Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain 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 Health,” a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published today in the journal, Stroke. The scientific statement reviews the latest research examining...
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Researchers develop new technology for monitoring atrial fibrillation
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...