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 ...

Heart rhythm is an important vital sign that everyone should be aware of as it is an indicator of overall well-being. When ...

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 ...

Over 5 million Americans have atrial fibrillation, but many don’t know the red flags.

This morning Fitbit landed FDA clearance for its long-awaited photoplethysmography atrial fibrillation (AFib) detection algorithm. The algorithm will be part of Fitbit's new Irregular Heart Rhythm ...

At least 2.7 million people in the U.S. are living with atrial fibrillation, according to the American Heart Association. And because the risk of developing it increases with age and people are living ...

AP31969 is a novel, first-in-class, oral SK ion channel inhibitor intended for rhythm control of atrial fibrillation and has recently completed Phase 1 in healthy volunteers ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways Atrial fibrillation (AFib) can lead to strokes and heart failure, ...

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 ...

During National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, StopAfib.org urges people to raise atrial fibrillation awareness. DALLAS, Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- StopAfib.org designated September as Atrial ...

A JAMA trial of 200 coffee drinkers found daily caffeinated coffee was associated with lower Afib or atrial flutter ...

Acesion Pharma has begun enrolling patients into a phase 2 clinical trial of AP31969, its novel oral SK ion channel inhibitor being developed for rhythm control in atrial fibrillation.