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Atrial fibrillation: How a touch of frost can cure a faulty heart
Atrial fibrillation — an erratic heartbeat — affects up to 800,000 Britons, and can lead to a stroke if left untreated. Eileen Marshall, 67, underwent a new procedure for it.
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 2, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Reduce your risk of stroke if you have atrial fibrillation
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - November 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Boston Scientific gets U.S. OK for Watchman heart device
(Reuters) - Boston Scientific Corp said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its device to prevent stroke in patients with a dangerous irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation (AF).
Source: Reuters: Health - March 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

New FDA-approved device lowers stroke risk
A new type of heart implant can help patients with atrial fibrillation
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - March 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

MRI May Help Gauge Stroke Risk in Those With Irregular Heartbeat
People with atrial fibrillation could benefit, experts say
Source: WebMD Health - April 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

COPD Raises Cardiac Death Risk for Those with Irregular Heartbeat
But the lung condition not tied to raised stroke risk in these patients Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Atrial Fibrillation, COPD, Heart Diseases
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - May 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Obesity increases risk for common heart rhythm disorder
(Reuters Health) - Obesity increases the risk for atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder that can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart failure, a new analysis suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - May 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Bypass surgery an “uncommon” cause of memory loss, cognitive decline
Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) offers a new lease on life for thousands of people each year whose hearts aren’t getting the blood they need to work properly. But it has also been blamed for “brain fog,” a loss of memory and thinking skills that follows the procedure in some people. Such brain problems are often called cognitive impairment. The operation itself may not be to blame, according to a review in today’s Annals of Internal Medicine. For the review, a team of researchers—mostly from the U. S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs—synthesized data from 17 clinical trials and four w...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - July 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Howard LeWine, M.D. Tags: Heart Health bypass surgery Coronary artery bypass surgery memory loss Source Type: news

Have Atrial Fibrillation? Blood Thinners Can Prevent Strokes, Save Lives
Anticoagulants (blood thinners) reduce the chance of a stroke in people with atrial fibrillation by 50% to 60%. That’s why almost all patients with atrial fibrillation should take them, FDA says. FDA has approved four new blood thinners in recent years.
Source: FDA Consumer Updates - October 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Teen Fitness Linked to Lower Later Risk of Vascular DiseaseTeen Fitness Linked to Lower Later Risk of Vascular Disease
Higher exercise capacity in late adolescence is associated with a higher risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in young adulthood among men, but this increased AF risk does not correspond to an increased risk of stroke, according to a new study from Sweden. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Anticoagulants and Atrial FibrillationNon-Vitamin K Antagonist Anticoagulants and Atrial Fibrillation
Find out more about AF risk assessment along with NOAC phase III clinical trials for the prevention of stroke and more. American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news

Watchman: “Watching Out” for AFib Patients
CLEVELAND. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Atrial fibrillation, or “AFib” for short, affects about 2.5 million Americans. Patients with the heart condition are five times more likely to have a stroke. Now, a new device is “watching out” for people with AFib and it is stopping strokes, without the need for drugs.
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - December 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Irregular Heart Beat May Be Riskier For Women
Review found atrial fibrillation linked to higher risk of stroke, heart trouble, death in women
Source: WebMD Health - January 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Irregular Heart Beat May Pose Bigger Threat to Women
Review found atrial fibrillation linked to higher risk of stroke, heart trouble, death in women Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Atrial Fibrillation, Women's Health
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - January 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

CMS Will Now Cover Watchman LAA Closure Device CMS Will Now Cover Watchman LAA Closure Device
The decision means the vast population of Medicare beneficiaries can be covered for the percutaneously delivered implant, indicated for stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Heartwire from Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news