Atrial Fibrillation
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Those color changes can indicate whether the patient's pulse is regular, or if he's experiencing arrhythmia. Then the patient can email the result to his doctor. The app, which is still in the study phase, will be most helpful for people who have or... Full Article at Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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This product image provided by Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. , shows a bottle of Xarelto 20mg. Xarelto, known chemically as rivaroxaban, was approved eight weeks ago for use in patients who have an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation not... View Photo »
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Collaboration of Cardiac Surgery and Electrophysiology to Treat Atrial Fibrillation: Convergent Procedure Outcomes from a Single Center
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By the time he got checked at the nearest hospital, his heart rate had returned to normal. Eventually, Perreaux was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation — an irregular heartbeat that starts at the top of the heart. Medication controlled the condition for... Full Article at Regina Leader-Post
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The Pradaxa Resource Center, a patient advocacy group, is alerting patients taking the drug Pradaxa for their atrial fibrillation of research showing it may have higher rates of death or serious internal bleeding than traditional blood thinners. The... Full Article at PRWeb
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Singer Barry Manilow, who is an atrial fibrillation (AFib) patient, explains how it feels to have AFib during a briefing advocating education about the disease, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. View Photo »
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Preliminary Outcomes of a new Epicardial/Endocardial Ablation Procedure (Convergent) for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
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But there was a hidden catch: The pictures showed the same six women both before and after weight-loss.More >> Heart palpitations and high blood pressure are strong risk factors for a common heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study... Full Article at WTHR
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Atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) is a cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) that involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart. It can often be identified by taking a pulse and observing that the heart beats don't occur at regular intervals, but a conclusive indication of AF is the absence of P waves on an electrocardiogram (ECG). AF... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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