A new study shows many AFib patients knew nothing about the condition before their diagnosis. A Dallas doctor explains recent guidelines for the best ways to avoid it.

Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow to the body. Commonly known as a fluttering or racing heart, atrial fibrillation is the most ...

Nurse practitioner Caitlin Massey from Ascension St. John Medical Center explains the symptoms, risks and new treatment options for atrial fibrillation, a common but serious heart rhythm disorder.

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) affects an estimated three million to six million Americans—and a 2020 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study suggested the rate of AFib incidence is ...

September is Atrial Fibrillation aka A-fib Awareness Month. Caitlin Massey is a nurse practitioner with Ascension Medical Group and she joined News On 6 at Noon to talk about this serious condition.

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 ...

The heart has been characterized as the engine that makes the human body run. If that metaphor is not exactly spot-on, it still serves as a good indicator as to just how vital a healthy heart is to ...

Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are the first in Illinois to offer a new treatment for atrial fibrillation, a heart ...

Dr. Hugh Calkins answers the question: 'Atrial Fibrillation vs. Atrial Flutter?' — -- Question: My doctor told me I sometimes have atrial fibrillation and at other times have atrial flutter. What ...

Learn how AFib impacts stroke and heart failure risk at a free seminar Oct. 29 in Marshfield. Registration is requested.

Nearly 3 million Americans are living with a heart condition called atrial fibrillation, according to the American Heart Association. But what is atrial fibrillation and how do you fix it? A normal ...