Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a kind of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia. A problem with the electrical signals that control your heart’s pumping action causes it to beat too fast in a pattern that ...

Chanrx Corp. moved a step closer to the goal line for lead candidate vanoxerine (GBR-12909), reporting Phase IIb data at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2013 Scientific Sessions suggesting the ...

Mayo Clinic researchers report that the risk of stroke that sometimes results from a common treatment for atrial fibrillation can be minimized when the patient takes anticoagulation medication prior ...

An obese man aged 41 years presented to his internist with episodic palpitations, dyspnea and fatigue. Paroxysmal AF was diagnosed and he was treated with digoxin, verapamil and quinidine. At age 51, ...