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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
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
Migraine With Aura Linked to Increased Risk for AF Migraine With Aura Linked to Increased Risk for AF
Migraine with visual aura appears to increase the risk for incident atrial fibrillation (AF), a connection that may place this population at increased risk for subsequent ischemic stroke, new research suggests.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Racial disparities seen in U.S. heart rhythm treatment
(Reuters Health) - Black patients in the U.S. with atrial fibrillation - an irregular heart rhythm - are less likely to receive the medications that would help prevent stroke, the most dangerous outcome of the condition, compared to whites and Hispanics, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Could Your Apple Watch Spot Dangerous A-Fib?
The watch contains a simple electrocardiogram (ECG) that tracks your heart rhythm and can detect the presence of atrial fibrillation ("A-fib"), an irregular heartbeat that increases your risk for stroke and heart failure.
Source: WebMD Health - December 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New blood thinners better than warfarin for atrial fibrillation
(Reuters Health) - Patients with atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder, should take newer blood thinners to prevent stroke instead of the old standby drug warfarin, U.S. doctors recommend.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Feb 1 2019 This Week in Cardiology Feb 1 2019 This Week in Cardiology
New guidelines for atrial fibrillation, PFO closure for stroke prevention, fried chicken, skipping breakfast and e-cigarettes are discussed in this week ’ s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Alcohol, caffeine are common triggers of irregular heart rhythm
(Reuters Health) - The most common triggers of atrial fibrillation - an irregular heart rhythm that's a leading cause of stroke - are avoidable behaviors like drinking alcohol or coffee, a recent study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
10 Biggest Myths About Sleeping, According To Researchers
(CNN) — Hey, sleepyheads. What you believe about sleep may be nothing but a pipe dream.
Many of us have notions about sleep that have little basis in fact and may even be harmful to our health, according to researchers at NYU Langone Health’s School of Medicine, who conducted a study published Tuesday in the journal Sleep Health.
“There’s such a link between good sleep and our waking success,” said lead study investigator Rebecca Robbins, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health. “And yet we often find ourselves debunking myths, whether ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health Healthwatch News CNN Sleep Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Atrial fibrillation may raise dementia risk by 50%
According to the largest research of its kind yet, atrial fibrillation may raise the risk of dementia even in people who did not experience a stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Comparisons Between OACs Among Older Nonvalvular AF Patients Comparisons Between OACs Among Older Nonvalvular AF Patients
This study compared the risk of stroke and major bleeding with NOACs vs. warfarin among patients 80 years of age and older with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Secondhand smoke increases children's irregular heart beat risks
It's well-known that smoking raises the risk of atrial fibrillation and, in turn, stroke, New research from the University of California, San Francisco suggests parent's smoking puts their kids at risk too.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Frequent drinking is 'a bigger risk to health than binge drinking', study claims
Researchers in South Korea studied drinking habits of almost 10million people. The number of times a person drank over the week raised risk of atrial fibrillation - which can cause stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘We’re Not As Healthy As We Should Be.’ Fitbit CEO James Park Discusses New AFib Detection Partnership With Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer
“We’re not as healthy as we should be.”
That’s what Fitbit CEO and co-founder James Park said at Thursday’s TIME 100 Health Summit, where MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle interviewed him about the company’s future in the health care space, the impact of wearables and just how active Fitbit’s 30 million active users really are.
Ruhle talked with Park about Fitbit’s position as one of the first major wearables company to have gone public, one that led the charge in terms of mass market adoption but has lost ground to competitors offering more advanced wearable devices, as well as ...
Source: TIME: Health - October 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Patrick Lucas Austin Tags: Uncategorized fitness HealthSummit19 technology Source Type: news
Here ’s How Well the Apple Watch Can Detect Heart Problems
It’s one of the goals of digital medicine: you wear a device on your wrist that constantly monitors aspects of your health, and if anything is off, it sends you an alert. That’s your cue to connect with your doctor or get a more thorough checkup to head off any potentially serious problems down the road.
That’s the idea behind the Heart app on the Apple Watch, which can monitor heart pulse patterns, and detect abnormalities, which could indicate a condition called atrial fibrillation, or AFib. The irregular heart beats characteristic of AFib could lead to stroke, blood clots and heart failure.
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Source: TIME: Health - November 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Apple watch heart Source Type: news
