Background Though undiagnosed in many patients, especially those with cryptogenic stroke, atrial fibrillation (AF) is a key ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Implantable loop recorder screening for atrial fibrillation did not significantly reduce the risk for stroke ...

July 14--A device a fraction of an inch long is providing George Saenz with a peace of mind he has never had before. Three weeks ago, the 67-year-old independent insurance agent had the Medtronic ...

Using an implantable loop recorder (ILR) to screen older individuals for atrial fibrillation (AF) may be more beneficial when NT-proBNP levels are high, according to a post hoc analysis of the LOOP ...

Bradycardia is a lot more common than generally believed, but is often asymptomatic and not clinically relevant, and may lead to needless pacemaker therapy, suggests a post-hoc analysis of a major ...

Many insertable cardiac monitors, known as ICMs or loop recorders, are already able to stay in place under the skin for several years at a time, enabling long-term tracking of irregular heartbeats—but ...