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Ten Percent of Healthy People Injured from Silent Strokes
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For the first time, the researchers found a link between silent stroke and the condition atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is the most common cause ...
Light Activity Helps Reduce Risk of Atrial Fibrillation
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... physical activity may significantly lower the risk of developing atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat that can lead to heart failure and stroke. ...
A Promising Breakthrough
bestofneworleans.com, LA -
By Cyd Casados Atrial fibrillation is an abnormal heart rhythm that currently affects over 2 million people in the United States. During atrial fibrillation ...
St. John?s Annex site of screenings
Delphos Herald, OH -
The Atrial Fibrillation screening checks for an irregular heart beat and the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm screening looks for a ballooning of the largest ...
Atrial FIbrillation
WJHG-TV, FL - Aug 1, 2008
Cardiologist Judson Colley is specifically trained in electro physiology, which is a specialty in heart rhythm abnormalities. He says atrial fibrillation is ...

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VP Cheney's heart deemed stable after checkup
AFP - Jul 12, 2008
Atrial fibrillation is an abnormal rhythm involving the upper chambers of the heart. "He has not experienced any recurrence of atrial fibrillation and his ...
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How Much Does Atrial Fibrillation Cost The German Health Care System?
Medical News Today (press release), UK - Jul 31, 2008
Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common heart arrhythmias, affecting 6% of people over 65 years of age. Because of the associated increased risk of ...
Cardiome says trial of heart drug was positive
guardian.co.uk, UK - Jul 14, 2008
It is aiming for US market approval for the drug, designed to prevent an abnormal heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation from recurring, by late 2012. ...
Cardiome shares jump on positive study results for vernakalant ... The Canadian Press
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Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Atrial Fibrillation
Washington Post, United States - Jul 10, 2008
More than 2 million Americans have atrial fibrillation, the most common type of irregular heartbeat. It happens when the heart's two upper chambers beat ...
Investigators Report the Discovery of a Gene Mutation that Causes ... Genetic Engineering News (press release)
Mayo researchers say they've found gene mutation that causes ... Post-Bulletin
Mutation in gene for ANP causes familial AF TheHeart.Org
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Screenings offered to reduce risks of stroke, heart attack
Palladium-Item, IN - Aug 3, 2008
They scan for potential problems related to blocked arteries, atrial fibrillation, abdominal aortic aneurysms and peripheral arterial disease. ...
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Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on the Risk of Death The Framingham Heart Study -
EJ Benjamin, PA Wolf, RB D'Agostino, H Silbershatz … - Circulation, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
... Stevenson LW. Prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation in advanced
heart failure: a study of 390 patients. Circulation. 1991 ...

Independent risk factors for atrial fibrillation in a population-based cohort. The Framingham Heart … -
EJ Benjamin, D Levy, SM Vaziri, RB D'Agostino, AJ … - JAMA, 1994 - Am Med Assoc
... ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT. Atrial fibrillation and heart failure: natural history and
pharmacological treatment Savelieva and John Camm Europace 2003;5:S5-S19. ...

Atrial fibrillation as an independent risk factor for stroke: the Framingham Study -
PA Wolf, RD Abbott, WB Kannel - Stroke, 1991 - Am Heart Assoc
... Home page, Heart Home page E. Crystal and S. J Connolly Role of oral anticoagulation
in management of atrial fibrillation Heart, July 1, 2004; 90(7): 813 - 817. ...

The natural history of atrial fibrillation: incidence, risk factors, and prognosis in the Manitoba … -
AD Krahn, J Manfreda, RB Tate, FA Mathewson, TE … - Am J Med, 1995 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
... disease (RR 2.21). The RR for atrial fibrillation was strongest at the
onset of ischemic heart disease and diminished over time. ...

Prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation in advanced heart failure. A study of 390 patients -
HR Middlekauff, WG Stevenson, LW Stevenson - Circulation, 1991 - Am Heart Assoc
... Association. ARTICLES. Prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation in advanced
heart failure. A study of 390 patients. HR Middlekauff ...

Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the … -
EN Prystowsky, DW Benson, V Fuster, RG Hart, GN … - Circulation, 1996 - Am Heart Assoc
... Atrial fibrillation commonly occurs with rheumatic heart disease, particularly
mitral stenosis. It also occurs with many other cardiac ...

Long-term follow-up of patients from a randomised trial of atrial versus ventricular pacing for sick …
HR ANDERSEN, JC NIELSEN, PEB THOMSEN, L THUESEN, … - Lancet(British edition), 1997 - cat.inist.fr
... Endpoints were mortality, cardiovascular death, atrial fibrillation,
thromboembolic events, heart failure, and atrioventricular block. ...

A comparison of rate control and rhythm control in patients with atrial -
DG Wyse, AL Waldo, JP DiMarco - N Engl J Med, 2002 - rcpe.ac.uk
... and in those with a history of heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, or evidence
of structural heart disease. The prevalence of atrial fibrillation in our ...

Promotion of Atrial Fibrillation by Heart Failure in Dogs Atrial Remodeling of a Different Sort -
D Li, S Fareh, TK Leung, S Nattel - Circulation, 1999 - Am Heart Assoc
... Inc. Basic Science Reports. Promotion of Atrial Fibrillation by Heart Failure
in Dogs. Atrial Remodeling of a Different Sort. Danshi ...

Preoperative Amiodarone as Prophylaxis against Atrial Fibrillation after Heart Surgery -
EG Daoud, SA Strickberger, KC Man, R Goyal, GM … - New England Journal of Medicine, 1997 - content.nejm.org
Volume 337:1785-1791, December 18, 1997, Number 25. Next Next. Preoperative Amiodarone
as Prophylaxis against Atrial Fibrillation after Heart Surgery. ...

Source: Google Scholar

People with atrial fibrillation (AF) have irregular heart beats and have a tendency to form blood clots in the upper chambers (atria) of their hearts. These clots can then travel to the brain, block vessels and cause a stroke. One way of reducing the risk of this occurring is to give drugs that limit the blood's ability to create clots. Two commonly used options are anticoagulants that inhibit the clotting process (e.g. warfarin), and drugs such as aspirin that make blood platelets less likely to bind together and trigger a clot.
In standard medical practice, anticoagulants are often given to people with AF who are at high risk of strokes, while anti-platelet treatments are offered to people at lower risk.

A team of Cochrane Researchers set out to compare the relative benefits of these two treatments. After searching the medical literature, they drew on data found in eight trials that together involved a total of 9598 people who had AF but had not suffered stokes so far.

The results showed that anticoagulants were more successful than anti-platelet therapies at reducing stroke. They reduced the risk of a stroke in people with AF by about 33% compared with anti-platelet therapies. The anti-platelet therapies did, however, still have an effect, reducing the risk by 20% when compared to people who were given no treatment (controls).

"Adjusted-dose warfarin offers larger, more predictable reductions in stroke for AF patients who can receive it," says lead researcher Maria Aguilar, who works in the department of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.

While it is clear that both drugs can bring benefit, it is unclear at what point a person should start to take them.

"The threshold of benefit that would warrant anticoagulation remains controversial and depends on patient preferences and availability of optimal anticoagulation monitoring," says Aguilar.

Jadad AR, Cook DJ, Jones A, Klassen TP, Tugwell P, Moher M, et al. Methodology and reports of systematic Reviews and meta-analysies: a comparison of Cochrane Reviews with articles published in paper-based journal.

Source: Jennifer Beal
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
 
 
 
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