Tag: Atrial Fibrillation
Smartwatch App Shows Promise for Identifying Atrial Fibrillation
Among those notified of irregular pulse, positive predictive value 0.84 for observing a-fib on ECG
Frequent Alcohol Drinking May Up Risk for New-Onset A-Fib
Amount of alcohol intake per drinking session was not associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation Risk Found to Be Higher Among American Indians
Findings persisted even when accounting for many other demographic and health factors
Smartphone-Operated One-Lead ECG Detects A-Fib, Flutter
High sensitivity, specificity demonstrated for atrial arrhythmia
Childhood Secondhand Smoke Tied to Later Atrial Fibrillation
Each pack/day increase in parental smoking ups offspring risk by 18 percent
HIV Infection May Raise Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
Risk similar to known factors such as hypertension and diabetes
Antiarrhythmic Drugs May Up Fall Injuries in Older A-Fib Patients
Risk for fall-related injury and/or syncope higher for antiarrhythmic drug alone, with rate-lowering drug
AI-Enabled ECG During Normal Sinus Rhythm Identifies A-Fib
Atrial fibrillation identified with a single AI-enabled ECG during normal sinus rhythm with AUC of 0.87
Former NFL Participation Linked to Increased A-Fib Prevalence
Former NFL players also had eightfold higher prevalence of paced cardiac rhythms versus controls
Similar CV Event Rates Seen for Generic, Brand Levothyroxine
Event rates did not differ for atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke
