“The wearable necklace-ECG (electrocardiogram) provides a new and easy method for detecting an abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation, which is a fast-growing public health problem,” said study author Mr. Elmeri Santala, a medical student at the University of Eastern Finland. One of the major causes of stroke is unrecognised and untreated atrial fibrillation. Approximately...
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Anticoagulant Benefits for Atrial Fibrillation Decrease With Age
The net clinical benefit of anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation (AF) – one of the most important causes of irregular heartbeats and a leading cause of stroke – decreases with age, as the risk of death from other factors diminishes their benefit in older patients, according to a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco....
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Taller people have increased risk for developing atrial fibrillation
Penn Medicine study shows height is a causal risk factor for AFib UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE PHILADELPHIA — Taller people have an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular and often rapid heartbeat that can lead to stroke, heart failure and other complications, according to a new Penn Medicine study. The...
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Atrial fibrillation: Daily alcoholic drink riskier than binge drinking
A new study suggests that drinking small amounts of alcohol frequently rather than having infrequent bouts of binge drinking is more likely to increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation (A-fib), a condition in which the heart beats irregularly. New research suggests that drinking daily may harm the heart’s regular rhythm more than binge drinking....
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Four out of 10 patients with atrial fibrillation have unknown brain damage
Munich, Germany – Aug. 26, 2018: Four out of ten patients with atrial fibrillation but no history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack have previously unknown brain damage, according to the first results of the Swiss Atrial Fibrillation Cohort Study (Swiss-AF) presented today at ESC Congress 2018.1 “Our results suggest that clinically unrecognized brain damage...