"Statins could be ideal in the primary prevention of AF," lead author Dr Klaartje Merckx (University Hospital Maastricht, the Netherlands) told heartwire. "They are easy to takejust once a day and ...

Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of stroke. Treatment with oral anticoagulation reduces this risk but instead increases the risk of bleeding. Today, a new blood test based tool enabling better ...

DALLAS, April 21, 2021 -- A smartphone-based electrocardiogram (ECG) screening accurately detected previously unknown atrial fibrillation in American Indians, and more than half who were diagnosed ...

A new study found that drinking over five cups of caffeinated coffee per day is linked to better cognitive performance in older adults with atrial fibrillation. The corresponding study was published ...

Now, in a study in zebrafish and human heart muscle cells, researchers show that a tiny deletion in the A-band of titin — the loss of just nine amino acids out of more than 27,000 to 35,000 amino ...