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 ...

New algorithm stops the catheter at the right target to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib), reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Cardiovascular Engineering and ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation or AFib experience chaotic electrical signals in the upper chamber of their heart (atria), which cause an irregular or quivering heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead ...

Again, hypertensive patients are prone to AF. Once AF develops, these patients are at high risk for cardiovascular events, including cerebral embolism. Figure 1 shows the graphical summary of the ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in adults, affecting more than 33 million people worldwide and resulting in substantial healthcare costs 1,2,3. Catheter-based ablation ...