More religious participants had better scores for blood pressure, cholesterol and other metrics known to influence cardiovascular health, found a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association last Wednesday. The trial, called the Rhythm Evaluation for AntiCoagulaTion trial, is a collaboration between Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the American Heart Association, with Apple providing Apple Watches to patients in the trial.Īfrican American adults who participate in frequent religious activities, or hold deeper spiritual beliefs, are more likely to score higher in indicators linked to good heart health than those who don’t, according to new research.
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“Many of these patients are on blood thinners for the rest of their lives even if they have infrequent episodes of atrial fibrillation. Rod Passman, director of the Center for Arrhythmia Research and a professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “If proven effective, this new treatment paradigm will fundamentally change the standard of care for the millions of Americans living with AFib,” principal investigator Dr.
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Using the app on Apple Watch and an accompanying app on iPhone, patients in the trial will be able to target blood-thinning medication use for a limited period of time and only in response to a prolonged episode of AFib, the statement said.
With an eye toward getting atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients off lifelong, continuous blood-thinning medication, Northwestern University and Johns Hopkins University will study the effectiveness of using a heart rhythm app on an Apple Watch to tell patients when to use blood thinners temporarily.
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