One initial treatment is a cardioversion, which involves using a defibrillator to deliver an electric shock to the heart to ...

Dr. Calkins answers the question: 'Can Atrial Fibrillation Damage My Heart?' — -- Question: Can atrial fibrillation damage my heart in a permanent way, and can it cause a heart attack? Answer ...

At least 2.7 million people in the U.S. are living with atrial fibrillation, according to the American Heart Association. And because the risk of developing it increases with age and people are living ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib, is an irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia that happens when the ...

The lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation (a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate) has increased from one in four to one in three over the past two decades, ...

If you have a racing or irregular heartbeat, also known as an arrhythmia, one likely suspect is atrial fibrillation (AFib). “Of all the possible heart rhythm disorders, atrial fibrillation is by far ...

Ritu Trivedi is a recipient of the Commonwealth Government Research Training Program Stipend Scholarship to support her PhD studies. Clara Chow receives funding from National Health and Medical ...