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‘A new lease on life’: First of its kind procedure in Illinois allows woman to stop taking AFib medication

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — An Effingham County woman was the first person to undergo a “groundbreaking procedure” to help ...
Sun Journal

Woman with AFib gets recommended a WATCHMAN device

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year old woman with a prior history of ...
Long Island Press

Heart health: Treating Afib can prevent strokes, cardiac deaths

Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is a type of cardiac arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm, that is very common — and more prevalent than previously thought. A large study published in October 2024 in a ...
Medical News Today

Should a person living with AFib avoid certain drugs?

Many medications can thin the blood or interact with the heart. For this reason, people who have atrial fibrillation (AFib) should speak with a medical professional before using certain drugs, such as ...
Detroit News

Dr. Keith Roach: Woman with AFib gets recommended a Watchman device

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 70-year old woman with a prior history of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AFib). I've been in normal sinus rhythm since having two catheter ablations in 2018. I take Eliquis ...