Cardiology

A study of more than 450,000 Fitbit wearers shows that an algorithm for the fitness tracker has a high positive predictive value for detecting atrial fibrillation.

Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance adds new chapter to Atlas, focusing on unique aspects and manifestations of CVD in women.

Shoppers Drug Mart released data suggesting that fewer people are filling prescriptions for hypertension compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic.

But use of Framingham Risk Score faces criticism.

A randomized clinical trial looked at coffee’s acute effects on cardiac arrythmias and other physiological factors.

But some experts offer cautions about potassium levels.

Study finds patients with out-of-hospital or in-hospital STEMI have significantly higher rates of in-hospital mortality in the presence of COVID-19

Recipients have outcomes as good as those with hearts from other donors. So finds Universigty of British Columbia research presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Society annual meeting.

Risk is increased with longer, more complex surgeries, according to a study published in Anaesthesia-Analgesia.

Approximately 5-to-10% of patients presenting to family doctors’ clinics or emergency departments with symptoms of Lyme disease may develop Lyme carditis.