by European Society of Cardiology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women with atrial fibrillation progress more rapidly to cognitive impairment and dementia than men with the heart rhythm condition, according to research presented today at ACNAP 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia. “Symptoms of atrial fibrillation in women are...
by European Society of Cardiology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It could be the shopping trip that saves your life: supermarket carts are helping to diagnose atrial fibrillation which can then be treated to prevent disabling or fatal strokes. The research was presented at ACNAP 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and published in the Journal...
by The Ohio State University Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI152071 A study by researchers at The Ohio State University reveals new insights into the cause of certain cardiac arrhythmia disorders. The findings may lead to new treatments. The study focused on a protein called calmodulin, which is found in many organs of the body....
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Copenhagen, Denmark – 4 April 2022: Screening for atrial fibrillation should be integrated into flu vaccination and cancer screening programmes, according to a survey of GPs conducted by the AFFECT-EU project and presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “Our study indicates that few...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCISCO New Year’s Day, Super Bowl Sunday and other days when more people consume more alcohol are also associated with more emergency room visits for atrial fibrillation, an often-deadly heart rhythm disorder, reported a new study led by UC San Francisco. The study, published January 12, 2022 in Nature Cardiovascular Research, is the first...
by Mayo Clinic Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Heart rhythm disorders are one of the most common cardiac problems. Arrhythmias cause the heart to beat too fast, too slow, or irregularly. People can be born with them or develop them during their lives. Elijah Behr, M.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, shares five developments...
by European Society of Cardiology Credit: CC0 Public Domain Omega-3 supplements are associated with an increased likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation in people with high blood lipids. That’s the finding of a study published today in European Heart Journal—Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “Currently, fish oil supplements are indicated for patients...
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Sophia Antipolis – 24 April 2021: Atrial fibrillation can be detected during annual foot assessments in patients with diabetes, according to research presented today at EHRA 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 “In our study, one in six patients with diabetes had previously undiagnosed atrial...
by Lisa Jones, British Heart Foundation A hormone that helps regulate bone mass is also produced by the heart and could be used to treat people with a dangerous heart rhythm disorder, according to new research we’ve part-funded. Until now, the hormone calcitonin was only thought to be produced by the thyroid gland, with no known effects on the...
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH IMAGE: UPMC CARDIOLOGIST AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16, 2020 – People with one of the most common heart disorders who are exposed to greater levels of pollution have a 1.2-fold higher risk of stroke than their peers who live with less pollution, according to...
