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[...] Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder. One in four middle-aged adults in Europe and the US will develop atrial fibrillation. 2 It causes 20-30% of all strokes and raises the risk of premature death, but outlook improves dramatically with oral anticoagulation therapy. Undiagnosed atrial fibrillation is common and many patients remain untreated. Opportunistic screening is recommended in over-65s, but has time, logistical, and resource demands.
DIGITAL-AF examined the feasibility and effectiveness of screening for atrial fibrillation with a smartphone app medically certified in the EU to detect the condition. The app was made freely available by publishing an access token in a local newspaper. Within 48 hours, 12,328 adults had scanned the token and enrolled in the study.
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180825081735.htm
(Score: 2, Interesting) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday August 28 2018, @01:09PM (2 children)
-sure.
It's called "The Silent Killer" because there are _no_ symptoms of any sort before it destroys both your kidneys.
Us wingnuts get our blood pressures checked all the time because some of our Happy Pills can affect BP. But the many homeless who are not mentally ill quite likely have high blood pressure, given that the life expectancy of the homeless in These United States is about fifty years.
Quite conveniently, we all started lining up just outside the soup kitchens and rescue missions about an hour before each meal, so I can start at one end then offer everyone a blood pressure check, then if it's high I'll ask if they have insurance, if not I'll explain how to get medicaid then give them a card telling them where to go to get it as well as the names of addresses of a few clinics that accept it.
I'm planning to buy a good-quality automated blood pressure monitor because my own has been steadily creeping up over the last year. I really don't know why, but I plan to fight it by cutting out salt two weeks from now, then a month from now joining a gym. (When I get paid.)
Why not cut out salt right now? Because I quit coffee cold-turkey on Saturday. Yesterday was pretty rough; today I merely feel like shit.
Why not this weekend? Because that's when I'll cut out most of the sugar in my diet.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 28 2018, @02:14PM (1 child)
Salt only affects blood pressure in the short term, it would be much better if you just start simple bodyweight exercises now instead of waiting to go to the gym.
Start very simply and force yourself to sustain that small amount (e.g. at least five squats every morning no matter what and more if you can or at least three minutes of exercise every morning).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 28 2018, @05:26PM
Yeah you really don't need the gym, just go for 30+ minute walks in a hilly area, or power walk. Not insane cardio, but also easier on knees and motivation.