Medications are the first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation, or A-fib. When they begin to fail, one option is ablation.

Treating atrial fibrillation with catheter ablation in addition to medical management may offer greater protection against cognitive impairment than medical management alone, new research suggests.

“To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to have demonstrated the preventive effect of AF ablation on long-term AF-related cardiovascular events in very old patients with NVAF.” “We ...

A new study suggests that certain conditions may prematurely age the heart. High blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and atrial fibrillation appeared to significantly age the heart muscle. The ...

Monitoring your heart health and fitness has never been easier thanks to the variety of trackers and smart watches. However, Apple watches, specifically, and those with atrial fibrillation (a common ...

Dr. Nassir Marrouche is director of the Heart and Vascular Institute at Tulane University with a subspecialty in ...

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 ...

This issue of the Journal presents "The Use of Oral Anticoagulants (Warfarin) in Older People," a guideline of the American Geriatrics Society, abstracted from the Sixth American College of Chest ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of illness and loss of independence for many older adults, yet several conditions commonly go unnoticed because their symptoms blend into everyday aging.

Atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke or sudden death, is three times more common than previously thought, affecting nearly 5% of the population, or 10.5 million ...

Certain conditions may accelerate how your heart ages. Reviewed by Dietitian Alyssa Pike, RDN A new study suggests that certain conditions may prematurely age the heart. High blood pressure, obesity, ...