Human heart organoids enable new therapies for atrial fibrillation
Though an estimated 60 million people around the world have atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a type of irregular…
Watch your heart, not your wrist
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Study shows that smartwatches often detect atrial fibrillation very reliably, with differences between Apple, Garmin, Fitbit and Samsung
Some background information may be needed for interpretation and classification, along with an explanation of technical terms. In…
What Britain’s post-war sugar rationing teaches us about long-term heart health
A rare “natural experiment” from 1950s UK sugar rationing reveals that lower sugar exposure in the first 1,000…
Adelaide researchers to tackle hidden emotional toll of heart rhythm disorder – News and events
24 October 2025
Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder in the world, and causes…
Global burden of atrial fibrillation/flutter attributable to a high body mass index (HBMI) from 1990–2021 | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Paralleling the global surge in atrial fibrillation incidence [1]. Currently, both the prevalence of HBMI and the HAB…
No clear benefit from surgical left atrial appendage occlusion in non-AF patients after valve surgery
No benefit in terms of prevention of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack and cardiovascular mortality after 1 year…
Ablation methods equally effective for drug-resistant paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Pulsed field ablation did not have superior efficacy to radiofrequency ablation in patients with drug-resistant paroxysmal (intermittent) atrial…
Aug 22 2025 This Week in Cardiology
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Exercise-based cardiac rehab cuts atrial fibrillation recurrence and boosts quality of life, study finds
New research shows that exercise-based cardiac rehab offers real benefits for people with atrial fibrillation, reducing the risk…