Atrial Fibrillation

A person’s height appeared to impact their risk for a variety of common diseases, according to findings published in PLOS Genetics.

A novel screening method using vowel sounds accurately predicted atrial fibrillation in a cohort of patients referred for cardioversion, researchers reported.

Effect of 3 months of daily, app-based mental training after AF ablation, assessed with weekly questionnaires.

DENVER – Individuals who had migraine with aura were more likely to have atrial fibrillation compared with those who had a migraine without aura, a presenter said at the American Headache Society annual meeting.

After left atrial appendage occlusion with a next-generation device, patients with atrial fibrillation had similar outcomes at 45 days regardless of medication regimen, researchers reported at TVT: The Structural Heart Summit.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A study showed a stronger association between atrial fibrillation and hypoxemia measures vs. the apnea hypopnea index, which is commonly used in sleep studies, Catherine Heinzinger, DO, said at the SLEEP 2022 meeting.

Patients with CVD are 40% to 80% more likely to have comorbid obstructive sleep apnea, which in severe cases can cause them to stop breathing hundreds of times a night.

A recent study found that time-restricted eating was associated with a reduced risk for CVD among older women with overweight who received cardiotoxic breast cancer treatment.

Patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction who underwent catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation experienced equivalent efficacy to patients without HF, as well as reduced rehospitalization rates vs. medical therapy, data show.

Patients with HF who received an implantable cardioverter defibrillator that detected severe sleep apnea may be two- to threefold more likely to experience an atrial fibrillation episode, according to a new analysis of DASAP-HF data.