Compared with other Afib patients, these AAD users showed more frequent: Pacemaker implantation or syncope: 16.3 vs 4.8 events per 1,000 person-years (adjusted HR 3.50, 95% CI 3.29-3.71) ...

When a person with AFib or atrial flutter experiences an episode, the heart may beat as many as 300 times per minute or more in the upper heart chambers and 100-200 times per minute in the lower heart ...

When you have atrial fibrillation, or afib, your heartbeat is uneven or chaotic: It can race quickly for a few minutes or longer. The irregular heartbeats of afib are caused by an electrical ...

Advances in pacemaker technology are creating more options, with far greater precision, and have become more common and less invasive for patients with heart rhythm disorders and underlying conditions ...

Now, a new device is helping people with AFib to get their heart back on beat. The first time Doug Dixon experienced AFib, his heart went into an irregular heartbeat for 17 minutes.

When you have atrial fibrillation, or afib, your heartbeat is uneven or chaotic: It can race quickly for a few minutes or longer. Or, it might beat quickly, then normally and then slowly.