Congestive Heart Failure (HF) and Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB) often coexist. Catheter ablation is a well-established option for symptomatic AFIB that is resistant to drug therapy in patients with otherwise normal cardiac function. This has been seen in various studies where catheter ablation was ...
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Blood is extracted from the failing ventricle and directed into a pump that channels the blood to either the aorta (in the case of left ventricular failure and LVAD) or the pulmonary artery (in the case of right ventricle failure and RVAD). Devices designed for this process include the left...
But these cardiac events are distinct from each other and have very different causes. A heart attack is often referred to as a “plumbing” problem, because blood flow to the heart is interrupted, causing heart tissue to die. Cardiac arrest, on the other hand, is most commonly an electrical...
About five million Americans have heart failure, a condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. An estimated 5.6 million U.S. adults have theabnormal heart rhythmknown as atrial fibrillation, also called Afib. Patients with both conditions are at especially ...
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abnormal heartbeats are not a cause of concern. But Afib makes the heart pump blood less efficiently than it should, which can lead to stroke, heart failure, or even cardiac arrest, a quickly fatal event in which the heart stops beating. It’s important to get to the root of Afib, so...
Heart Failure (Clinical) Heart failure (HF) refers to a complex condition resulting from the structural and/or functional inability of the heart to supply a normal cardiac output to meet metabolic needs. In HF, impaired ventricular filling or ejection of blood leads to fatigue , dyspnea , and...
According to the American Heart Association, AFib is an irregular heartbeat that can cause life-threatening conditions including blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other health-related complications. Patients with AFib and heart valve disease may experience symptoms including shortness of breath, fa...
Patients with AFib experience chaotic electrical signals in the upper chamber of their heart (atria), which cause an irregular or quivering heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots and heart failure. AFib also is a major cause of stroke and affects 33 million people worldwide. ...