Atrial fibrillation (AF ... relevance and strategies of rhythm and rate control in patients with AF and CHF, and (iii) options for prevention of AF in patients with ventricular dysfunction.

Persistent atrial fibrillation: Lasts greater than 7 days. The term persistent is used when there is a plan to use a rhythm control strategy and return the patient to sinus rhythm. Permanent ...

Ali, MD, MSCIAtrial fibrillation can affect life expectancy due to factors that include age, underlying health conditions, ...

Hein J. J. Wellens, M.D., F.A.C.C.; Sidney C. Smith, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.C. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia seen in clinical practice, accounting ...

Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heart rhythm that can be successfully reversed ... Yoga is characterized by its body movements, breathing control, and meditation. A 2013 study in the Journal ...

If you have AFib, treating it cuts your risk of having a stroke. But it can be costly, even if you have insurance. AFib doesn’t so much have types as it has durations. Doctors classify it by how ...

Amiodarone effectively maintains sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation ... which patients are best suited for a rhythm-control compared with a rate-control strategy, and what is ...

If you have atrial fibrillation, though, your heart can beat out of rhythm, too fast ... work with your doctor to get it under control and feel better.

(Boston)—In the U.S., atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart condition ... (a subcutaneous device that continuously monitors heart rhythm for about four years), found AF was diagnosed in a third ...