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The 6 Golden Rules Of A Healthy Grocery Cart
By Kristin Kirkpatrick for U.S. News i like to think of myself as a fairly non-judgmental kind of girl. The problem is, when I'm waiting in the grocery store checkout line, that persona goes out the store's sliding doors. As I wait for my turn, I find myself examining the contents of others' carts, and sometimes -- dare I say -- I judge. If I see a basket of cookies and cola, for example, I have to resist the urge to turn around and ask, "Why?" The same is true when I see a family wheeling a full cart -- without a single vegetable or fruit. Most frustrating, though, is when I see what appears to be a well-intentioned att...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Relationship between left atrial appendage morphology and stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important cause of stroke. Given the morbidity and mortality associated with stroke, the risk stratification of patients based on left atrial appendage (LAA) characteristics is of great interest.Objective: To explore the association between LAA morphology and LAA characteristics including the extent of trabeculations, orifice diameter, and length with prevalent stroke in a large cohort of patients with drug refractory AF who underwent AF ablation to develop mechanistic insight regarding the risk of stroke.Methods: An institutional cohort of 1063 patients referred for AF ablation f...
Source: Heart Rhythm - September 27, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Irfan M. Khurram, Jane Dewire, Michael Mager, Farhan Maqbool, Stefan L. Zimmerman, Vadim Zipunnikov, Roy Beinart, Joseph E. Marine, David D. Spragg, Ronald D. Berger, Hiroshi Ashikaga, Saman Nazarian, Hugh Calkins Tags: Atrial Fibrillation Source Type: research

Left Atrial Appendage Morphology by CT; AF Stroke RiskLeft Atrial Appendage Morphology by CT; AF Stroke Risk
Of four left-atrial-appendage morphology types by CT imaging, which had colorful names like "cauliflower" and "chicken wing," one independently predicted stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation but a low CHADS2 score. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Cruciferous LAA predicts stroke in otherwise-low-risk AF patients
Of four left-atrial-appendage morphology types by CT imaging, which had colorful names like "cauliflower" and "chicken wing," one independently predicted stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation but a low CHADS2 score.
Source: theHeart.org - February 25, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Anatomical characteristics of the left atrial appendage in cardiogenic stroke with low CHADS2 scores
Conclusions: The LAA anatomy might be useful for predicting strokes in patients with nonvalvular AF who have low CHADS2 scores.
Source: Heart Rhythm - February 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Takehiro Kimura, Seiji Takatsuki, Kohei Inagawa, Yoshinori Katsumata, Takahiko Nishiyama, Nobuhiro Nishiyama, Kotaro Fukumoto, Yoshiyasu Aizawa, Yoko Tanimoto, Kojiro Tanimoto, Masahiro Jinzaki, Keiichi Fukuda Tags: Creative Concepts Source Type: research

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