LAAO Tied to Fewer Post-Fall Bleeds Than DOACs in AF LAAO Tied to Fewer Post-Fall Bleeds Than DOACs in AF
Left atrial appendage occlusion was associated with fewer injuries and less bleeding from falls in patients with atrial fibrillation and previous stroke, compared with oral anticoagulation.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - August 3, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Red flag sign of atrial fibrillation may strike when you exercise - see a GP
Cases of atrial fibrillation have surpassed 1.5 million for the first time, according to new figures. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Connection Between Diabetes and Heart Arrhythmias
The human heart beats roughly 3 billion times during the course of an average lifetime. Every single time it beats, blood is drawn into its two upper chambers, held there briefly by a network of valves, and then pumped out forcefully through its two lower chambers. This drawing-and-pumping action ensures that about six liters of freshly oxygenated blood leaves the heart and enters the bloodstream every minute—a volume that can rise to more than 35 liters per minute when someone is exercising.
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But none of that can happen unless the heart’s complicated machinery&md...
Source: TIME: Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Silent Cerebral Lesions Following Catheter Ablation for AF Silent Cerebral Lesions Following Catheter Ablation for AF
This study found that silent cerebral lesions may arise secondary to left atrial ablation for atrial fibrillation. Are these clinically important? How might new ablation techniques reduce the risk?Europace (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Incidence of A-Fib Reduced With Vitamin D ₃ Supplementation
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 -- For generally healthy older adults, vitamin D3 supplementation at 1,600 IU/day or 3,200 IU/day is associated with a reduction in the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) during five years of follow-up, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
S4 Medical lands $5M to take atrial fibrillation device to market
S4 Medical Corp. has raised $5 million to take its medical device through regulatory approvals and into production. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 12, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Mary Vanac Source Type: news
Append Medical Raises $4.35M in Initial Closing of Extended Series A Round
Funds will be used to complete the development of and support the First-in-Human Study of the Appligator for the Prevention of Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
OR YEHUDA, Israel, July 6, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Append M... Devices, Interventional, Cardiology, Venture Capital Append Medical, Appligator, left atrial appendage, Atrial Fibrillation (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - July 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
High-Dose Vitamin D May Cut Risk for New Atrial Fibrillation High-Dose Vitamin D May Cut Risk for New Atrial Fibrillation
The risk fell by about a third over 4 years in nonvitamin D-deficient older adults who took vitamin D3 at 3200 IU daily, in a post hoc finding from a randomized trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - July 6, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
A-Fib Linked to Increased Odds of MCI, Dementia in Women
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 -- Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased odds of and with more rapid progression to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia among women versus men, according to a study published online June 23 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 5, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Anticoagulant use in older persons at risk for falls: therapeutic dilemmas-a clinical review - Mitchell A, Elmasry Y, van Poelgeest E, Welsh TJ.
PURPOSE: The aim of this clinical narrative review was to summarise the existing knowledge on the use of anticoagulants and potential adverse events in older people at risk of falls with a history of atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism. The revie... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Anxiety From AF Symptoms Calmed by Cognitive Training Anxiety From AF Symptoms Calmed by Cognitive Training
The behavioral therapy deserves to be a routinely available adjunct to ablation for patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, say researchers.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - June 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
ECG Challenge: AF Patient With Lightheadedness, Rapid Pulse ECG Challenge: AF Patient With Lightheadedness, Rapid Pulse
A 73-year-old man with atrial fibrillation feels lightheaded and has a rapid pulse. What ' s going on?Medscape Cardiology (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - June 30, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Case Challenge Source Type: news
Colchicine vs Afib; Winter Spike in Cardiac Arrests; Cardiologist Stabbed at Home
(MedPage Today) -- The anti-inflammatory colchicine, recently approved for cardiovascular prevention (under the trade name Lodoco), appeared to offer protection from postoperative atrial fibrillation in a meta-analysis. (EP Europace)
Scientists... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - June 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Women With AF More Likely to Develop Dementia Women With AF More Likely to Develop Dementia
New data suggest a significantly stronger link in women compared with men between atrial fibrillation and mild cognitive impairment and dementia.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
A-Fib May Be Bigger Threat to Women's Brains Than Men's
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 -- A new study finds that women with a common form of irregular heartbeat may be at greater risk for cognitive decline than men.
Atrial fibrillation, or a-fib, is linked with a higher risk for mental decline and dementia,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
