Atrial fibrillation (AFib) and atrial flutter are both arrhythmias, or atypical heart rhythms. Both conditions share similar causes, risk factors, symptoms, and treatments but differ in other ways.

Atrial fibrillation can affect life expectancy due to factors that include age, underlying health conditions, race, and how this common cardiac arrhythmia—or abnormal heart rhythm— is treated. Atrial ...

Pulsed field ablation dominated discussions and scientific sessions at Heart Rhythm 2025 in San Diego with researchers and manufacturers touting new applications in persistent atrial fibrillation, ...