One initial treatment is a cardioversion, which involves using a defibrillator to deliver an electric shock to the heart to restore rhythm. It’s often successful, but sometimes only temporarily.

Daniel Moore was about 30 the first time it happened. At the end of a long, hot, stressful day, he chugged an ice-cold glass of milk.

A study published in BMC Infectious Diseases has found that older patients with sepsis have lower 28-day mortality when blood ...

New international research project AF-B-STEP will for the first time systematically assess how much time individuals spend in atrial fibrillation (AF) — their AF burden — and determine how this burden ...

Editor’s note: This round‑up is based on press releases, peer‑reviewed publications, and company communications received in January and February 2026. All results are preliminary unless stated, and ...

Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is a quivering or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart failure.

Current models of mortality risk after heart failure (HF) rely primarily on cardiac-specific clinical variables and may underestimate risk in elderly East Asian patients. Researchers from Japan used ...

A machine learning model predicted cardiac tamponade during AF ablation with high accuracy. Learn how XGBoost may improve risk stratification.

Daniel Moore was about 30 the first time it happened. At the end of a long, hot, stressful day, he chugged an ice-cold glass of milk. "It felt like a bunny rabbit trying to jump out of my chest," said ...

When used as intended, an AI stethoscope enhanced the detection of cardiovascular disease — but low uptake and workflow challenges hampered effectiveness in a large pragmatic trial.