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2. Mayo Clinic offering new treatment for atrial fibrillation - AOL

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   The Mayo Clinic is among the first to offer this treatment, which aims to improve the lives of patients with Afib. Atrial fibrillation is being diagnosed at an alarming rate, but a therapy long ...

3. Atrial fibrillation - Wikipedia

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   Atrial fibrillation (AF, AFib or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atrial chambers of the heart. [11][12] It often begins as short periods of abnormal beating, which become longer or continuous over time. [4] It may also start as other forms of arrhythmia such as atrial flutter ...

4. Management of atrial fibrillation - Wikipedia

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   The management of atrial fibrillation (AF) is focused on preventing temporary circulatory instability, stroke and other ischemic events. Control of heart rate and rhythm are principally used to achieve the former, while anticoagulation may be employed to decrease the risk of stroke. [ 1] Within the context of stroke, the discipline may be ...

5. This Heart Attack Condition Is 3 Times More Common Than We ...

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   Related: This Popular Artificial Sweetener Could Double Your Heart Attack Risk, Says Cleveland Clinic Study. One heart condition—atrial fibrillation, also known as Afib—is three times more ...

6. These Are 4 of the Most Common Complications of Hypertrophic ...

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   “The longer a patient has the condition, the more likely atrial fibrillation is to occur,” says Dr. Steve Ommen, director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic at the Mayo Clinic in ...

7. Radiofrequency ablation - Wikipedia

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   Radiofrequency ablation (RFA), also called fulguration, [1] is a medical procedure in which part of the electrical conduction system of the heart, tumor, sensory nerves or a dysfunctional tissue is ablated using the heat generated from medium frequency alternating current (in the range of 350–500 kHz). [2][3] RFA is generally conducted in the ...