Persistent AFib is defined as continuing for more than a week. After a year’s duration, it is called long-standing persistent.. Permanent AFib is when normal rhythm in the heart cannot be ...

Long-term night light exposure can put you at an increased risk of coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke, heart ...

A-fib can cause clots to form in the heart that can travel to the brain and lead to strokes, even in younger patients, Dr. Bhonsale said. The condition may also raise the risk of cognitive decline ...

In the past, AFib was classified based only on arrhythmia duration, which centered on specific therapeutic interventions as opposed to a more holistic and multidisciplinary management approach.

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Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is commonly associated with heart failure. The benefit of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on atrial remodeling has been demonstrated. However ...

New Biosense Webster QDOT MICRO™ Catheter Data Demonstrate Very High-Power, Short-Duration Ablations Improved Quality of Life and Reduced Healthcare Utilization for AFib Patients ...

Atrial fibrillation, the most common type of heart rhythm disturbance is not life-threatening. ... plus duration. Throughout 2012, I experienced about two bouts a month, ...

Subclinical atrial fibrillation (SCAF) 1 is defined as asymptomatic episodes of atrial tachyarrhythmia that are detected by cardiac implantable electronic devices or wearable monitors. Similarly to ...

Patients reported improvements of 99% in control of AFib and 93.1% relief of symptoms with the QDOT MICRO™ Catheter1 Temperature control allows for the use of higher radiofrequency power in ...

Patients reported improvements of 99% in control of AFib and 93.1% relief of symptoms with the QDOT MICRO™ Catheter 1 Temperature control allows for the use of higher radiofrequency power in ...