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Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with High CHADS2‐ and CHA2DS2VASc‐Scores: Anticoagulate or Monitor High‐Risk Patients?
ConclusionThe prevalence of AF increases with increasing CHADS2‐ and CHA2DS2VASc‐score. In intermediate scores intensified monitoring may be recommended. In high scores, thromboembolic complications occurred irrespective of the presence of AF and anticoagulant therapy may be initiated irrespective of documented AF.
Source: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE - July 1, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: TINA S. TISCHER, RALPH SCHNEIDER, JÖRG LAUSCHKE, CATHARINA NESSELMANN, ANKE KLEMM, DOREEN DIEDRICH, GÜNTHER KUNDT, DIETMAR BÄNSCH Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Risk factors associated with increased prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in women
ConclusionThis report should stimulate consideration of a targeted AAA screening programme for women aged over 65 years.
Source: British Journal of Surgery - June 23, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: M. Chabok, A. Nicolaides, M. Aslam, M. Farahmandfar, K. Humphries, N. Z. Kermani, J. Coltart, N. Standfield Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Screening for atrial fibrillation in 13 122 Hong Kong citizens with smartphone electrocardiogram
Conclusion Community screening for AF with SL-ECG was feasible and it identified a significant proportion of citizens with newly diagnosed AF. The prevalence of AF in a Chinese population in Hong Kong was comparable with that of contemporary Western counterparts. Apart from age and sex, different anthropometric parameters and cardiovascular comorbid conditions were identified as independent predictors of AF.
Source: Heart - December 8, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Chan, N.-y., Choy, C.-c. Tags: Editor's choice, Press releases, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Heart failure, Hypertension, Epidemiology, Metabolic disorders Arrhythmias and sudden death Source Type: research

Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Predicts Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Hypertensive Patients: The ALLHAT Study.
CONCLUSIONS: Baseline Cornell voltage LVH is associated with increased CV morbidity and all-cause mortality in treated hypertensive patients independent of treatment modality and other CV risk factors. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION: Trial Number NCT00000542. PMID: 28430947 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Hypertension - April 19, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bang CN, Soliman EZ, Simpson LM, Davis BR, Devereux RB, Okin PM, and for the ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group Tags: Am J Hypertens Source Type: research

Beta-blockers 'useless' for many heart attack patients, study reports
Conclusion This study aimed to see whether beta blockers reduce mortality in people who've had a heart attack but who don't have heart failure or systolic dysfunction. It found no difference between those who were and those who were not given beta-blockers on discharge from hospital. The authors say this adds to the evidence that routine prescription of beta blockers might not be needed for patients without heart failure following a heart attack. Current UK guidelines recommend all people who have had a heart attack take beta blockers for at least one year to reduce risk of recurrent events. Only people with heart failure ...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medication Source Type: news

Plasma Metal Concentrations and Incident Coronary Heart Disease in Chinese Adults: The Dongfeng-Tongji Cohort
Conclusions: Our study suggested that incident CHD was positively associated with plasma levels of titanium and arsenic, and inversely associated with selenium. Additional research is needed to confirm these findings in other populations. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1521 Received: 22 December 2016 Revised: 17 September 2017 Accepted: 19 September 2017 Published: 19 October 2017 Address correspondence to T. Wu, or A. Pan, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hongkong Rd., Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China. Telephone: +86-27-83692347. Email: wut@mails.tjmu.edu.cn or p...
Source: EHP Research - October 20, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cardiovascular risk factors in patients with combined central retinal vein occlusion and cilioretinal artery occlusion: Case report
AbstractRationale:To analyze cardiovascular risk factors and comorbidity of acute unilateral visual loss due to combined central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and cilioretinal artery occlusion (CLRAO).Patient concerns:Among patients with retinal vein or artery occlusion hospitalized at the Department of Ophthalmology between January 2011 and August 2017, subjects with combined CRVO/CLRAO were selected. All of them underwent ophthalmologic and cardiologic examination, including fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography, 12-lead electrocardiogram, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, carotid Dopple...
Source: Medicine - January 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

Four ECG left ventricular hypertrophy criteria and the risk of cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with vascular disease
Conclusion: All four ECG-LVH criteria are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. As Cornell/strain index is both highly prevalent and carries a high cardiovascular risk, this is likely the most relevant ECG-LVH criterion for clinical practice.
Source: Journal of Hypertension - September 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS: Organ damage Source Type: research

Prevalence and factors associated with fast resting heart rate in hypertensive and normotensive patients.
CONCLUSION: Fast RHR might be common in patients with hypertension. Prior stroke and diabetes history is common associated with fast RHR. Other factors associated with fast RHR seem to be different between hypertensive patients and normotensive subjects. ABBREVIATIONS: BMI: body mass index; CI: Confidence Interval; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; ECG: electrocardiogram; OR: odd ratio; RHR: resting heart rate; SBP: systolic blood pressure. PMID: 30563368 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical and Experimental Hypertension - December 19, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Li X, Kong T, Yao Y, Chen J, Sun K, Zhang S, Hui R, Fan X Tags: Clin Exp Hypertens Source Type: research

Prevalence and risk factors for atrial fibrillation and its anticoagulant requirement in adults aged ≥40 in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study
ConclusionThe prevalence of AF is high and common risk factors were sex, current smoking, hypertension, and higher BMI in this cohort. More than two-third of study participants with AF were at higher need of oral anticoagulants.
Source: IJC Heart and Vasculature - February 25, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Cardiovascular Programming During and After Diabetic Pregnancy: Role of Placental Dysfunction and IUGR
This study demonstrated that the incidence of ischemic heart disease and death were three times higher among men with low birth weight compared to men with high birth weight (5). Epidemiological investigations of adults born at the time of the Dutch famine between 1944 and 1945 revealed an association between maternal starvation and a low infant birth weight with a high incidence of hypertension and coronary heart disease in these adults (23). Furthermore, Painter et al. reported the incidence of early onset coronary heart disease among persons conceived during the Dutch famine (24). In that regard, Barker's findin...
Source: Frontiers in Endocrinology - April 8, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Characteristics and 12-month outcome of patients with atrial fibrillation at a tertiary hospital in Botswana.
CONCLUSIONS: In this study, hypertension, rheumatic heart disease and heart failure were the most prevalent co-morbidities. AF presented in young people and conferred high mortality rates in both valvular and non-valvular AF patients. Prevention and optimal management of AF and associated co-morbidities are of critical importance. PMID: 31140547 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cardiovascular Journal of Africa - March 26, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mwita JC, Ocampo C, Molefe-Baikai OJ, Goepamang M, Botsile E, Tshikuka JG Tags: Cardiovasc J Afr Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4068: Hypertension Diagnosis Index for Discrimination of High-Risk Hypertension ECG Signals Using Optimal Orthogonal Wavelet Filter Bank
harya Hypertension (HT) is an extreme increment in blood pressure that can prompt a stroke, kidney disease, and heart attack. HT does not show any symptoms at the early stage, but can lead to various cardiovascular diseases. Hence, it is essential to identify it at the beginning stages. It is tedious to analyze electrocardiogram (ECG) signals visually due to their low amplitude and small bandwidth. Hence, to avoid possible human errors in the diagnosis of HT patients, an automated ECG-based system is developed. This paper proposes the computerized segregation of low-risk hypertension (LRHT) and high-risk hypertension (...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - October 22, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Jaypal Singh Rajput Manish Sharma U. Rajendra Acharya Tags: Article Source Type: research

Opportunistic screening versus usual care for diagnosing atrial fibrillation in general practice: a cluster randomised controlled trial.
CONCLUSION: Opportunistic screening with a single-lead ECG at the discretion of the GP did not result in a higher yield of newly detected cases of AF in patients aged ≥65 years in the community than usual care. For higher participation rates in future studies, more rigorous screening methods are needed. PMID: 31988084 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - January 26, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Kaasenbrood F, Hollander M, de Bruijn SH, Dolmans CP, Tieleman RG, Hoes AW, Rutten FH Tags: Br J Gen Pract Source Type: research

Lifestyle and Risk Factor Modification for Reduction of Atrial Fibrillation: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
mmittee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, and healthcare use. Great strides have been made in stroke prevention and rhythm control strategies, yet reducing the incidence of AF has been slowed by the increasing incidence and prevalence of AF risk factors, including obesity, physical inactivity, sleep apnea, diabetes melli...
Source: Circulation - March 8, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Chung MK, Eckhardt LL, Chen LY, Ahmed HM, Gopinathannair R, Joglar JA, Noseworthy PA, Pack QR, Sanders P, Trulock KM, American Heart Association Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee and Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Secondary Prevention C Tags: Circulation Source Type: research