Is AFib getting in the way of you beating to the rhythm of your heart? In this segment, Cardiac Electrophysiologist Dr. Rudy ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a generally healthy 60-year-old man. Last week, I had some abdominal cramping, and while I was on the toilet, I noted the abrupt onset of a strange feeling in my chest as well as ...

ATLANTA, Georgia — Patients with atrial fibrillation receiving anticoagulant therapy are more likely to experience gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding when treated with rivaroxaban than when treated with ...

Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is a type of cardiac arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm, that is very common — and more prevalent than previously thought. A large study published in October 2024 in a ...

That’s an irregular and often very rapid heartbeat, which is the leading cause of stroke.

New research presented at the EHRA 2025, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, shows that the presence of atrial fibrillation (AFib) increases the risk of future dementia by 21% ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) and atrial fibrillation. My AFib burden seems to vary with my iron levels. My AFib went from 58% to less than 2% in two weeks after I had a ...

Two recent preliminary studies using rodents took a look at the effects alcohol has on the heart. One study researched how alcohol affects the heart in females with estrogen replacement, and the other ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a generally healthy 60-year-old man. Last week, I had some abdominal cramping, and while I was on the toilet, I noted the abrupt onset of a strange feeling in my chest as well as ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a generally healthy 60-year-old man. Last week, I had some abdominal cramping, and while I was on the toilet, I noted the abrupt onset of a strange feeling in my chest as well as ...