The heart care experts at the Pepin Heart Institute, a part of AdventHealth Tampa, are now the first in the Tampa Bay area to ...

TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) - CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System is implementing a new heart procedure. Electrophysiologist Dr. Kevin Hayes says the Watchman procedure involves placing a permanent implant ...

A recent subanalysis of the EAST-AFNET 4 (Early Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention Trial) suggests a stronger benefit of early rhythm control (ERC) in patients with atrial ...

May 25—dbeard @dominionpost.com Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center recently achieved another first-in-state in heart care by combining two technologies to treat atrial fibrillation — AFib. Mon Health ...

Despite the appeal of wearable integrated ECG devices, there is a paucity of data evaluating their accuracy in diagnosing atrial fibrillation (AF ... and 12-lead ECG (n=200)) were recorded in 200 ...

The belt-like device, attached around a patient's chest, uses ultrasound and works like a CT scanner. Rather than taking an isolated snapshot, it can produce a series of dynamic, high-resolution ...

Patients often describe AFib as feeling like their heart is flip-flopping or skipping beats, while others may have no symptoms and only discover they have it because of a smart watch or medical exam.