DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in January 2012. I am aware of when it comes by how I feel — a little out of sorts, but no shortness of breath, chest pain or light-headedness.

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Not everyone with atrial fibrillation needs to correct it. Some people with an irregular heartbeat can go years without any treatment other than stroke prevention. "A lot of people have so-called ...

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 ...

More people have atrial fibrillation (AFib) than any other kind of irregular heartbeat. And the numbers are only expected to go up as people live longer with heart conditions that go along with it.

If you sometimes experience a racing or irregular heartbeat, it may be caused by atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common type of heart arrhythmia. AFib can make you five times more likely to have ...

In the U.S., the incidence of atrial fibrillation, the most common arrhythmia in the world, has more than doubled since 2010, increasing from 5 million to 10.5 million. Each year, 250,000 new cases ...

Under a canopy of eight heart-monitoring screens in a cardiac catheterization lab on a recent Monday, Mayo Clinic doctors briefly paused a procedure treating atrial fibrillation to inspect a new tool: ...

Cryoablation uses extreme cold to destroy heart tissue that causes an irregular heartbeat, intending to restore a regular heart rhythm. Doctors may suggest cryoablation if other treatments do not work ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in January 2012. I am aware of when it comes by how I feel — a little out of sorts, but no shortness of breath, chest pain or light-headedness.