In the last few weeks, the Skeptical Cardiologist has had a run on with patients with premature atrial contractions (PACs). I've discussed in detail premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) here and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Knowing the number of hourly premature atrial contractions (PACs) a patient has is as good as the Framingham atrial fibrillation (AF) risk algorithm in predicting five- to 15-year ...

A commonly used heart monitor may be a simple tool for predicting the risk of atrial fibrillation, the most frequently diagnosed type of irregular heart rhythm, according to researchers. A commonly ...

October 10, 2012 (Basel, Switzerland) — Premature atrial contractions (PACs) occur in the majority of people aged over 50, and their frequency is independently associated with a number of risk factors ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common chronic cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice, is very challenging to treat once ...

Dear Reader: You are asking about a heart condition called atrial fibrillation. Often referred to simply as A-fib, it is a type of heart arrhythmia. The heartbeat we rely on to circulate blood ...

Data from large-scale epidemiologic studies to support an association between PM exposure and atrial arrhythmias are lacking. The findings of the aforementioned studies are limited in generalizability ...

I've been using AliveCor's Kardia personal ECG devices to help manage my patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) for 7 years now. Early on, I pointed out (see here) that Kardia was easily confused by ...