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People with atrial fibrillation (AF) who have a stroke could benefit from blood thinning treatments, known as anticoagulants, at an earlier stage than is currently recommended, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Oct 28, 2024
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While the Chargers were warming up in Denver last Sunday, Jim Harbaugh felt his heart racing. He knew that feeling, having experienced it as a player in 1999 and as an NFL head coach 13 years later.
Oct 18, 2024
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The risk of heart disease increases with age for most people, however, for women that may be even more true. The menopause transition, those years leading up to and through menopause, is a time of increasing heart disease ...
Oct 16, 2024
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Three common cardiovascular diseases in adults—heart failure, atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease—are linked to cognitive impairment and increased risk of dementia, according to "Cardiac Contributions to Brain ...
Oct 10, 2024
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Medicine is subjecting the negative effects of alcohol on body and health to ever greater scrutiny. This should not surprise us, as alcohol is one of the strongest cell toxins that exist. In a recent study, doctors at LMU ...
Oct 9, 2024
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A new study by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix and the University of California Davis Health identified a new target for developing a therapy to treat atrial fibrillation, the most common ...
Oct 5, 2024
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The 2024 guideline for cardiovascular management of adults undergoing noncardiac surgery reflects a decade of updates and new evidence since the guideline's last release in 2014. It is published in Circulation and simultaneously ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Arrhythmias, a group of disorders that disrupt the normal rhythm of the heart, can lead to serious health complications such as heart failure, stroke, and sudden death. The global prevalence of arrhythmias, particularly atrial ...
Sep 18, 2024
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Doctors and pharmacists treating people with blood thinners can reduce the rate of inappropriate dosing—as well as blood clots and strokes that can result from it—using an electronic patient management system, a study suggests.
Sep 17, 2024
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Men who perform well in the cross-country ski race Vasaloppet are at increased risk of having abnormally low heart rates and pacemakers later in life. However, the researchers behind the study did not uncover any link to ...
Sep 13, 2024
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