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Food Deserts Potentially Deadly For People With Irregular Heartbeat

THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 — Living in a food desert can be potentially deadly to people with irregular heart beats, a new study says. Patients with atrial fibrillation have a doubled risk for stroke a...

Older Age, Lower Fitness Linked to Atrial Ectopic Burden

FRIDAY, Aug. 29, 2025 – Age is a significant independent risk factor for atrial ectopic burden (AEB) and ventricular ectopic burden (VEB), according to a study presented at the European Society of...

Middle-Aged Folks At Risk For Irregular Heartbeat, Especially If They Don't Work Out

THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 2025 — Middle-aged folks who don’t exercise are putting themselves at risk of life-threatening complex heartbeat irregularities, a new study says. Adults 40 to 65 with low fitness l...

Improved Calculator Predicts Stroke Risk For A-Fib Patients

MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 — A newly refined test can help detect which people with abnormal heart rhythms need treatment for an increased risk of stroke, researchers report. Adding blood tests to an e...

Improved Calculator Predicts Stroke Risk For A-Fib Patients

MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 — A newly refined test can help detect which people with abnormal heart rhythms need treatment for an increased risk of stroke, researchers report. Adding blood tests to an e...

Biomarkers Identified for Ischemic Stroke Risk in People With A-Fib

MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 – Biomarkers of ischemic stroke risk are positively associated with ischemic stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation (AF) on anticoagulation, and two of these biomarkers...

Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Aids Atrial Fibrillation

THURSDAY, July 31, 2025 – Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (ExCR) shows clinical benefits in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a review published online July 29 in...

Cardiac Rehab Is Safe for Folks With A-Fib, And Might Even Help Ease It

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 — If you’ve had a heart attack or are in heart failure, doctors often prescribe cardiac rehabilitation to strengthen your heart.  A new study contends that these programs are ...

A-Fib Catheter Ablation Cuts Risk for Ischemic Stroke After 30 Days, Mortality, Heart Failure Hospitalization

MONDAY, July 7, 2025 – For patients with atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation reduces the risks for ischemic stroke at more than 30 days, mortality, and heart failure hospitalization, while...

Survival Up for CABG With Surgical Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation

FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 – Medicare beneficiaries with preexisting atrial fibrillation undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) who undergo concomitant surgical ablation have a survival...

Broken Heart Syndrome Remains A Killer, Especially For Men

THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — “Broken heart syndrome” sounds like a romantic, fairy-tale notion — the idea that suffering a devastating loss that can cause one’s heart to wither. But this syndrome, formall...

Real-Time AI-Driven Decision Support Aids Catheter Ablation

WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 – An artificial intelligence (AI)-driven model can significantly improve procedural safety in cardiac electrophysiology with real-time decision support, according to a study...

Faster Walking Pace Cuts Risk for Cardiac Arrhythmias

FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 – Average and brisk walking pace are associated with a decreased risk for cardiac arrhythmias, according to a study published online April 15 in Heart. Pei Qin, Ph.D., from...

Most Patients Newly Diagnosed With A-Fib Do Not Receive Anticoagulants

WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 – For patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) during hospitalization for other causes, most are not dispensed anticoagulants in the year after discharge,...

Brisk Walking Lowers Risk Of Heart Rhythm Disorders

WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 – Long brisk walks might lower a person’s risk for heart rhythm problems, a new study says. Folks who stride faster than 4 miles per hour have a 43% lower risk of d...

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