Atrial fibrillation can impact your health and life span in a number of ways. A 2024 study followed the outcomes of 260,492 adults hospitalized for AFib or atrial flutter, a closely related ...

AF, or AFib, and its close medical cousin, atrial flutter, are associated with complications such as stroke, heart failure, and heart attack. While there’s an understandable focus on treating ...

Rates of AFib are on the rise, especially for anyone with additional risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, sleep apnea or a slow thyroid. The latest research shows about 10 ...

An analysis of a global data set shows the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) climbed sharply between 1990 and 2019, with women accounting for much of the increase, and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Northwell Staten Island University Hospital is among the first in the country to successfully treat persistent atrial fibrillation and typical atrial flutter using a next ...

Q: I’m a 67-year-old man who developed typical atrial flutter two years ago, but I haven’t had any symptoms that I am aware of. I don’t have a history of heart problems. My heart rate was ...

Source Reference: Joglar JA, et al "2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS guideline for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation" J Am Coll Cardiol 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.10.021.