ATLANTA, Georgia — Patients with atrial fibrillation receiving anticoagulant therapy are more likely to experience gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding when treated with rivaroxaban than when treated with ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Chemokines are a subclass of cytokines, a large family of small secreted proteins that communicate via G ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – February is American Heart Month, and Lutheran Health Network is keeping the community informed on various disorders such as atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation, or AFib ...

A groundbreaking study from Catalonia identifies concerning connections between irregular heartbeats and cognitive decline, especially in adults under 65. The connection between heart health and brain ...

Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) is the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia; an arrhythmia is when the heart beats too slowly, too fast, or in an irregular way. Afib causes about 1 in 7 strokes and there ...

Women with atrial fibrillation not only have an increased risk of stroke compared to men, but also experience more severe and disabling strokes. Factors that predispose women with atrial fibrillation ...

September is National Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Month. AFib causes an irregular heartbeat and can lead to major heart problems. Experts say it's a common heart condition that happens when a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) and atrial fibrillation. My AFib burden seems to vary with my iron levels. My AFib went from 58% to less than 2% in two weeks after I had a ...