Seventy-five percent of people who have a stroke during their lifetime also have high blood pressure. One in five stroke victims also suffers from an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation. Stroke can ultimately …
Category: Stroke
Why Are Blood Thinners Used to Prevent Stroke?
If you or a loved one have atrial fibrillation (AFib), it’s crucial to treat your condition in order to reduce your risk of stroke. Patients with AFib are more likely to develop blood clots, which …
How Can AFib Cause a Stroke?
If you’ve been recently diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AFib), understanding stroke symptoms and how AFib can cause a stroke are essential for your health. Once you understand why your risk for stroke has increased, finding …
Stroke Deaths Rising on Florida’s Suncoast—May is Stroke Awareness Month
New research from the American Heart Association shows that stroke deaths are unfortunately on the rise in certain counties across the country, including here on Florida’s Suncoast. Despite advances in awareness and care, there was …
May Is National Stroke Awareness Month
The National Stroke Association has dubbed May as National Stroke Awareness Month, which is designed to inform people about the dangers of a stroke and to educate people on controlling their risk factors. Many people …
How Older Adults Can Reduce Risk Of Recurrent Stroke
Approximately one-quarter of all strokes suffered in the United States every year is a recurrent stroke. Learn what makes these strokes so dangerous and how you can monitor your risk factors. The dangers posed by …
May Is National Stroke Awareness Month
The National Stroke Association has dubbed May as National Stroke Awareness Month, which is designed to inform people about the dangers of a stroke and to educate people on controlling their risk factors. Many people …
What is CHADSVASC Scoring?
If you suffer from Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), your risk of experiencing a stroke, unfortunately, increases. Furthermore, the complications from a stroke can be especially problematic for AFib patients, which is why your cardiologist will want …
Stroke Risk Factors and Symptoms
May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes it a fitting time to educate yourself on the causes, symptoms, and risk factors for strokes. Unfortunately, more than 200,000 people in the United States suffer a …
Ways to Prevent Stroke When You Have AFib
Many people suffering from AFib have heard that the condition is not life-threatening on its own, and they wonder why it’s important to treat it. The answer is because AFib compromises the overall health of …
Dangers of Living with AFib
In a state of ideal operation, electrical impulses control the chambers of the heart and allow them to maintain a consistent rhythm while beating. When a person suffers from atrial fibrillation (AFib), uneven pulses result …
How to Regularly Check Your Heart Rhythm
Many people understand that an irregular heartbeat can be a serious medical issue, yet far too many people don’t know how to reliably check their heart rhythm without visiting a doctor. Learn some simple techniques …
How to Get Your AFib Under Control
If you suspect that you may have a heart arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation, or if you’ve recently been diagnosed with AFib, you are likely wondering what your next steps should be to ensure the …
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For millions of patients around the world, living with AFib can cause constant worry about the possibility of a blood clot leading to a stroke. Until recently, the only way to mitigate this risk has …
Complications That Can Arise If Your Afib Isn’t Treated Properly
Atrial fibrillation occurs when an upper chamber in your heart, the atrium, stops beating in a normal rhythm and flutters or quivers instead. You can have Afib without even knowing it, or the symptoms can …
New Guide: What You Need To Know About Atrial Fibrillation
Did you know? An estimated 2.7 million Americans are living with Atrial Fibrillation, yet many choose not to seek treatment and instead suffer in silence. Although AFib is a commonly misunderstood condition, it is very …
Understanding CHADSVASC Scoring
When it comes to Atrial Fibrillation (AFIb) and the risk for stroke, one common term that often comes up is the CHADSVASC score. Because complications from a stroke presents such serious issues for patients suffering …
Predicting Afib Risk After Surgery
One of the most common postoperative problems many patients face after undergoing major surgery is atrial fibrillation. In fact, research indicates post-op Afib occurs in as many as 65 percent of cardiac surgery patients, causing …