Atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation (AFib) both occur when the electrical signals that make your heart chambers contract occur faster than normal. However, they differ in how this electrical ...

Dr. Hugh Calkins answers the question: 'Atrial Fibrillation vs. Atrial Flutter?' — -- Question: My doctor told me I sometimes have atrial fibrillation and at other times have atrial flutter. What ...

It is not correct to treat atrial fibrillation (Afib) and atrial flutter as equivalent risk factors for ischemic stroke, a Taiwanese cohort study suggested. From individuals included in the Taiwan ...

Atrial flutter is similar to atrial fibrillation in that the rhythm originates in the atrium and causes a narrow complex tachycardia, which carries thromboembolic risk. Typical atrial flutter results ...

Michigan Medicine Cardiovascular Center researchers and clinicians are expanding atrial fibrillation treatment options.

Cardiologists at University of Utah Health use this therapy for people with heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias), including atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation (AFib). Your heart’s electrical ...

Two studies to be presented this week address the often-overlooked costs associated with atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia. Each study evaluates these costs and ...

The sensation deep in Cari Widmer’s chest came without warning. It was like a little storm in her heart. “I was having no normal heart beats, just a continuous fluttering sensation … a vibrating ...

July 5, 2011 (Aarhus, Denmark) — Nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and selective COX-2 inhibitors are associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter, ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Srikanth Vallurupalli, MD, and colleagues from the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR presented results at ACC.13, the American College of Cardiology’s 62 nd ...

I need help. Here is a common case that causes me great consternation. It is one that brings two worthy philosophies into the ring. In one corner is the ever-virtuous minimally disruptive philosophy.

Our annual supplement on local health and wellness services and issues can be found inside today’s paper. It was pretty alarming, watching the heart monitor trace a crazy series of bumps and dips ...