A simple pulse check could save lives — so why aren’t we doing it?
As a cardiologist and stroke researcher, I’ve spent years researching and learning about the dangers of atrial fibrillation (AF). This common condition can lead to…
Tag: Atrial Fibrillation AF
Apixaban safer than rivaroxaban in AF with liver disease, doctors say
Doctors can be reassured that apixaban is safe for patients with AF and liver disease, a retrospective cohort study suggests. The Harvard University-led study found…
Was I fit to drop? My obsession with endurance exercise terminated with a CACS of 1606
When it comes to exercise, it’s possible to get too much of a good thing. The kind of detrimental excess endurance exercise I’m going to…
Nearly half of patients die within 10 years of AF hospitalisation: Aussie study
Nearly half of patients hospitalised for AF or flutter die within a decade post-discharge, according to Australian analysis of public and private hospital data. Their…
Raised uric acid levels flag AF risk: study
Middle-aged adults with elevated serum uric acid are at increased risk of new-onset AF in later life regardless of traditional cardiovascular risk factors or comorbidities,…
AF risk higher in women after adjusting for height, size
After controlling for height and/or body size, women without cardiovascular disease at baseline have an increased risk for AF compared with men, according to a…
Are men really at higher risk of AF than women?
Doctors have long thought men had a greater risk of developing AF than women, but the reverse may actually be the case. When researchers accounted…
Anticoagulant proves ‘promising’ in reducing dementia risk
Australian study shows AF patients on NOACs are less likely to experience cognitive decline than those on warfarin.
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Patients with diabetes ‘often don’t twig to AF symptoms’
Swiss researchers suggest screening for arrythmia may be warranted in this group.
