Doctors at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital celebrated their 500th procedure to help reduce the risk of stroke in patients with ...

New research shows that the gum disease bacterium P. gingivalis can slip into the bloodstream and infiltrate the heart. There ...

Subsequent computed tomography (CT) revealed evidence of a right pulmonary contusion, suspicion of right atrial injury ... progressive heart block, and eventual complete heart block requiring ...

However, their predominant problem is heart block with Stokes-Adams attacks, rather than cardiac sudden death. Their development of atrial fibrillation may be attributable partly to intrinsic ...

Detecting atrial fibrillation (AF) from brain scans using AI could support future stroke care, according to a recent study published in the Karger journal Cerebrovascular Diseases.

A scientific statement has been published by the ACC and Heart Rhythm Society regarding the safety of same-day discharge following intracardiac catheter ablation.

Background and purpose The optimal time to start oral anticoagulant (OAC) in patients with ischaemic stroke due to non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. We reviewed OAC timing in relation ...

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a treatment that involves a special type of pacemaker that coordinates contractions of the heart's ventricles. It's recommended for some heart failure ...