Do scary movies make your heart skip a beat? Or maybe you notice a flutter in your chest just as you’re settling down for the ...

Women with permanent AF have a greater heart failure risk than men, with unique sex-specific risk factors identified. Read ...

Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: More frequent episodes that last for longer than seven days. Permanent Atrial Fibrillation: When your heart stays in a constant state of AFib. However, not all ...

AFib causes an irregular heart rate that can make your heart feel as if it is fluttering or skipping beats. Panic attacks, on ...

Persistent atrial fibrillation: Lasts greater than 7 days. The term persistent is used when there is a plan to use a rhythm control strategy and return the patient to sinus rhythm. Permanent ...

The following is a summary of “Cost-effectiveness of digoxin versus beta blockers in permanent atrial fibrillation: the Rate Control Therapy Evaluation in Permanent Atrial Fibrillation (RATE-AF) ...

Switching from beta-blockers to digoxin as first line therapy for older patients with AF could produce £100m in NHS savings annually.