This week, the HonorHealth Research Institute in Scottsdale used a new technology to treat atrial fibrillation (Afib).

CMMC's Heart and Vascular Institute offers pulsed field ablation and left atrial appendage closure procedures.

A simple scoring system could revolutionize how doctors prevent heart attacks and strokes by identifying patients most likely ...

When choosing how to reduce the risk of stroke, a clinician uses tools to estimate the risk of stroke and serious bleeding ...

Binge drinking and possibly, moderate alcohol intake, may trigger atrial fibrillation. Caffeine intake does not appear to be a trigger; although, some doctors still recommend that patients with atrial ...

At HonorHealth Research Institute, Cardiac Electrophysiologist Rahul Doshi, M.D., this week performed one of the nation’s first procedures to control Afib using a new type of catheter that can deliver ...

Researchers continue to advance the science to determine best treatments for stroke. Based on an international study of 530 patients, researchers discovered that while the clot retrieval procedure ...

Novartis is buying Anthos Therapeutics from Blackstone’s drug development division, as it makes a bet on an experimental drug aimed at preventing strokes in patients with an irregular heart rhythm.

Results from the AZALEA-TIMI 71 phase 2 trial showed great promise for abelacimab to transform care for high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation.

Dental flossing is associated with a lower risk for ischemic and cardioembolic stroke and atrial fibrillation (AF).

Flossing your teeth at least once a week might lower the risk of stroke caused by blood clots and irregular heartbeats, ...

If left untreated, Afib can lead to stroke, heart failure and premature cardiac death. But fortunately, Afib is treatable and, in some cases, preventable.