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Listen to Our Founder Trudie Lobban MBE on her Park Radio Interview on Sunday

4 June 2018 For PatientsFor Clinicians

Stressful jobs are associated with a higher risk of heart rhythm disorders

www.escardio.org, 4 June 2018 Defibs Save LivesFor PatientsFor Clinicians

Symptoms include palpitations, weakness, fatigue, feeling light headed, dizziness, and shortness of breath. Atrial fibrillation causes 20–30% of all ...

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Take Fainting to Heart

www.hippocraticpost.com, 31 May 2018 Defibs Save LivesFor PatientsFor Clinicians

But if there is no explanation and someone has a history of unexplained fainting, there is a chance that it could be down to an arrhythmia. Sudden ...

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Trudie Lobban MBE, Founder and CEO, Arrhythmia Alliance Media Tour

29 May 2018 Defibs Save LivesFor PatientsFor Clinicians

Watch Trudie Lobban MBE, discuss the importance of being pulse aware on her US media tour.

New study: AFib and noise may be linked

exclusive.multibriefs.com, 29 May 2018 For PatientsFor Clinicians

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common type of heart arrhythmia. About 2.7 to 6.1 million people in the United States have AFib, and with the aging ...

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International Clinical Cardiovascular Genetics Conference

23 May 2018 EventsFor Clinicians

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Risk of stroke and transient ischaemic attack in patients with a diagnosis of resolved atrial fibrillation: retrospective cohort studies

22 May 2018 For Clinicians

Patients with resolved atrial fibrillation remain at higher risk of stroke or TIA than patients without atrial fibrillation. The risk is increased even in those in whom recurrent atrial fibrillation is not documented. Guidelines should be updated to advocate continued use of anticoagulants in patients with resolved atrial fibrillation.

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22 May 2018 Defibs Save LivesE-newsFor Clinicians

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GPs urged to check patients' pulse in bid to cut strokes

talkradio.co.uk, 22 May 2018 For PatientsFor Clinicians

People with atrial fibrillation have a significantly higher risk of stroke, but if they have been diagnosed then they can be given medication to control ...

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New research puts irregular heartbeat treatment in the spotlight

thenorthernecho.co.uk, 22 May 2018 For PatientsFor Clinicians

HEART: In Atrial Fibrillation, the heart's atria do not beat in a controlled ... never had this irregular heart rhythm, referred to as Atrial Fibrillation (AF).

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