Atrial fibrillation was diagnosed in 477 of 1,501 (31.8%) participants in the monitoring group and 550 of 4,503 (12.2%) participants in the control group (HR 3.17, 95% CI 2.81-3.59, P<0.001), reported ...

July 14--A device a fraction of an inch long is providing George Saenz with a peace of mind he has never had before. Three weeks ago, the 67-year-old independent insurance agent had the Medtronic ...

Implantable loop recorders (ILRs) have become an important tool for continuous cardiac rhythm monitoring, especially in ...

If you have a racing or irregular heartbeat, also known as an arrhythmia, one likely suspect is atrial fibrillation (AFib).

Background Biochemical markers of inflammation, coagulation and myocardial stress have been associated with both prevalent ...

Atrial fibrillation, or Afib, is a condition where the heart races or quivers, resulting in an irregular heartbeat. As many as six million Americans have it and the CDC suggests that number will ...

Do you know the signs of AFib? Dr. Jennifer Caudle joined Pete Scalia to explain the importance of monitoring your heart health and the potential risks of atrial fibrillation (AFib), including stroke.

Blood pressure monitor maker Omron Healthcare has gotten approval for a new home monitor that can detect atrial fibrillation, or a-fib. The company uses a novel machine-learning algorithm, called ...

Continuous cardiac monitoring with Vivalink devices following surgical discharge may improve early detection of postoperative arrhythmias, according to researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital ...

MADRID -- Remote screening yielded new cases of atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) in the general population that otherwise would have gone undetected and untreated, according to the AMALFI trial in the ...