TUPELO — A rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath could be signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heartbeat. That’s where Dr. Jim Stone comes in. Stone is a cardiac electrophysiologist at ...

Nurse practitioner Caitlin Massey from Ascension St. John Medical Center explains the symptoms, risks and new treatment options for atrial fibrillation, a common but serious heart rhythm disorder.

Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is a type of cardiac arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm, that is very common — and more prevalent than previously thought. A large study published in October 2024 in a ...

In an effort to better care for those with atrial fibrillation, a cardiovascular team at The Valley Hospital recently treated the first patient in New Jersey – and one of the first in the nation – ...

A new study examined how treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) affected cognitive decline and frailty. Treating heart rate compared to rhythm was linked to a greater rate of cognitive decline, the ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Doctors at Trident Medical Center in conjunction with a group at Mount Sinai in New York have begun a new trial already showing promising results in treating atrial ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's ablation device outperformed drug therapy for the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation in a study that will be used to seek U.S. regulatory approval for ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Atrial Fibrillation, or AFib is the leading cause of stroke. The American Heart Association says five million Americans currently have AFib, with an additional 12 million ...

Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside is pioneering pulsed field ablation, a non-thermal treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib). This new technique offers a safer and faster alternative to traditional ...

AFib is a common heart condition where the heart beats irregularly. It can cause blood clots and increase the risk of stroke.

LUBBOCK, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - Covenant Health is excited to announce the introduction of Pulse Field Ablation (PFA) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (A.Fib) at Covenant Medical Center (CMC).