Background Atrial fibrillation(AF) may be linked to increased sudden cardiac death (SCD) risk, but patients with AF are often ...

Diagnosis Vagally mediated ventricular fibrillation initiated by premature ventricular complexes arising from the right ventricular outflow tract.

Visual auras, similar to those seen during a migraine, were linked to the presence of small brain embolisms observable 1 day ...

When your heart shakes, it's a condition known as ventricular fibrillation (VF), an extremely serious cardiac arrhythmia that poses a life-threatening risk. During a VF episode, the heart's ventricles ...

There is increased risk for atrial fibrillation in patients with implanted devices exposed to hot outdoor temperatures.

You may not have known that you had atrial fibrillation (AFib) until your condition was discovered during a physical examination. For others, AFib can have life-altering symptoms that affect their ...

Visual auras, like those that occur in migraines, may be signs of small injuries to the brain’s visual cortex, according to a clinical trial at UC San Francisco that tracked the appearance of these ...

Kardium Inc., the developer of the Globe® Pulsed Field System – an innovative treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) – has raised US$250 million in a new fin ...

Elite retired rowers face a nearly threefold increased risk of atrial fibrillation compared to the general population, driven by a combination of long-term cardiac remodelling and underlying ...

Atrial fibrillation recurrence is common, especially during the first 2 weeks, even when the patients are on antiarrhythmic therapy . . .

Atrial fibrillation articles from across Nature Portfolio Atrial fibrillation is a cardiac arrhythmia in which the upper chambers of the heart the atria beat irregularly and, often, rapidly. The ...

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