Dr. Smith: One of the problems we face frequently with patients is that they have some impairment of ejection fraction - let's say 35% - and they present with new onset atrial fibrillation ...

More information: Melissa E. Middeldorp et al, Risk Factors for the Development of New-Onset Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Subanalysis of the VITAL Study, Circulation: Arrhythmia and ...

Although the vast majority of clinicians do not view atrial fibrillation (AF ... we recommend that all early onset AF cases undergo careful clinical screening for evidence of a co-existing ...

Background Differences in the clinical outcomes and level of risk among Asian versus non-Asian patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have been sparsely investigated.Objective To provide a ...

A New Pacemaker Algorithm for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Results of the Atrial Dynamic Overdrive Pacing Trial (ADOPT) Electrophysiologic Characteristics of the Spontaneous Onset and ...

"The risk was similar between those with new-onset and established diabetes. As proteinuria worsened, the incidence of AF ...

UK digital health company RHYTHM AI has claimed FDA approval for a new version of its algorithm for mapping areas of the heart that are affected by atrial fibrillation (AFib) that will be rolled ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib , is an irregular heart rhythm that increases a person's risk of stroke, heart failure and even premature death. While many risk factors ...