Boosting gut health improves stroke recovery in mice … A break from alcohol may ease symptoms of atrial fibrillation, study finds … Long-term androgen deprivation in prostate cancer treatment tied...
Clinical Briefs for Monday, November 25
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 22, 2019
High exposure to common antibiotics linked to Parkinson’s … Women, seniors have higher hypertension-associated atrial fibrillation risk … COPD death rates among North American women haven’t budged
Clinical Briefs for Friday, November 15
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 14, 2019
Earlier onset, cognitive impairment raise mortality odds in Parkinson’s disease … Mortality risk competes with benefits of oral anticoagulants for A-Fib … Pacemakers improve heart function in chemotherapy-induced...
Medications used to treat atrial fibrillation may increase fall and fainting risks
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 29, 2019
The afib medication amiodarone is linked to a high risk of falls and fainting in people aged 65 and older, according to a new study.
It’s not all in your head: Heart problems may raise risk of dementia
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 18, 2019
Heart problems – specifically atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease – are tied to an increased risk of dementia, according to two new studies.
Commit to reducing stroke
By
Lindsay Clarke
Oct 24, 2016
The most common type of arrhythmia, AFib increases stroke risk by five-fold and disproportionately impacts older Americans, with close to half of all atrial fibrillation-associated strokes occurring in...
Ask the care expert … about INRs
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 01, 2014
We have quite a few residents on INRs (with a diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation) that we cannot regulate as hard as we try. Do you have any suggestions we should look at?
Statins could lower atrial fibrillation risk in seniors with hypertension, research suggests
By
McKnight's Staff
May 14, 2012
Cholesterol lowering medications known as statins might help prevent new-onset atrial fibrillation in elderly adults with hypertension, a new study reports.
Study: Atrial fibrillation associated with higher risk of dementia
Aug 10, 2011
Atrial fibrillation, the most common source of irregular heartbeat, is linked to an increased risk of dementia, researchers from Group Health Research Institute found. In looking only at study participants...