Researchers at the University of Vermont have developed a more precise way to assess stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), a condition that affects 10.5 million Americans and is a ...

BURLINGTON—Researchers at the University of Vermont have developed a more precise way to assess stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation ...

The situation in which atrial fibrillation can cause permanent heart damage is if a patient develop atrial fibrillation and the heart rate ends up being very very rapid for a long period of time.

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This meta-analysis challenges the randomized FRAIL-AF results, but caution is needed when reconciling the discrepant findings ...

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When someone binge drinks often, this can lead to Holiday Heart Syndrome (HHS). HHS can cause cardiac arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation (Afib), which can in turn lead to a stroke.

Zhai Y, Hu F, Yuan L, et al. Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and vascular dementia: a cohort study of 373, 415 participants in the UK Biobank.