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Safety of pulsed field ablation in more than 17,000 patients with atrial fibrillation in the MANIFEST-17K study In a post-approval study including more than 17,000 patients on the safety of pulsed field ablation, a new method for treatment of atrial fibrillation, the procedure was found to ha...
Atrial fibrillation is also called A-fib or atrialfib. This is an abnormal heart rhythm. 心房纤维颤动(Atrial fibrillation),英文亦简 称A-fib或atrial fib。心房纤维颤动是心律失常的表现。 The heart’s rhythm is controlled by electricalsignals in the heart. The sinus node sendselectrical signals to...
Learn about Multaq, a prescription medicine which can help control irregular heart rhythm in patients with AFib and reduce the risk of hospital visits due to AFib. See important safety information.
Contact your healthcare provider if you think your medicine is not helping or if you have side effects. Tell your provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Keep a list of the medicines, vitamins, and herbs you take. Include the amounts, and when and why you take them. Bring the ...
The article focuses a study on atrial fibrillation (AF) that has reported a life-time risk of 25 percent for men and 17 percent for women and mentions about the gradual declination in vascular disease with increase in the use of statins and antihypertensive drugs....
What is atrial fibrillation (A-fib)?A-fib is an irregular heartbeat that reduces your heart's ability to pump blood through your body. A-fib may come and go, or it may be a long-term condition. A-fib can cause life-threatening blood clots, stroke, or heart failure. It is important...
Pacemaker for Atrial Fibrillation This devicehelps prevent your heart from beating too slowly. If you take medicine to lower your heart rate, you may need one as a backup. You'll have minor surgery to put it under your skin. It runs on batteries and sends little electrical bursts to your...
Patients with atrial fibrillation are usually prescribed a combination of medicines to prevent complications. AFib medicine may include blood thinners or anti-clotting medications to help prevent the risk of stroke. Medications that control the rate that your heart beats keep the heart from beating too...
Atrial fibrillation is a problem with your heart's electrical activity. You and your doctor have treatment options if your symptoms become too severe. With AFib, your heart quivers, beats irregularly, or skips beats. It can't pump blood through its chambers and out to your body as well as...