AliveCor has received an additional FDA 510(k) clearance, this time for an algorithm that allows its smartphone ECG to detect atrial fibrillation -- an abnormal heart rhythm that isn't always ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kardium Inc., the developer of the Globe ® Pulsed Field System – an innovative treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) – has raised US$250 million in a new ...

CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center announced that it is the first hospital in Louisiana to perform a new atrial fibrillation procedure using the Boston Scientific Farapulse Pulsed Field Ablation system, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Corewell Health is the first hospital system in Michigan to introduce a safer, more efficient treatment for patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. Dr. Brian Williamson ...

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed an AI tool that creates synthetic yet medically accurate models of fibrotic heart tissue (heart scarring), aiding treatment planning for ...

Researchers have developed an AI tool that creates synthetic yet medically accurate models of fibrotic heart tissue (heart scarring), aiding treatment planning for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients.

Researchers have developed a new way of identifying patients at risk of an irregular heartbeat, known as 'atrial fibrillation'. While not life threatening, the condition increases people's risk of ...

Subclinical atrial fibrillation is short-lasting and asymptomatic and can usually be detected only by long-term continuous monitoring with pacemakers or defibrillators. Subclinical atrial fibrillation ...

Atrial fibrillation diagnosed before age 70 years is associated with a 21% increased risk of developing dementia and a 36% higher risk for early-onset forms of the condition, according to the results ...