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A Cardiologist Explains If Alcohol Is Good for Your Heart

A Cardiologist Explains If Alcohol Is Good for Your Heart

Forget the myth that alcohol is good for your heart. A cardiologist explains why it's healthier to drink alcohol sparingly, if at all.

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Effectively Managing Stress Is Good for Your Heart Health

Women need to know their risk factors for heart disease and how heart health looks different than for men.

Burnout Could Raise Your Odds for A-fib

Burnout Could Raise Your Odds for A-fib

Stress can have serious and damaging effects on the heart tissue, which could then eventually lead to the development of a-fib. Learn more.

Your Apple Watch Might Help Spot a Dangerous Irregular Heartbeat

Your Apple Watch Might Help Spot a Dangerous Irregular Heartbeat

Someday soon, devices like the Apple Watch might be monitoring wearers for heart conditions such as potentially dangerous atrial fibrillation.

Insights Into Women and Stroke Risk

Insights Into Women and Stroke Risk

You might be surprised to learn that stroke is the number three killer of women.

E-Alerts Dramatically Cut Heart Attack Rate for People Hospitalized With A-Fib

E-Alerts Dramatically Cut Heart Attack Rate for People Hospitalized With A-Fib

A simple pop-up alert on a computer screen could help save the brains and hearts of many hospital-bound people with an irregular heartbeat.

Some Patients With A-Fib Have Hidden Brain Damage

Some Patients With A-Fib Have Hidden Brain Damage

In a new study of patients with the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (a-fib), 4 in 10 had previously undetected brain damage, though none had a history of stroke or mini-stroke.

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Blood-Thinning Medication and Reversal Treatment Facts

Understanding how reversal treatments are used in the case of an emergency.

Living Well With AFib

Living Well With AFib

Those who have AFib should be well aware of these things: living a healthy lifestyle and reducing stroke risk.

AFib and Blood Thinner Reversal Treatments: What You Need to Know

AFib and Blood Thinner Reversal Treatments: What You Need to Know

Did you know there are reversal treatments for some blood thinners used to reduce the risk of stroke with AFib?

Common Blood-Thinning Medication Questions People With AFib Ask

Common Blood-Thinning Medication Questions People With AFib Ask

Here are some frequently asked questions that may help you better understand how blood-thinning medication works and some risks.

PTSD and AFib: What Is the Connection?

PTSD and AFib: What Is the Connection?

New findings raise the possibility that early detection and treatment of PTSD could cut a person's odds for AFib.

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Smartwatch App Might Help Detect AFib

Smartwatches already can help you track your heart rate. Someday they may also help detect a serious heart rhythm irregularity known as atrial fibrillation, new research suggests.

Undiagnosed Heart Condition 'AFib' May Be Common

Undiagnosed Heart Condition 'AFib' May Be Common

Many people at risk for atrial fibrillation probably do have the irregular heart rhythm but have not been diagnosed, a new study reports.

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Working Too Much Might Tip Heart Into Irregular Rhythm

Working long hours might do more than exhaust you—it could also raise your risk of a common and potentially dangerous heart rhythm disorder, a new British study finds.

Taller, Bigger Women May Face Irregular Heartbeat Risk

AFib Risk Higher for These Women

How your height and heart are connected.

Irregular Heartbeat May Speed Memory Loss in Seniors

Study found that people with atrial fibrillation showed mental declines at earlier age than those without heart condition.