Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm condition in the U.S. Many people live with atrial fibrillation for years without problems. However, without the right treatment, it can cause blood clots, stroke and heart failure.
One of the country’s top programs
The University of Kansas Hospital is home to the region’s first Center of Excellence in Atrial Fibrillation.
Our experienced cardiac electrophysiologists specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of abnormal heart rhythms. They provide the area’s most advanced medical and surgical treatments for atrial fibrillation and other heart rhythm conditions.
U.S. News & World Report's 2009 "Best Hospitals" issue ranked our heart care and heart surgery program one of the country's top programs and best in Kansas City.
Our heart surgery program also has earned the 3-star quality rating, which is the highest available, from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Can finding your inner peace also slow your racing heart? Is Sun Salutation your new best friend in your battle against atrial fibrillation? And ultimately, will practicing yoga prove an effective treatment for calming abnormal heart rhythms?
Those questions are at the core of Yoga My Heart, a new study of yoga's effect on cardiac arrhythmia. Read more about the study.