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atrial fibrillation
This is the most common arrhythmia, occurring more often in elderly patients and those with underlying heart disease. I have had a lot of patients that ask where to get more information on this disease, and hopefully this will a) help... [more]
This is the most common arrhythmia, occurring more often in elderly patients and those with underlying heart disease. I have had a lot of patients that ask where to get more information on this disease, and hopefully this will a) help them and b)help me to learn what people have found helpful.
Most Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Take Inadequate Blood Thinner Dose Warfarin could cut stroke risk by 67%, but patients and doctors say drug is hard to manage
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Only 40 percent of patients with atrial fibrillation, a known risk factor for stroke, who did suffer a stroke were taking the anti-clotting drug warfarin, a new study found.
Among those taking warfarin, 75 percent weren't getting the dose needed to...
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Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Walking a few blocks or gardening protects against the abnormal heartbeat, study finds
By Ed Edelson HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Light to moderate exercise -- just walking a few blocks or even dancing -- can help prevent the abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation in those most vulnerable to it -- older people, a new study finds.
Atrial fibrillation, in which the two upper chambers of the heart...
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THE TERM ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IS USED TO describe an abnormal rhythm of the heartbeat; instead of beating regularly, the heart beats very erratically. The irregular heartbeats may speed up, and the heart rate may be as fast as 120–180 beats per minute. These fast and strong beats may be sensed as palpitations. Atrial fibrillation is the most common persistent heart rhythm abnormality observed in medical practice. The adequate management of atrial fibrillation has resisted the major advances...
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PEDRO AND JOSEP BRUGADA DESCRIBED A cardiac condition in 1992 characterized by a typical ECG pattern and a high incidence of sudden death particularly in younger individuals. The Brugada syndrome is a congenital disorder of sodium cardiac channel function. It is prevalent in Southeast Asia. Rare deaths have occurred during sleep sometimes associated with nightmares. The syndrome has variety of names in different countries: Bangungut (scream followed by sudden death) in the Philippines, Lai...
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By admin • Apr 29th, 2008 • Category: Heart Research Print This Post
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Women who have used Fosamax are nearly twice as likely to develop the most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) than are those who have never used it, according to research from Group Health and the University of Washington published in the April 28 Archives of Internal Medicine.
Merck markets Fosamax, the most widely used drug treatment for the bone-thinning disease...
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Statins appear to be associated with a lower risk of the heart rhythm abnormality known as atrial fibrillation in postmenopausal women with coronary disease. "Our finding alone doesn't prove that statins prevent atrial fibrillation, but it certainly supports the hypothesis that they may," said study author Dr. Cara Pellegrini, an electrophysiology fellow at the University of California, San Francisco. "Most likely, we will need a randomized, controlled study that includes both men and women...
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The results of a post-hoc analysis of the data from the ATHENA study were presented today at the clinical trial update session of the European Society of Cardiology congress 2008, in Munich, Germany.
- Atrial Fibrillation Stroke 'Tragedy' (toronto.cityfeeds.com)
- Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly (medicinenet.com)
The ERATO study published in the American Heart Journal demonstrated, for the first time in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation, that dronedarone (Multaq(R)) significantly reduces mean 24 hour ventricular rate, on top of other rate control agents. The mean heart rate...
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- The introduction in Italy in 1982 of a nationwide pre participation screening program considerably reduced sudden cardiac death in young competitive athletes - In athletes with documented malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias, competitive sports are contraindicated...
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Catheter ablation is still associated with a substantial amount of complications, and more failure then sometimes reported. Perforation with catheters is especially important in atrial fibrillation. Robotic navigation could reduce these ...
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· The introduction in Italy in 1982 of a nationwide pre participation screening program considerably reduced sudden cardiac death in young competitive athletes. · In athletes with documented malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias, ...
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ATS Medical, Inc., a Minneapolis, MN company, is reporting that its Argon-based cryoablation system ATS CryoMaze™, designed to perform the Cox-Maze III procedure for concomitant atrial fibrillation treatment during open heart surgeries, has been given the CE Mark of approval by European...
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Thus it was natural that she would start and become CEO of the American Foundation for Women's Health and StopAfib.org, a non-profit web site for atrial ...
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How do you navigate a maze system through the FDA regulatory maze? St. Jude Medical has done it for its "second generation" High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) system called Epicor™. The device, designed for the intraoperative maze treatment of atrial fibrillation, has been approved by...
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This week, doctors at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center became the first in the nation to implement the CoHesion 3D Visualization Module -- an enhancement to the state-of-the art Hansen Robotic system used to treat cardiac arrhythmias.
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Dr. DeGuzman talks about and describes the different symptoms of Atrial Fibrillation.
Dr. Brian J. deGuzman is the Associate Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at The Heart and Lung Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. A graduate of Boston College and Georgetown...
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