World Stroke Day is being observed on October 29th and focuses on preventing the silent strokes that occur five times as often as conventional strokes. Read: October 29 is World Stroke Day If you have atrial fibrillation, please re-examine your stroke risk, or arrange to review it with your doctor, as things may have changed. …
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Are you on bisphosphonates, such as Fosamax, Boniva, Actonel, or Reclast, to prevent osteoporosis, or are you considering them? If you have atrial fibrillation, or could be at risk for it, this new study will be of interest to you. While this study found absolute risk of atrial fibrillation to be low, bisphosphonates may lead …
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Recently there have been a number of new beta blocker and heart rate studies, some of which are contradictory. The findings from some of these recent studies may apply to those with atrial fibrillation: Heart rates over 70 beats per minute predict heart attack risk Slowing the heart rate doesn't protect those with hypertension—or does …
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Many of you know that I'm concerned about the relationship between sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation and also about how atrial fibrillation can overwork the heart and lead to heart failure. Thus, a newly launched study about sleep apnea and heart failure may hopefully provide information useful for those with atrial fibrillation. What are the implications …
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I write and talk a lot about air pollution and heart disease. We've known for a long time, from a wide array of studies, that air pollution can lead to heart disease and heart attacks. Air pollution has always caused my heart to race, but I thought I was unusual in that regard. Apparently not. …
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I recently wrote Olympic Athlete Nicola Coles Fights Atrial Fibrillation about the New Zealand rower who experienced atrial fibrillation during her final training for Beijing. You may have wondered if Nicola's afib impacted her during the Olympics. You'll find the answer in the updated story: Nicola Coles and Other Olympic Athletes Fight Atrial Fibrillation Just …
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Atrial fibrillation patient resource, StopAfib.org, announces that September of 2008 has been designated as Atrial Fibrillation Month in order to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation, a life-threatening irregular heartbeat. Atrial fibrillation, or afib, is a misfiring of the heart's electrical signals and involves rapid or irregular heartbeats or quivering of the heart's upper chambers. Often considered benign, this …
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I love the Olympics, and find myself staying up half the night watching them. Yes, I know it's bad, but it's only for a short while. I found myself transfixed the other night by the women's gymnastics competition. They were so incredibly graceful, and yet so powerful, too. Not being athletic myself, I find this …
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If you're a Blackberry addict or a stress junkie, which can contribute to atrial fibrillation, you may be interested in this new article in which Mellanie True Hills, CEO of StopAfib.org, was quoted. Mellanie True Hills quoted at FOXBusiness.com P.S. A reader just sent this additional link for Blackbery addicts: Texting and walking is bad for …
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Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that may be responsible for atrial fibrillation in families. They scanned the entire human genome and discovered a genetic mutation common to all family members with atrial fibrillation. Read more about this
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