Atrial fibrillation: a simple tool to diagnose stroke risk
Four criteria make it possible to identify patients at risk of atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder increasing the risk ...
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Is your heart racing? You may be suffering from “party heart”
During end-of-year holiday meals, alcohol consumption is sometimes significant. This can cause a syndrome nicknamed “party heart,” characterized by an ...
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Babies’ first words are directly linked to their heart rate
Chirping, repeated syllables, babbling... These first vocal productions of infants are signs that their heart is working rhythmically, in concert ...
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Stress: the mechanisms behind the heart’s reaction highlighted
Researchers have highlighted how the brain and dopaminergic neurons play a role in increasing heart rate in the face of ...
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Defibrillator: a new mode of use helps restore heart rhythm dramatically
The position in which responders place the two defibrillator electrodes on the body can make a significant difference in the ...
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Video, online games: sharing heartbeat would help reduce feelings of loneliness
Japanese researchers have noticed that sharing real-time biosignals, such as heart rate, during online interactions can increase the feeling of ...
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Breathe deeply to see a clearer picture? It’s more effective than you think
Swiss researchers show how breathing and heart rate influence visual perception. THE ESSENTIAL When the heart is relaxed, we perceive ...
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Passive smoking triggers a dangerous heart rhythm disorder
Passive smoking increases the risk of developing atrial fibrillation. THE ESSENTIAL Passive smoking significantly increases the risk of developing atrial ...
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Atrial fibrillation: 9 risk factors to watch out for
Atrial (or atrial) fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder: researchers have taken stock of its risk factors. THE ...
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Hearing relaxing words during sleep slows heart rate
According to a recent study, listening to relaxing words moderates heart activity, which indicates deeper sleep. THE ESSENTIAL After the ...
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Heartbeat: neurons can sense the pulse in the brain
Specific neurons directly detect the rhythmic movements of blood vessels induced by heartbeats in the brain and can therefore detect ...
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Tachycardia: These causes can make your heart beat too fast
We speak of tachycardia when the heart rate rises above 90 or 100 beats per minute, outside of any significant ...
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Atrial fibrillation: insomnia can be a risk factor
Young adults suffering from regular insomnia are at greater risk of developing heart rhythm disorders. THE ESSENTIAL Insomnia is a ...
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Antiarrhythmic drug: how to deal with flecainide rupture?
Recommendations have just been issued by the ANSM with the aim of alleviating the global shortage of certain flecainide-based drugs ...
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Atrial fibrillation: a new tool to prevent the risk of stroke
Four criteria make it possible to identify patients at risk of suffering from atrial fibrillation. This heart rhythm disorder increases ...
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Stroke: playing sports with clogged arteries can trigger an attack
An increased heart rate during physical exercise could interrupt blood flow to the brain. THE ESSENTIAL An exercise-induced increase in ...
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Tachycardia: here are 10 causes that make the heart beat too fast
Tachycardia corresponds to an increase in heart rate beyond 90 or 100 beats per minute, apart from significant physical effort. ...
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Atrial fibrillation: too long naps double your risk of developing this heart disorder
According to Spanish research, daytime naps longer than 30 minutes could increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation, a heart ...
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Heart rhythm disorders: estrogen to blame?
Estrogen levels could explain why women are more likely to have irregular heartbeats. THE ESSENTIAL The team analyzed the type ...
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Heart rhythm disorders: researchers discover new causes
The development of arrhythmia, or heart rhythm disorders, is partly due to the mutation of a protein called calmodulin, according ...
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Anxiety: this disorder can be created by our body
In mice, a faster heart rate can lead to anxious behaviors. THE ESSENTIAL Using an optical pacemaker, the researchers artificially ...
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Your heart rate would influence your perception of time
What is the duration of the present? The answer would depend on your heartbeat. THE ESSENTIAL As part of the ...
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Atrial Fibrillation: 6 Habits to Reduce Your Risk
Lifestyle has a big impact on atrial fibrillation, a form of irregular heartbeat. THE ESSENTIAL Atrial (or atrial) fibrillation is ...
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Atrial fibrillation: our tip for detecting it yourself
As part of the 2022 Action Week concerning atrial fibrillation, a pathology characterized by an irregular heartbeat, Why Doctor offers ...
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Atrial fibrillation: 5 facts from a cardiologist to understand the disease
On the occasion of the 2022 Action Week concerning atrial fibrillation, Dr Xavier Waintraub, cardiologist at the Pitié Salpêtrière hospital ...
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Atrial fibrillation: “a sword of Damocles above the head”
On the occasion of atrial fibrillation awareness day on December 12, Why Doctor collected the testimony of a patient followed ...
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Gestational diabetes: more likely to have heart problems
Pregnant women with gestational diabetes are more likely to develop cardiovascular and heart problems. THE ESSENTIAL Age, weight and family ...
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Heart rhythm disorders: alcohol would be the only cause of these abnormalities
Lack of sleep, caffeine, age… Several factors can be associated with the occurrence of cardiac arrhythmia. But the real danger ...
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Atrial fibrillation: an “electric storm” that disrupts the heart rhythm
Atrial fibrillation would affect more than 750,000 people in France. As part of the 2021 Week of Action concerning this ...
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Atrial fibrillation: priority for the prevention of thromboembolic risk
Atrial fibrillation would affect more than 750,000 people in France. As part of the 2021 Week of Action concerning this ...
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