Cardiology
Long daytime naps might raise your odds for A-fib
Daytime naps longer than a half-hour appear to nearly double a person's risk of developing an irregular heartbeat, a new study reports.
Apr 13, 2023
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Cardiology
Updated treatment guidelines for atrial fibrillation recommend a new class of blood thinners to help prevent stroke
A newer type of blood-thinning medications, non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs), is now recommended as the preferred alternative to warfarin for reducing the risk of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation (AFib), ...
Jan 28, 2019
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Cardiology
What's at the 'heart' of a heartbeat?
In the confines of the thoracic chamber, a heart has lost its rhythm. Its two upper chambers, the atria, are beating out of sync with the two lower chambers, the ventricles. The resulting chaos is called atrial fibrillation ...
Aug 20, 2019
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Cardiology
Deaths from atrial fibrillation declined from 1972 to 2015
(HealthDay)—There has been a decline in deaths related to atrial fibrillation (AF) over the last 45 years, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in The BMJ.
Sep 3, 2020
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Cardiology
Substantial differences between US counties for death rates from ischemic heart disease, stroke
Although the absolute difference in U.S. county-level cardiovascular disease mortality rates have declined substantially over the past 35 years for both ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease, large differences ...
May 16, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New clinical guideline on antithrombotic therapy in arterial thrombosis and thromboembolism in COVID-19
The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline on antithrombotic therapy in arterial thrombosis andthromboembolism in COVID-19. Published in the journal CHEST, the guideline contains ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Cardiology
Delayed use of blood thinners for atrial fibrillation patients increases risk of dementia
A new study has found that dementia rates increase when anticoagulation treatment is delayed for patients with atrial fibrillation, the most common heart arrhythmia in the world that affects more than 2.7 million American ...
May 12, 2017
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Cardiology
Atrial fibrillation patients on digoxin face increased risk of death
Patients taking digoxin to control atrial fibrillation face a 27 percent greater risk of dying than atrial fibrillation patients who are not taking digoxin, according to an analysis of 19 studies involving more than 500,000 ...
Mar 4, 2015
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Cardiology
'A-fib' heart problem more common than thought, doctor finds
Several million older Americans have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, the abnormal heart rhythm abbreviated as A-fib, because they experienced symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness, and shortness of breath.
Sep 28, 2017
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Cardiology
New type of defibrillator met safety, effectiveness goals in global clinical study
A new type of extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) using a lead (thin wire) placed behind the sternum met safety and effectiveness goals for participants in a premarket global clinical study. The device ...
Aug 29, 2022
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