Jim Harbaugh had a cardiac ablation after enduring an atrial flutter episode during the 2024 NFL season. Here's what to know about the procedure.

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS -- The diabetes drug metformin reduced recurrent arrhythmias after a first catheter ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation (Afib) in patients with overweight or obesity but without ...

Q: I’m a 67-year-old man who developed typical atrial flutter two years ago, but I haven’t had any symptoms that I am aware of. I don’t have a history of heart problems. My heart rate was 117 bpm ...

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