A new study has shown that a lower threshold for potassium supplementation after cardiac surgery saves patient costs and does not create any further risks of atrial fibrillation or other dysrhythmias.

Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are the first in Illinois to offer a new treatment for atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that often strikes firefighters. When Jeffrey Taylor first ...

When it comes to heart health, many conditions are tricky to diagnose because their symptoms can be similar to others, and atrial fibrillation (AFib) is no exception. That's a problem, since untreated ...

older male patient recovering from coronavirus. Sinus tachycardia is the most commonly reported dysrhythmia in patients with COVID-19 disease. This is the third installment of our 8-part series on ...

Established methods were employed as described previously. The α-MyHC promoter is an extensively used, 10 robust and cardiac-specific promoter that exhibits excellent tissue specificity and minimal ...

When the temperatures soar, most of us find there's nothing more refreshing than an icy drink. But that's not always the case for millions of people dealing with the chaotic heartbeats of atrial ...