Share on PinterestCould statins help lower stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation? Image credit: Fahroni/Getty Images Atrial fibrillation affects over 40 million people worldwide and increases the risk of stroke. While anticoagulant medication is commonly used to prevent further strokes, it does not eliminate the risk entirely. Now, a new study involving over 50,000 patients...
by Christine Vollgraf, Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V. Structured Graphical Abstract. Credit: European Heart Journal (2023). DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad086 When the heart gets out of rhythm, characteristic processes occur in the heart muscle cells. Among other things, the currents of electrically charged particles (ions) change. In chronic atrial fibrillation, one of these currents is reduced. Dr. Cristina Molina...
by European Society of Cardiology A 12 lead ECG showing atrial fibrillation at approximately 150 beats per minute. Credit: James Heilman, MD/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 A novel software tool set to improve the management of elderly atrial fibrillation patients with multiple conditions is being designed by the EHRA-PATHS consortium. The latest updates on this clinical innovation will...
by European Society of Cardiology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An innovative three-step ablation approach including ethanol infusion of the vein of Marshall improves freedom from arrhythmias in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation compared to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) alone, according to late breaking science presented at EHRA 2023. Preliminary results at 10 months are presented, with follow...
by European Society of Cardiology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A region-wide study in more than 50,000 patients with atrial fibrillation has found reduced risks of stroke and transient ischemic attack in those who started statins within a year of diagnosis compared with those who did not. The findings are presented at EHRA 2023, a scientific congress of...
by American College of Cardiology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new ablation technology known as pulsed field ablation was successful at eliminating episodes of abnormal heart rhythms for 12 months in up to two-thirds of patients, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together With the World...
Steve Stiles April 29, 2022 The risk for dementia goes up in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but some evidence suggests that risk can be blunted with therapies that restore sinus rhythm. But a new cohort study suggests that the treatment effect’s magnitude might depend on the rhythm control strategy. It hinted that AF catheter ablation might...
by Mike Clark, Rush University Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a fast and irregular heart rhythm that, left untreated, can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart failure. It’s the most common type of arrhythmia, a potentially serious condition in which the heart beats too quickly, too slowly or...
BY JOSEPH GUSTAITIS | DECEMBER 30, 2022 Metformin, the most popular blood sugar-lowering medicine in the world, seems to be turning out to be the Swiss Army knife of medications. In recent years, there have been reports that metformin appears to improve mitochondrial function in people with diabetes, that it can help in chronic kidney disease (CKD), and...
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain An analysis of over 1.3 million young Asian American adults hospitalized for atrial fibrillation (or AFib) found a significant, steady increase in the prevalence of obesity and other modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, such as smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol levels and Type 2 diabetes, according to...
