The Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm ... Pacemakers may also be beneficial for OSA. [10] Mode-switch logs enable assessment of AF burden. Because of the persistence of the ...
1 Department of Otolaryngology, Shenzhen Nanshan People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China 2 Department of Otolaryngology, The 6th Affiliated Hospital, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China ...
Metformin, lifestyle changes, or their combination did not significantly reduce AFib burden compared to standard care in the TRIM-AF trial. Weight loss was observed in intervention groups ...
Sleep apnea, or specifically obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is linked to hypertension (high blood pressure). OSA affects 30% to 40% of people with hypertension, and up to half of those who have OSA ...
People with highly irregular wake/sleep rhythms had a 26% increased risk of heart attack, stroke or heart-related death This risk remained significant even if people got the recommended seven to nine ...
Changing the time you go to bed and wake up increases your risk of a heart attack, a study in a BMJ journal has suggested. Going to bed and waking up at the same time each day has long been ...
Background: A 60-year-old male with obesity (body-mass index 43 kg/m 2) presented with recurrent symptomatic atrial fibrillation ... mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea, but continuous ...
Higher hospital and physician atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation procedure volumes were associated with increased acute procedural success and lower rates of major adverse events (MAEs), according to ...
An irregular sleep-wake cycle is associated with a heightened risk of major cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke, even for those who clock up the recommended nightly hours of ...
Dr Levine goes on to add that mouth breathing is also a major cause of sleep apnea – the prevalent sleep disorder in which a person’s breathing repeatedly stops and starts throughout the night ...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and coronary artery disease are frequently associated and ... hypertension, obesity, dyslipidemia, smoking, and obstructive sleep apnea, which could explain the prevalent ...