If your atrial fibrillation is well controlled, or corrected with a heart procedure, you may not have any life-changing symptoms from your AFib. Some people with chronic AFib need to be maintained on medications and blood thinners for the rest of their lives. The side effects of these medicat...
The article focuses on atrial fibrillation (afib), its symptoms and control among men. Topics discussed include afib case determination, its common symptoms like shortness of breath and racing heartbeat, causes, anticoagulation risks and rhythm control. The options for controlling symptoms of afib ...
If your atrial fibrillation is well controlled, or corrected with a heart procedure, you may not have any life-changing symptoms from your AFib. Some people with chronic AFib need to be maintained on medications and blood thinners for the rest of their lives. The side effects of these medicat...
Symptoms of heart valve disease do not always relate to the seriousness of your condition. You may have no symptoms at all and have severe valve disease, requiring prompt treatment. Or, as withmitral valve prolapse, you may have severe symptoms, yet tests may show minor valve disease. ...
Atrial fibrillation is an abnormal and irregular heart rhythm in which the electrical signals are generated chaotically throughout the upper atria (chambers) of the heart. Many people with this condition have no signs or symptoms (asymptomatic). It is the most common supraventricular tachycardia. Wh...
But if you notice that your heart often seems to skip beats, flutter, or quiver, it may be a sign of a heart condition known as atrial fibrillation (sometimes called AFib). What is atrial fibrillation? The heart has four chambers called ventricles and atria. In AFib, the atria, orupper...
Atrial fibrillation ( AF ) with HF symptoms: Consider AV nodal ablation or cardiac resynchronization therapy if with rapid ventricular rates despite optimized medical therapy. Anticoagulation as indicated (CHA2DS2-VASc score) Anticoagulation in HF: in cases with sinus rhythm and without cardioembolic ...
The treatment of heart rhythm disorders varies depending on the presence or absence of symptoms, how frequent the arrhythmia occurs, and the seriousness of any underlying heart condition. The treatment may range from medication to more advanced surgical procedures, such as an internal implanted cardiac...
A 65-year-old Asian woman with palpitations and mild dyspnoea on exertion was planned to receive ablation therapy for persistent atrial fibrillation. The patient was healthy and had no symptoms of heart failure during her pregn...
mortality, this is not generally the reason for treatment. However, treatment is directed at prevention of symptoms, with treatment of the arrhythmia alone yet to be shown to decrease mortality (it may even increase mortality). Atrial fibrillation occurs in more than 2.2 million U.S. residents....