The presence of atrial fibrillation promotes the development of atrial thrombus, and consequently increases the risk of stroke five-fold. Vitamin K antagonists, most notable among which is ...

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), a procedure now ... researchers randomized 146 patients with symptomatic, drug-refractory chronic AF to circumferential pulmonary-vein catheter ...

Medication for AFib focuses on controlling heart rate, controlling heart rhythm, or preventing blood clots. Share on Pinterest Marc Tran/Stocksy United Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most commo ...

In the U.S., atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart, affects up to one in three people in their lifetime. Significant ...

In the U.S., atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat in the upper chambers of the ...

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In contrast, the more recently published XARENO (Factor Xa-inhibition in Renal Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Observational Registry ... adverse kidney outcomes (a composite of eGFR ...

Drinking coffee may help protect against cognitive decline in people with atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to research ...

Anticoagulation with apixaban or rivaroxaban may be used to reduce thromboembolism risk, but be wary of fracture risk.

A-fib is the most common type of heart arrhythmia. Left untreated, it increases risk of stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, chronic kidney disease and dementia. "Omron invested in the De ...