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Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention in AF and Severe CKD Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention in AF and Severe CKD
A new review looks at the safety and efficacy of anticoagulant therapy for stroke prevention in patients with severe CKD and non-valvular atrial fibrillation.Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 24, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
Major Progress in Anticoagulant Uptake for Atrial Fibrillation at Last Major Progress in Anticoagulant Uptake for Atrial Fibrillation at Last
Several reasons may account for the increased use of oral anticoagulants in patients at risk for stroke.European Heart Journal
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 2, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Increased use of anti-clotting drugs tied to fewer strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation
(Reuters Health) - More patients with heart rhythm problems that put them at high risk for stroke are taking daily pills to prevent clotting - and they're having fewer strokes as a result, a Swedish study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 24, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Stroke Risk Lower in Atrial Flutter Than Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Risk Lower in Atrial Flutter Than Atrial Fibrillation
The same stratification and treatment approaches are used for atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter in stroke prevention, but a new study suggests they should be assessed and treated differently.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Smokers up to 45% more likely to suffer from irregular heart beats
Researchers from Imperial College London found that for every 10 cigarettes smoked a day, the risk of suffering from atrial fibrillation, which is a cause of stroke, increases by 14 per cent.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Smokers are up to 45% more likely to suffer from deadly irregular heart beats, study finds
Researchers from Imperial College London found that for every 10 cigarettes smoked a day, the risk of suffering from atrial fibrillation, which is a cause of stroke, increases by 14 per cent.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Smokers 'at much greater risk of suffering from an irregular heartbeat'
SMOKERS are at much greater risk of suffering from an irregular heartbeat that can trigger a stroke, warns new research. The study shows that each cigarette smoked increases the risk of atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate and affects one million Britons.
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
RE-LY: NSAIDs Plus Anticoagulants a Dangerous Combination RE-LY: NSAIDs Plus Anticoagulants a Dangerous Combination
The authors caution against using an NSAID with oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation after finding an increased risk for bleeding and stroke.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Cheap drug hope for 500,000 at risk of stroke
HALF a million Britons who are unknowingly at risk of a fatal stroke caused by an irregular heartbeat could be saved by cheap clot-busting drugs, according to research. A study in the European Heart Journal found that 4,000 strokes were prevented in England between 2015 and 2016 among patients with atrial fibrillation , a heart rhythm disorder, by taking anti-coagulants such as warfarin.
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Even 'resolved' atrial fibrillation carries increased stroke risk
(Reuters Health) - Even when the heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation goes away after treatment, patients' risk of stroke may still be higher than average, a large UK study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - June 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Fat patients with an irregular heartbeat can REVERSE by losing weight
Around one million people in Britain and up to six times as many in the US suffer from atrial fibrillation, which can cause a stroke and eventually lead to heart failure.
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eating nuts can lower the risk of irregular heartbeat
Research has found that eating nuts at least three times a week was associated with an 18% reduced risk of atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that's a major cause of stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eating nuts can lower the risk of irregular heartbeat, a major cause of stroke, a new study finds
Research has found that eating nuts at least three times a week was associated with an 18% reduced risk of atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that's a major cause of stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CROMIS-2: Microbleeds on MRI May Flag Higher ICH Risk CROMIS-2: Microbleeds on MRI May Flag Higher ICH Risk
Neurologists lack good instruments to predict which stroke or TIA patients with atrial fibrillation will develop intracranial hemorrhage. New research suggests microbleeds on MRI may predict risk.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
