Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide and prevalence is expected to continue rising at an exponential rate with an aging population and increasing rates of obesity and ...

Using echocardiography - visual ultrasound of the heart - the research team was able to identify novel measures that are linked to a higher dementia risk. Atrial myopathy, a condition characterized by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For the investigator-initiated DECAAF II study, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, Nassir ...

Lin Yee Chen, MD, MS, a professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School and director of the Lillehei Heart Institute, has been awarded a $4.39 million grant from the National Institutes of ...

New research assessed if there is a link between heart health and dementia. Published in JAMA, research from the University of Minnesota assessed if there is a link between heart health and dementia.

The epidemiology of sudden cardiac deaths (SCDs) was turned on its head Thursday, with research showing that in reality, ...

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (10/10/2023) — Lin Yee Chen, MD, MS, a professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School and director of the Lillehei Heart Institute, has been awarded a $4.39 million grant ...

For individuals without a prior history of atrial fibrillation or stroke, left atrial (LA) dysfunction is more tightly linked to risk of having an ischemic stroke than LA size, according to an ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state ...

Physical activity (PA) is essential for the cardiovascular, emotional, and social health of all children and adolescents.