A team of Ochsner Health cardiologists recently published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Cardiology comparing two treatment strategies for patients with atrial ...

PHILADELPHIA -- For atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients with obesity, a second set of defibrillation pads for dual direct current cardioversion safely improved the success of the procedure, a ...

For patients with obesity and atrial fibrillation (Afib), GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs may be the weight loss approach that ...

In a new study of people with atrial fibrillation, those who drank at least one cup of caffeinated coffee a day had a lower risk of experiencing new episodes, compared with those who had no caffeine.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Looking back, Kokomo resident Mike Beatty knew he had something as a teenager, but he couldn’t put a name to it. Whenever he’d ...

The heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation (AFib) can affect people of any age, but is most common in older adults. It may start with a rapid heartbeat, a fluttering feeling in a person’s ...

Skip the decaf. A new study shows coffee may cut AFib recurrence after cardioversion, challenging the belief that caffeine is harmful for the heart. New research suggests regular coffee may lower ...

In a recent article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on November 9, 2025, researchers examined the effect of coffee consumption on the recurrence of atrial fibrillation ...