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Clinical and etiological study of atrial fibrillation in elderly in upper Assam
In this study the majority of the patients (78), i.e., 22.03% were in the age group of 61–70 years. Majority of the patients were female (58.19%). Males comprised of 41.81%. The common symptoms of atrial fibrillation in the patients were palpitation 85.31% and breathlessness 82.77%. Next common symptoms were fatigue 73.16%, PND 70.06% and swelling of dependant parts 68.93% respectively. Giddiness 57.91% and orthopnea 53.67% were the next common presenting symptoms. Chest pain was the presenting complaint in 22.32% cases and limb weakness or stroke in 7.34% cases. Involuntary movements 3.95% and sleep apnea 1.97% were amo...
Source: Journal of Indian College of Cardiology - February 9, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Utility of Duranta, a wireless patch-type electrocardiographic monitoring system developed in Japan, in detecting covert atrial fibrillation in patients with cryptogenic stroke: A case report
Rationale: Subcutaneous implantable electrocardiographs are highly effective in detecting covert atrial fibrillation (AF) in cryptogenic stroke. However, these invasive devices are not indicated for all cryptogenic stroke patients, and noninvasive improvements over conventional Holter-type ambulatory electrocardiography are needed. We evaluated the clinical application and effectiveness of Duranta (ImageONE Co., Ltd.), a wireless patch-type electrocardiographic monitoring system developed in Japan for chronically ill patients or home-based patients at the end of life. A Duranta device was used to detect covert AF in patien...
Source: Medicine - February 1, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

Effect of statin use on clinical outcomes in ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation
The objective of this study was to clarify whether statin therapy can influence the prognosis in recent ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation. We identified ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation between 2001 and 2011 from Taiwan National Health Insurance Database. Patients not treated with statins during the first 90 days after the index stroke were matched to patients treated with statins in the first 90 days in a 2:1 ratio on the basis of age, sex, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, estimated National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, use of anticoagulant, an...
Source: Medicine - February 1, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Odilia Beat The Odds As A Child; Soon She'll Be Walking A Runway In A Red Dress
As a 5-year-old settling into a temporary home, Odilia Cristabel Flores made friends right away. Bonding with kids was easy. Her spunky personality quickly won over adults, too. Everyone laughed as she rode through hallways on a skateboard, steering from her knees. Her popularity went up a notch when she became the first person on the floor with a TV. Sometimes the gatekeepers wouldn't let Odilia visit her new pals. She often ignored the rules, sneaking in and staying for as long as she could. When caught and sent to her room, she got even by breaking things made of glass. Thermometers, mostly. You see, Odilia's new ho...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Letter by El-Battrawy et al Regarding Article, “Takotsubo-Like Myocardial Dysfunction in Ischemic Stroke: A Hospital-Based Registry and Systematic Literature Review” Letter to the Editor
Source: Stroke - January 22, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Ibrahim El-Battrawy, Martin Borggrefe, Ibrahim Akin Tags: Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Inflammatory Heart Disease Letters to the Editor Source Type: research

Increased Activity In Part Of Brain Could Predict Stress-Related Heart Attack Risk
BOSTON (CBS) — Stress and heart attacks have long been linked, but researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital may now know exactly why. Published in the Journal Lancet, Mass General researchers found a link for the first time between the area in the brain that processes stress and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Doctor Ahmed Tawakol, a cardiologist at MGH and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School who took part in the study, said activity in the amygdala could provide answers. “We found that the amount of activity in that tissue of the brain actually very nicely predicted th...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health Heard On WBZ NewsRadio 1030 Local Syndicated Local Brain Heart Attack Massachusetts General Hospital Stress Source Type: news

Comment on “Individual and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and the Association between Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease”
1Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; 2Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA About This Article open Citation: Ahmed T, Kelli HM, Sandesara P. 2017. Comment on “Individual and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and the Association between Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease.” Environ Health Perspect 125:A15; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/EHP852 Address correspondence to H.M. Kelli, Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, 1462 Clifton Rd NE, Ste 513, Atlanta, GA 30329 ...
Source: EHP Research - January 2, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Perspectives Correspondence January 2017 Source Type: research

Carrie Fisher's Death Highlights The Reality Of Heart Disease In Women
Carrie Fisher died early Tuesday morning, four days after suffering a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles. The actress and author, best known for her iconic role as Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” franchise, was 60 years old.  Experts say that Fisher’s death highlights an important reality about heart disease: It is the leading cause of death among men and women alike in the U.S. While heart disease encompasses many different conditions, a heart attack occurs when coronary arteries become blocked and oxygenated blood can’t reach the heart. About 735,000 Americans have hea...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Left atrial appendage closure in a patient with left atrial appendage thrombus using a novel fish ball technique
We report on a 47-year-old (body-mass-index 24, 8), male patient who was scheduled for percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure at our hospital. In this patient permanent atrial fibrillation was known since 2010 with a CHA2DS2-Vasc-score of 3, because of arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II and coronary heart disease). The Hasbled-score was 4, because of arterial hypertension, bleeding and stroke in his history and labile INR values under anticoagulation with warfarin therapy.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - December 26, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Barbara Bellmann, Andreas Rillig, David Leistner, Mario Kasner, Carsten Skurk, Ulf Landmesser, Jai-Wun Park Source Type: research

Safety of cardioversion in atrial fibrillation lasting less than 48  h without post-procedural anticoagulation in patients at low cardioembolic risk
AbstractCurrently, there is no unified consensus on short-term anticoagulation after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation lasting less than 48  h in low-cardioembolic-risk patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the rate of transient ischemic attacks, stroke and death in this subset of patients after cardioversion without post-procedural anticoagulation. In a prospective observational study, patients with recent-onset AF undergoing cardioversion attempts in the Emergency Department were evaluated over the past 3 years. Inclusion criteria were conversion to sinus rhythm, low thromboembolic risk defined by a CHA2DS2...
Source: Internal and Emergency Medicine - December 25, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Acute Coronary Syndrome Quality Improvement in Kerala (ACS QUIK): Rationale and Design for a Cluster Randomized Stepped Wedge Trial
Publication date: Available online 21 December 2016 Source:American Heart Journal Author(s): Mark D. Huffman, P.P. Mohanan, Raji Devarajan, Abigail S. Baldridge, Dimple Kondal, Lihui Zhao, Mumtaj Ali, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, Dorairaj Prabhakaran Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in India, and there are likely more myocardial infarctions in India than in any other country in the world. We have previously reported heterogeneous care for patients with myocardial infarction in Kerala, a state in southern India, including both gaps in optimal care and inappropriate care. Based on that prior work, limitations ...
Source: American Heart Journal - December 20, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Declines In Dementia: Of Hearts And Minds
In this season when we are meant to be thankful, but when so many of us have had so many reasons to be otherwise, we have received a timely, welcome bit of universally good news. Rates of dementia in the United States appear to be declining. This news reaches us courtesy of a study published recently in JAMA Internal Medicine. The investigators used standard, validated measures of cognitive function and dementia in two groups of more than 10,000 people in the U.S. with an average age of roughly 75 in the year 2000, and again in 2012. The overall rate of dementia declined over that span from 11.6% to 8.8%. Taking ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 27, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Trends in the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in the UK
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in the UK is declining; however, CVD burden comes not only from deaths, but also from those living with the disease. This review uses national datasets with multiple years of data to present secular trends in mortality, morbidity, and treatment for all CVD and specific subtypes within the UK. We produced all-ages and premature age-standardised mortality rates by gender, standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population, using data from the national statistics agencies of the UK. We obtained data on hospital admissions from the National Health Service records, using the main diagno...
Source: Heart - November 24, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bhatnagar, P., Wickramasinghe, K., Wilkins, E., Townsend, N. Tags: Open access, Press releases, Review articles Reviews Source Type: research

Risk of stroke in patients with right-sided congenital heart disease and interatrial communication
The association between patent oval foramen and cryptogenic stroke has been well described. The reported rate of stroke in young adults is between 6 and 11 per 100,000 patient-years and between 50 and 147 per 100,000 patient-years in adults with congenital heart disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rate of stroke in a subset of patients with congenital heart disease: in patients with right-sided congenital heart disease and interatrial communication. This is a retrospective review of the clinical data from the McGill Adult Unit for Congenital Heart Disease and the Jewish General Hospital Congenital Clinic.
Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - November 22, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Claudia Renaud, Malak El Rayes, Maria Victoria Ordonez, Ariane Marelli, Judith Therrien Source Type: research