All atrial fibrillation

January 19, 2024

Atrial fibrillation in a dish enables drug discovery, personalized medicine

Collaboration between the College of Engineering and College of Medicine creates powerful new laboratory model

Heart disease; EKG

November 27, 2019

Can obesity limit antiarrhythmic drug effectiveness?

Some AFib medications are less effective in obese patients

Doctor using stethoscope on latino patient

September 21, 2018

AFib linked to family history in blacks, Latinos

Study examines risk of early-onset atrial fibrillation

Heart disease; EKG

May 3, 2018

UIC researchers create heart cells to study AFib

New study published in Stem Cell Reports

Doctor using stethoscope on latino patient

April 9, 2018

Common genetic variant linked to AFib risk in Latinos

Study published in PLOS ONE

Doctor using stethoscope on latino patient

June 13, 2017

Laser, video technology combine in new atrial fibrillation treatment

UI Health first in Midwest to offer minimally invasive treatment

May 10, 2017

Laser, video technology combine in new atrial fibrillation treatment

UI Health treats first patient in Illinois

electronic medical record

October 12, 2016

Better models needed to predict risk of atrial fibrillation from medical records

Old models are not compatible with electronic medical records

July 25, 2016

New procedure to prevent stroke offered at UI Health

Helps those with atrial fibrillation who can’t take blood-thinners