Using marijuana increases the risk of developing the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (a-fib), a new study suggests. It's been known that drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine and opiates ...

Atrial fibrillation is the most common irregular heart rhythm. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that as many as 6 million Americans suffer from “AFib.” It has become a huge ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is related to inflammation in your body, like other heart disease. Some research suggests that inflammation can cause AFib or make it worse if you already have it. Other ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a known and serious side effect of some cancer treatments, but it is underreported in cancer drug trials, French investigators say in a new report. As a result, oncologists ...

Oct. 11 (UPI) --A class of Type 2 diabetes drugs called glitazones is linked to a 22% reduced risk of dementia, according to a new study led by the University of Arizona. The researchers said this ...

Every year millions of people around the world are diagnosed with heart failure, a chronic, progressive condition where the heart is unable to pump enough oxygenated blood throughout the body.

A research group led by Assistant Professor Megumi Aimoto and Professor Akira Takahara at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, revealed that pyrazole-3 (Pyr3), a selective ...

Although several brand drugs have a significant portion of the atrial fibrillation (Afib) market, loss of patent exclusivity and the introduction of generics will cause that market to decline between ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What is atrial fibrillation? What causes it, and what are the treatment options for those who have it? Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heart rhythm that involves the upper heart ...

Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Department of Pharmacy have developed an improved pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of the most common heart rhythm disturbance – atrial ...