Atrial fibrillation occurs when action potentials fire very rapidly within the pulmonary veins or atrium in a chaotic manner. The result is a very fast atrial rate — about 400 to 600 beats per ...

My question is whether the abdominal cramps could have caused me to go into AFib. — I.J.M.

Just as in atrial fibrillation, not all of the P waves are able to conduct through the atrioventricular node, and thus the ventricular rate will not be as fast as the atrial rate. Typically ...

In Friday's Health headlines, it's heart month, and we're talking about AFib, portable EKG devices, and how stress this season can be hard on the heart. In Friday's Health headlines, it's heart ...

The “HARO ECG seat” from Hamberger Medical is designed to detect cardiac arrhythmia early on. Sensors for a 6-channel ECG are ...

My watch has an electrocardiogram (EKG) function, and it immediately said I was in atrial fibrillation at a rate of 100-130 bpm. I went to the emergency room where they confirmed AFib, did a bunch ...

If left unchecked, the possible risks of atrial fibrillation can be serious ... an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) for checking the rhythm of those heart beats, a chest x-ray or an echocardiogram ...

My watch has an electrocardiogram (EKG) function, and it immediately said I was in atrial fibrillation at a rate of 100-130 bpm. I went to the emergency room where they confirmed AFib, did a bunch ...

You’ll be notified whether the reading is regular or shows signs of atrial fibrillation, and an EKG graph of your heart rate will be logged in the Apple Health smartwatch app, which can be ...

Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia, and experts are interested in the relationship between atrial fibrillation and other conditions like dementia. Recent study results suggest that atrial ...