In the last few weeks, the Skeptical Cardiologist has had a run on with patients with premature atrial contractions (PACs). I've discussed in detail premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) here and ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Knowing the number of hourly premature atrial contractions (PACs) a patient has is as good as the Framingham atrial fibrillation (AF) risk algorithm in predicting five- to 15-year ...

let's go over premature atrial contractions so these are sometimes referred to as pac's and they're early contractions that originate from a focal point in the Atria rather than the SA node and this ...