Atrial fibrillation (AFib) and atrial flutter are both arrhythmias, or atypical heart rhythms. Both conditions share similar causes, risk factors, symptoms, and treatments but differ in other ways.

There are a lot of things that can make your heart flutter, race or skip a beat. In a figurative sense, it could be a smile ...

Although patients with A-fib and those with atrial flutter (AFL) are generally managed by clinicians in much the same way for stroke prevention, new data suggest that a common risk score used for both ...

Patients with atrial flutter (AFL) have a significantly lower risk for ischemic stroke than do patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), new research suggests. A team of Taiwanese investigators compared ...

After age 50, natural changes in the body begin to affect how the heart and blood vessels function, including how the heart ...

It is not correct to treat atrial fibrillation (Afib) and atrial flutter as equivalent risk factors for ischemic stroke, a Taiwanese cohort study suggested. From individuals included in the Taiwan ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . New-onset atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter are as common in hospitalized patients with influenza as with ...

Drinking a cup of caffeinated coffee daily led to a significant drop in atrial fibrillation (AF) or flutter in patients with sustained AF compared with those who abstained from coffee and caffeine, ...

LA reservoir, conduit, and contractile strain were severely reduced in ATTR-CM versus healthy references, indicating marked ...

AMSTERDAM -- Reducing atrial pacing didn't help prevent atrial fibrillation (Afib, or AF) in patients with sinus node dysfunction but did increase risk of fainting, the DANPACE II trial showed. The ...