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University Hospitals Researcher Develops New Score System to Better Screen and Treat HFpEF Heart Failure Patients

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It incorporates age, body mass index (BMI), and atrial fibrillation to aid in the diagnosis of HFpEF. The newly developed HFpEF-ABA score model estimates the probability of HFpEF in individual patients based on three simple clinical variables: age, BMI, and atrial fibrillation.

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The causal relationship between obesity, obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation: a study based on mediated Mendelian randomization

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia that is associated with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA). Through mediating MR analysis, it was found that OSA played a certain role in the causal relationship between obesity and AF, with about 6.4%

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Heart Disease and Stroke Could Affect at Least 60% of Adults in U.S. by 2050, According to American Heart Association Advisories

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A projected rise in heart disease and stroke – along with several key risk factors, including high blood pressure and obesity – is likely to triple related costs to $1.8 A projected rise in heart disease and stroke – along with several key risk factors, including high blood pressure and obesity – is likely to triple related costs to $1.8

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3 Powerful Strategies: Combatting Cardiometabolic Risk Factors for Black Americans 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Black History Month is a poignant backdrop to the alarming rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes, particularly among those of marginalized populations. Furthermore, research on intergenerational trauma shows how stressors can pass on to the next generation, setting the stage for generations of health inequality. #1

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National AFib Awareness Month: A Call to Action for Physicians Worldwide

ADN Center of Excellence

September is National Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about one of the most common yet often misunderstood heart conditions. Understanding Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation is characterized by an irregular and often rapid heart rhythm that can lead to poor blood flow.

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National A-Fib Numbers Higher Than Previously Thought

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11, 2024 — In the first national estimate in two decades, researchers at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) report that 10.5 million Americans have atrial fibrillation. adults had atrial fibrillation, but these reportedly have not been updated in more than two decades. million U.S. million U.S.

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National A-Fib Numbers Higher Than Previously Tought

DAIC

11 — In the first national estimate in two decades, researchers at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) report that 10.5 million Americans have atrial fibrillation. adults had atrial fibrillation, but these reportedly have not been updated in more than two decades. million U.S. million U.S.