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Johnson & Johnson Launches Heartline ™, the First-of-its-Kind, Virtual Study Designed to Explore if a New iPhone App and Apple Watch Can Help Reduce the Risk of Stroke
New Brunswick, NJ, February 25, 2020 — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced that the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, in collaboration with Apple, opened enrollment for the Heartline™ Study. The study is designed to explore if the Heartline™ Study app on iPhone and heart health features on Apple Watch can improve health outcomes, including reducing the risk of stroke, with earlier detection of atrial fibrillation (AFib). AFib, a common form of irregular heart rhythm, is a leading cause of stroke in the U.S. To enroll in the Heartline™ Study, individuals must be age 65 or older...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - February 25, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

Who Should Be Referred for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Therapy?
Opinion statementAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia affecting approximately 7 million individuals in USA. It is one of the most significant arrhythmias, which accounts for a majority of embolic strokes, especially in elderly individuals. Although oral anti-coagulation is beneficial in lowering the risk of stroke, 1 in 10 patients have a contra-indication to warfarin therapy. Among patients who do tolerate either warfarin or novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC), major or recurrent bleeding, intracranial bleeds, etc. often lead to interruption of anti-coagulation. Previous studies have reported that>...
Source: Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine - May 2, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

The Determining Risk of Vascular Events by Apnea Monitoring (DREAM) study: design, rationale, and methods
Conclusions This manuscript provides the rationale for the inclusion of veterans in a study to determine the association between physiologic sleep measures and cardiovascular outcomes and specifically the development of a corresponding outcome-based prognostic model.
Source: Sleep and Breathing - December 7, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

The Determining Risk of Vascular Events by Apnea Monitoring (DREAM) study: design, rationale, and methods.
CONCLUSIONS: This manuscript provides the rationale for the inclusion of veterans in a study to determine the association between physiologic sleep measures and cardiovascular outcomes and specifically the development of a corresponding outcome-based prognostic model. PMID: 26642771 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Sleep and Breathing - December 7, 2015 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Koo BB, Won C, Selim BJ, Qin L, Jeon S, Redeker NS, Bravata DM, Strohl KP, Concato J, Yaggi HK Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research

Obesity, Physical Activity, and Their Interaction in Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Postmenopausal Women Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
Conclusions Greater physical activity is associated with lower rates of incident AF and modifies the association between obesity and incident AF.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - August 20, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Azarbal, F., Stefanick, M. L., Salmoirago-Blotcher, E., Manson, J. E., Albert, C. M., LaMonte, M. J., Larson, J. C., Li, W., Martin, L. W., Nassir, R., Garcia, L., Assimes, T. L., Tharp, K. M., Hlatky, M. A., Perez, M. V. Tags: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Source Type: research