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Atrial Fibrillation/Cardiac Arrhythmia
Alternative News:
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Association
of Plasma Phospholipid Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids with Incident Atrial
Fibrillation in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study - Circulation.
2012 Jan 26 - "In multivariable Cox models adjusted for
other risk factors, the RR in the top versus lowest quartile of total n-3 PUFA (EPA+DPA+DHA)
levels was 0.71 (95%CI=0.57-0.89, P-trend=0.004); and of DHA levels, 0.77
(95%CI=0.62-0.96, P-trend=0.01). EPA and DPA levels were not significantly
associated with incident AF. Evaluated non-parametrically, both total n-3 PUFA
and DHA showed graded and linear inverse associations with incidence of AF" - See
Mega Twin EPA at iHerb
and
Jarrow Max DHA at iHerb.
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Effect of
Dietary Fish Oil on Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery - Am J Cardiol.
2011 Jul 13 - "Two hundred patients were randomized to receive fish oil
(providing 4.6 g/day of long-chain ω-3 fatty acids) or a control oil starting 3
weeks before surgery; 194 subjects completed the study, with 47 of 97 subjects
in the control group and 36 of 97 subjects in the fish oil group developing AF
(odds ratio 0.63, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.35 to 1.11). There was a nonstatistically significant delay in time to onset of AF in the fish oil group
(hazard ratio 0.66, 95% CI 0.43 to 1.01). There was a significant decrease in
mean length of stay in the intensive care unit in the fish oil group (ratio of
means 0.71, 95% CI 0.56 to 0.90). In conclusion, in a mixed cardiac surgery
population, supplementation with dietary fish oil did not result in a
significant decrease in the incidence of postsurgical AF. However, there was a
significant decrease in time spent in the intensive care unit" - See
Mega Twin EPA at iHerb
and
Jarrow Max DHA at iHerb.
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Slowing a Speedy Heart Rate? - Dr. Weil, 4/29/10
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Influence of coffee and caffeine consumption on atrial fibrillation in
hypertensive patients - Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2010 Feb 16 -
"Coffee and caffeine consumption influence
spontaneous conversion of atrial fibrillation. Normotensive non-habitual
coffee consumers are more likely to convert arrhythmia within 48h from the
onset of symptoms. Hypertensive patients showed a U-shaped relationship
between coffee consumption and spontaneous conversion of AF, moderate coffee
consumers were less likely to show spontaneous conversion of arrhythmia.
Patients with left ventricular hypertrophy showed a reduced rate of
spontaneous conversion of arrhythmia"
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Omega-3 fatty acid
supplementation reduces one-year risk of atrial fibrillation in patients
hospitalized with myocardial infarction - Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2008 Feb
29 - "N-3 PUFA reduced the relative risk of the
hospitalization for AF [hazard ratio (HR) 0.19, 95% CI 0.07-0.51] and was
associated with a further and complementary reduction in all-cause mortality
(HR 0.15, 95% CI 0.05-0.46)" - See Mega Twin EPA at
iHerb.
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N-acetylcysteine for
the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation: a prospective,
randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study - Eur Heart J. 2008 Feb 8 -
"The result of this study indicates that NAC
treatment decreases the incidence of postoperative AF" - See
NAC products at iHerb.
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Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation Reduced With Alpha-Linolenic Acid-Enriched
Diet - Doctor's Guide, 10/17/07 - "The survival
rate was 25.52% in the control group versus 63.09% in the ALA group at the
end of the 12-month period" - Note: ALA is the shorter chain
omega-3 found in vegetable sources such as flaxseed.
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Fish Intake and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation - Circulation. 2004 Jul 19 -
"Among elderly
adults, consumption of tuna or other broiled or baked fish, but not fried fish or fish sandwiches, is associated with lower incidence of AF"
- Fish Containing N-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Risk of AF - Medscape, 7/19/04 -
"Intake of fatty fish containing N-3 fatty acids reduces the risk of atrial
fibrillation (AF), but fish sandwiches or fried fish are not protective"
- See Mega Twin EPA at
Vitacost
or
iHerb .
General Information:
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Atrial fibrillation - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Atrial fibrillation - emedicine.com
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Atrial fibrillation - FamilyDoctor.org
- Atrial fibrillation - Intelihealth
Other News:
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Moderate-to-heavy alcohol intake may increase risk of atrial fibrillation
- Science Daily, 2/14/11
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Better treatment of atrial fibrillation and its risks - Science Daily,
8/31/10
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Cardiac procedure significantly reduces risk of Alzheimer's disease and
stroke, researchers find - Science Daily, 5/13/10 -
"patients with atrial fibrillation treated with
catheter ablation are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or other
forms of dementia, and have a significantly reduced risk of stroke and death
compared to A-fib patients with who are not treated with ablation"
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People with diabetes are at higher risk of atrial fibrillation - Science
Daily, 4/25/10
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High
prevalence of atrial fibrillation found among cross-country skiers -
Science Daily, 2/9/10
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Study: Ablation Beats Drugs for Atrial Fibrillation - WebMD, 1/26/10
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Atrial Fibrillation Linked To An Increased Risk Of Death In Diabetic
Patients - Science Daily, 3/11/09
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Low
Testosterone Levels Associated With Lone Atrial Fibrillation in Men -
Medscape, 2/20/09 - "Mean testosterone levels in men
with lone AF were significantly lower than those in healthy controls, the
authors report, but mean estradiol levels did not differ significantly
between the 2 groups"
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Surgeons Announce Advance In Atrial Fibrillation Surgery - Science
Daily, 4/7/08
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Reduced incidence of new-onset atrial fibrillation with angiotensin II
receptor blockade: the VALUE trial - J Hypertens. 2008 Mar;26(3):403-411
- "These findings suggest that angiotensin II
receptor blockers may result in greater benefits than calcium antagonists in
hypertensive patients at risk of new-onset AF"
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Elevated IL-6 Levels Associated With Increased Atrial Fibrillation Risk
- Medscape, 2/26/08 - "a doubling of IL-6 level was
independently associated with a 49% increase in the odds of developing AF"
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Focus On Atrial Fibrillation Recognizes Growing Importance Of Common
Arrhythmia - Science Daily, 2/18/08
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High
Blood Pressure Or Irregular Heartbeat Linked To Alzheimer's Disease
Progression - Science Daily, 11/5/07 - "10 with
high blood pressure (systolic pressure over 160) at the time of AD diagnosis
showed a rate of memory loss roughly 100 percent faster than those with
normal blood pressure ... 10 with atrial fibrillation at the time of the
diagnosis showed a rate of memory decline that was 75 percent faster than
those with normal heartbeats"
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Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation Significantly Reduced by Candesartan
Cilexetil Therapy in Heart Failure Patients - Doctor's Guide, 7/5/06
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Dabigatran Etexilate Has Long-Term Safety and Efficacy in Patients With
Atrial Fibrillation - Doctor's Guide, 5/19/06
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Taller People More Likely To Develop Atrial Fibrillation - Science
Daily, 4/13/06
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Magnetically Guided Catheter Zaps Atrial Fibrillation - Doctor's Guide,
3/31/06
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Atrial Fibrillation Undertreated in the Elderly - Doctor's Guide,
3/15/06
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One in Four Adults Over 40 Could Develop Irregular Heartbeat - Doctor's Guide, 8/17/04
- Rate Control May Edge Out Rhythm Control For Atrial Fibrillation - Doctor's Guide, 12/5/02
- Simpler Way To Treat Abnormal Heart Beat - Intelihealth, 12/5/02
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