Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure are the two modern epidemics of cardiovascular disease. They are commonly encountered together and either condition predisposes to the other. Patients ...

The indications for acetyldigitoxin therapy were the presence of congestive heart failure or atrial fibrillation or flutter with a rapid ventricular rate, or both. In most cases acetyldigitoxin ...

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is when the heart does not pump blood around the body efficiently. This can cause symptoms such as lung congestion and swelling due to fluid retention. According to ...

To Your Health” is pleased to host its popular annual heart-health educational program presented by Dr. Daniel van Buren, ...

Learn about the symptoms of congestive heart failure. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), there are two ways to stage heart failure. The first is the New York Heart Association ...

When people think of heart problems, they often imagine chest pain, shortness of breath, or fatigue. But there’s another, ...

Jackson-Madison County General Hospital now offers a new therapy to treat patients with advanced atrial fibrillation, who ...

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Adults who had underlying medical conditions and then developed the flu were four times more likely to be hospitalized with the virus compared to those who didn’t have underlying medical issues, ...

Seeing the cognitive decline among patients and how it gets worse over time after a diagnosis of heart failure should be a warning sign to healthcare providers to analyze a patient’s cognitive ability ...