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Heat stroke-induced sinoatrial node dysfunction - Case D, Harrigan R.
BACKGROUND: Heat stroke has been associated with stress-induced cardiomyopathy and electrocardiogram ST segment elevation and depression. Laboratory studies with dogs have demonstrated heat stroke-induced sinoatrial node dysfunction in the setting of hyper...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Differential Impact of Risk Factors in Blacks and Whites in the Development of Atrial Fibrillation: the Reasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study
ConclusionModifiable risk factors are important in AF development among blacks despite a lower risk of the arrhythmia. Racial differences in the magnitude of the association of individual AF risk factors do not explain the AF paradox.
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - August 15, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

Feasibility and acceptability of opportunistic screening to detect atrial fibrillation in Aboriginal adults.
CONCLUSION: The iECG device was well accepted within ACCHSs and was feasible to use to screen for AF among Aboriginal patients. Implications for public health: The device can be used in clinical and community settings to screen Aboriginal people for atrial fibrillation to help reduce rates of stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. PMID: 31141280 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - May 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Macniven R, Gwynn J, Fujimoto H, Hamilton S, Thompson SC, Taylor K, Lawrence M, Finlayson H, Bolton G, Dulvari N, Wright DC, Rambaldini B, Freedman B, Gwynne K Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research

Prevalence and characteristics of atrial fibrillation in Makassar city population: A telemedicine study
CONCLUSION: The prevalence of AF in the Makassar population is 0.96%, more common in men and elderly.PMID:34929888 | DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.10.082
Source: Gaceta Sanitaria - December 21, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Muzakkir Amir None Irwan Mirza Syafaryuni None Levina Source Type: research

The prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Greenland: a register-based cross-sectional study based on disease classifications and prescriptions of oral anticoagulants
This study estimates the prevalence of AF based on disease classifications in the electronic medical record system (EMR) and prescriptions of oral anticoagulants (OACs). Patients given a diagnose classification code for AF or atrial flutter or prescribed the vitamin K antagonist Warfarin or the direct-acting oral anticoagulant Rivaroxaban were identified in the EMR. Descriptive data and selected laboratory values were extracted, and a minimum CHA2DS2-VASc score was calculated for the 790 patients identified in the EMR (66% men). A total prevalence of AF of 1.4% was found in the general population (1.8% among men and 1.0% a...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - January 28, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: N Albertsen S Riahi M L Pedersen N Skovgaard S Andersen Source Type: research