by Kaunas University of Technology Smart wrist-worn device developed by Lithuanian scientists. Credit: KTUResearchers from two Lithuanian universities have developed a patient-safe monitoring technology to identify and manage individual factors provoking atrial fibrillation. The technology is a result of a collaboration between Kaunas University of Technology Biomedical Engineering Institute (KTU BMEI) and Vilnius University (VU) Santaros...
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Earlier onset of atrial fibrillation linked to risk of developing all-cause dementia
by Elana Gotkine Credit: CC0 Public Domain Earlier onset of atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased risk of developing all-cause dementia, vascular dementia (VD), and Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study published online Nov. 8 in JAMA Network Open. Wenya Zhang, from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College...
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Poor night’s sleep can trigger atrial fibrillation the next day
by University of California, San Francisco Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain We all know that a lousy night’s sleep can leave us feeling drained the next day. Now a study by UC San Francisco has found another reason to catch more Z’s: poor sleep is tied to significantly higher odds of experiencing atrial fibrillation (A-Fib)—irregular heartbeats that...