Breathe Deeply and Improve Your Heart Health
You probably know someone who raves about the benefits of yoga. Many yoga fans say that it's as much a spiritual exercise as a physical one. However,...
Condition Center: Atrial Fibrillation
How Intense Exercise can Affect Health
Getting off the couch is a good thing, but are there health risks when you overdo it?
Does Coffee Hurt Your Heartbeat?
Coffee can perk you up, but is that a bad thing for your heart? In the past, some have expressed concern that it may be.
Understanding Atrial Fibrillation
"AFib" may sound like a little white lie, but it’s actually a serious medical condition. Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common type of h...
So You've Got Atrial Fibrillation — What's Next?
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common cause of irregular heartbeat, affecting nearly 2.7 million Americans. If left untreated, it can signifi...
How Cardio Could Help Irregular Heartbeat
Could cardio be the key to treating irregular heartbeat?
Get Your CPR Card and Save A Life
You've likely heard that cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can save lives. But that can also be true — even when the rescuer is not a trained med...
How to Choose an Anticoagulant
If you need to take an anticoagulant — popularly known as a blood thinner — you don’t want it to cause bleeding, but some might raise your blee...
Treating Troubled Sleep to Treat a Troubled Heart
Irregular breathing from sleep apnea has been linked to the irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation. Treating sleep apnea, however, may low...
This Device Could Predict Strokes
After a stroke, getting the right treatment is important to avoid another one. When the cause of the stroke is unknown, doctors must rely on certain ...
A Heartfelt Sonata
Moonlight captured Beethoven’s heart, but it could have been his heart’s rhythm that affected his music.
Exercise, Diet May Keep Arrhythmia in Check
The world’s most common heart rhythm disorder may increase the odds of stroke, dementia and other health problems. A heart-healthy lifestyle, howev...
Pain Relievers Posed Bleeding Risk for Some Patients
NSAIDs are often a go-to treatment for minor aches and pains. But patients with atrial fibrillation may want to have another talk with their doctor a...
Treatment for Irregular Heartbeat May Raise Dementia Risk
For people with irregular heartbeats, the anti-clotting medication warfarin can prevent strokes. But, combined with other medications over a long per...
Device May Offer Alternative to Rx for Arrhythmia
A new device may offer an alternative to anti-clotting medication for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
Abnormal Heartbeat Rx May Pose Major Bleeding Risk
When the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved dabigatran in 2010, it highlighted the medication's ability to prevent stroke. Since then, so...
Irregular Heartbeat May Raise Risk for Silent Stroke
Millions of patients may have strokes each year and not realize it. These “silent” strokes can cause memory loss but have no outward symptoms. An...
Diabetes May Affect Young and Old Differently
Diabetes affects millions in the US. But new research suggests that it may affect patients in different ways.
