Atrial Fibrillation News
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Fish Oil, Vitamin D Won't Prevent A-Fib: Study
A-fib, also known as atrial fibrillation, affects more than 33 million people worldwide and is the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm.
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Is Ablation Rx the Best First Choice for A-Fib?
A-fib patients who underwent ablation were half as likely to have an arrhythmia episode in the following year compared to patients on medication. And they were 61% less likely to have an episode that caused symptoms.
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Fish Oil, Vitamin D Supplements Won't Prevent A-Fib
Millions of people take a fish oil or vitamin D supplement in hopes of warding off a host of ills. But a new study finds the nutrients won't shield against the common and potential heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation.
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A-Fib Treatment Reduces Patients' Dementia Risk
Previous studies have shown that AF is associated with an increased risk of dementia. This one assessed whether catheter ablation and medications for AF reduced that risk.
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Necklace Spots A-Fib in Just Over 30 Seconds
A necklace outfitted with a high-tech pendant may be able to screen for signs of an abnormal heart rhythm condition known as atrial fibrillation.
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Living Healthier Can Help Shield You From A-fib
From weight loss to physical activity, lifestyle changes are effective, yet underused strategies to manage atrial fibrillation.
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'Burnout' Could Raise Your Odds for A-fib
Be careful of burnout -- especially after a new study finds it can raise your risk for the dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation.
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One Way to Help Ease A-Fib: Give Up Drinking
When they compared the teetotalers to a similar group of people with a-fib who continued drinking, the investigators found that those who abstained from alcohol delayed their next a-fib episode and reduced the overall time spent in a-fib.
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Obesity Might Weaken Some Drugs' Effectiveness Against AFib
Millions of Americans have the potentially dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation.
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Could Short People Have an Advantage When It Comes to A-Fib?
New research finds that a person's risk of atrial fibrillation (a-fib) increases by about 3% for every inch over the average height of 5-foot-7.
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What Kind of Drinking Can Trigger A-Fib?
The strongest risk factor for a-fib was the number of times per week a person drank. The greatest risk was seen in those who drank every day, followed by drinking twice or once a week.
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Parents' Smoking Raise Future Heart Risks for Kids
Researchers found that adults who grew up with smokers were more likely to develop atrial fibrillation, versus those with nonsmoking parents.
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Radiation Rx Might Ease a Dangerous Irregular Heart Beat
This irregular rhythm, called ventricular tachycardia (VT), occurs when the heart's lower chambers start to beat uncontrollably fast. Once it starts, it can kill within minutes.
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Beta Blockers Might Fight A-Fib Too
A-fib is a common heart rhythm disorder sometimes triggered by stress and negative emotions. Beta blockers are drugs that block the effects of adrenaline and related substances.
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Your Apple Watch Might Help Spot Dangerous A-Fib
The study improves understanding of how this wearable technology and app works in the real-world setting and how well the technology can detect long periods of a-fib, said a study co-leader.
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Should You Get Pills or Surgery for A-Fib?
Study subjects who got ablation -- where a catheter is used to tweak the heart muscle cells responsible for the arrhythmia -- also seemed to have less shortness of breath, less fatigue and all-around better quality of life five years later, with those who got drug therapy alone.
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Doctors: Newer Blood Thinners Best Against A-Fib
The newer drugs are called non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs). Examples include dabigatran (Pradaxa), rivaroxaban (Xarelto) and apixaban (Eliquis).
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Too Much Salt Might Help Spur A-Fib
People with the highest levels of salt in their diet had a higher rate of atrial fibrillation than those with the lowest salt intake in a new study.
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Is 'Spring Forward' Tied to More A-Fib Admissions?
After the start of Daylight Saving Time, 3.13 people a day were admitted to a New York hospital for atrial fibrillation, significantly more than the 2.56 daily admissions for the same problem rest of the year, researchers said. The findings add evidence that Daylight Saving Time may adversely affect health, the scientists said.
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A-Fib Tied to Higher Odds for Dementia
In a new study, people who had atrial fibrillation were 40 percent more likely to develop dementia than those without the heart condition.
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Smoking May Boost Risk of AFib
Smokers are at increased risk of atrial fibrillation, but the risk is reduced considerably in those who quit, researchers in Norway have found.
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Wearable, At-Home Patch Could Spot A-Fib Early
A wearable patch could help doctors diagnose atrial fibrillation faster.
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Stressed Out at Work? Your A-Fib Risk May Rise
Folks at greatest risk? Those in psychologically demanding jobs that give employees little control over their work. For example, assembly line workers, bus drivers, secretaries and nurses, the researchers said.
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PTSD May Raise Odds for Irregular Heartbeat
It's the first time a connection has been made between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and "A-fib," which typically arises with age and is the most common type of heart rhythm problem.
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No Sign Pot Smoking Triggers Irregular Heartbeat
Half as many pot users had atrial fibrillation, about 4.5 percent compared with 8.7 percent of nonusers. Atrial fibrillation increases a person's risk of stroke and heart attack.
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