A large-scale study of nearly 80,000 patients suggests men develop atrial fibrillation (AFib) an average of 10 years earlier than women, according to researched from the American Heart Association.

In addition to sex differences, study…

Heart experts have launched a pair of smartphone and tablet applications designed to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common cardiac rhythm disorder.

One app, called AF Manager, is for healthcare professionals. The other, My AF,…

Patients with Brugada syndrome (BrS) benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) but are at significant risk of device-related complications, according to the longest-term study to date on the topic.

Among 370 patients…

Patients with lower levels of calcium in the blood are more likely to experience sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), according to a study in Mayo Clinic…

Hockey fans with cardiac disease might want to watch their heart rate a little more closely this winter, a team of Canadian researchers advises.

In a study…

Patients prescribed non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) to manage symptoms of atrial fibrillation (AFib) could be at increased risk for major bleeding if they are taking certain common medications at the same time, a…

Roughly 12 percent of patients with medical claims for atrial fibrillation (AFib) are contraindicated for blood thinning treatment and remain at a high risk for stroke, a new study found.

Through administrative claims for Medicare insurance…

A new approach to treating symptomatic sinus bradycardia (SB) led to increased heart rate and improved quality of life in a single-center study of 62 patients, particularly those under the age of 50.

Ablation of the atrial ganglionated…

The Apple Watch has been a fitness-minded gadget from its conception, but the new Series 3 addition will be able to track heart rate and possibly even alert users to abnormalities in their heart patterns, TIME reported.

The newest watch…

Veterinarians at Cornell University are reviving a procedure to treat horses with atrial fibrillation (AFib).

Called transvenous electrical cardioversion (TVEC), the procedure involves guiding a three-foot catheter through the right jugular…

A handful of independent studies have reportedly proven the efficacy of AliveCor’s Kardia Mobile device, a cell phone-compatible gadget that serves as a personal electrocardiograph, for individuals with…

Gasping during cardiac arrest was associated with a nearly four-fold increase of one-year survival with favorable brain function, according to a study of 1,888 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs).

When combined with an initial shockable…

Diabetic patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) have a lower quality of life and are at increased risk of death and hospitalization. However, they are no more likely than other AFib patients to have thromboembolic or bleeding events, despite…

Catheter ablation (CA) is an effective way to restore sinus rhythm and reverse left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to new research.

In a small, randomized study,…

Cardiac arrest suffered in predominately black neighborhoods is associated with worse rates of survival and bystander treatment, despite quicker emergency medical services (EMS) response times, according to…

Abbot Laboratories released a software update Aug. 23 for pacemaker and CRT-P devices. The Food & Drug Administration released a recommendation for…

Ablation led to greater quality of life improvements than drugs in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to results presented Aug. 29 at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Reduction of time in AFib did not differ…

A close relationship exists between the timing of left ventricular (LV) electrical activation and peak contraction in dyssynchronous heart failure patients, according to a…

Whether guided by robotic navigation (RN) or the hands of a physician, catheter ablations demonstrated comparable results in a study of 258 patients treated for atrial fibrillation (AFib). The RN procedures took, on average, 11 minutes longer.…

Three college buddies have big plans for a 21st century upgrade to the traditional stethoscope. Tyler Crouch and two classmates from the University of California, Berkeley have Eko Devices, a company that has raised nearly $5 million and sold 6,…

Complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAE) ablations and continuous electrical activity (CEA) ablations have been proposed or the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (AFib). But a new study suggests targeting bipolar electrograms…