Entries by tag "atria"
What Can You Do to Stop Atrial Fibrillation?
- By Sean McDonnell on September, 03 2010
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What do more than 2.6 million Americans have in common with All-Star San Francisco 49ers running back Michael Lewis?
Answer? They all have a cardiac condition known as atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF), the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia, which involves the upper two...
More Heart Valves Should Be Repaired, Rather Than Replaced
- By Diane Rose on August, 25 2010
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Degenerative mitral valve disease without symptoms calls for a valve repair procedure, but too often the valve is replaced instead. Those are the findings of a study conducted by David H. Adams, MD, and colleagues at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and published in the...
Are Statins Beneficial to Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients?
- By Sean McDonnell on August, 14 2010
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Statins appear to reduce the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation and expedite recovery following cardiac surgery, according to a new study released in the August 2010 issue of The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Researchers from the University of...