Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is safe for treating patients with common types of atrial fibrillation (AF) ...
June 19, 2024 — When electrophysiologist Eugenio Cingolani, MD, isn’t seeing patients, he can usually be found in his ...
In the United States, the options currently available for cardiac ablation use thermal mechanisms to ablate tissue and ...
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