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Home > Health Conditions > Atrial Fibrillation.
Atrial Fibrillation/Cardiac Arrhythmia
Alternative News:
- Cardiac 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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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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