April 10 (UPI) --Recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients who have undergone catheter heart ablation may be reduced by treating gum disease within three months of the procedure, new Japanese ...

Doctors are now using a procedure known as pulse field ablation to treat conditions that cause the heart to beat rapidly and irregularly.

Vektor Medical to Showcase VITAL-EP Registry’s Atrial Fibrillation Results, Including Fast, Zero-Fluoro PVI+ Ablation Workflow, and New Atrial Flutter Capabilities Visit Vektor Medical at Booth 208 to ...

One way to slow a sudden racing heart is by performing a vagal maneuver, which can help interrupt the abnormal rhythm. Vagal maneuvers include bearing down like you are having a bowel movement, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Northwell Staten Island University Hospital is among the first in the country to successfully treat persistent atrial fibrillation and typical atrial flutter using a ...

(NewsUSA) – Do you ever notice a flutter in your chest? Feel unusually tired even after a good night’s sleep? Get winded from walking up the stairs when that never used to happen? These little signs ...

A new staged framework for atrial fibrillation (Afib) classification was proposed in updated U.S. guidelines. Afib catheter ablation gained a broader class I recommendation from the American College ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 67-year-old man who developed typical atrial flutter two years ago, but I haven’t had any symptoms that I am aware of. I don’t have a history of heart problems. My heart rate was ...

PFA was noninferior to cryoablation for first recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Tissue-selective energy delivery and short application times offer ...

Lu Chen, M.D., is a cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology with MyMichigan Physicians Group.