UC Davis Health has achieved a medical first that brings new hope to congenital heart patients born with a single ...
Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has performed the first known atrial leadless pacemaker implants in patients with lateral tunnel Fontan circulation and extracardiac Fontan, According to a Feb ...
Cardiac specialist Angeliki Asimaki, born with congenital heart defects, suffered a stroke at 36 after her heart stopped for up to 14 seconds due to intermittent AV block. After nine major procedures, ...
An expert tells PEOPLE why pacemakers have Bluetooth technology, and how it can help locate Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother ...
Balance athletic goals with arrhythmia risk: match the device model and sensor to the sport, and use stress testing to set detection zones and avoid inappropriate therapy.
Both conditions are serious, but with a blood thinner to combat clots and a pacemaker to regulate his heartbeat, Davidowitz successfully completed the 2025 New York City Marathon last November, and ...
CentraCare's Dr. Jamie Pelzel highlights the growing issue of Atrial Fibrillation, a heart condition that impacts many, ...
Both doctors and patients say being extra aware of how a heart is beating could save lives.
One initial treatment is a cardioversion, which involves using a defibrillator to deliver an electric shock to the heart to ...
The Heart Center at Timpanogos Regional Hospital in Orem is now open to serve patients. The clinic offers cardiovascular ...
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A-fib increasing, but treatments improving

Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is a quivering or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart failure.