A study is examining whether a smartwatch can accurately detect irregular health rhythms, including atrial fibrillation, in wearers.
Category: Cardiology
Study examines link between peripheral artery disease and heart attack
A study confirmed that patients with peripheral artery disease have a higher risk of heart attack, and are more likely to have a rarer type of heart attack.
A 14-year-old explains what it’s like to get a new heart
Fourteen-year-old Athena Tran celebrated an important personal milestone this week: It's been one year since she received a heart transplant.
From heart disease to cancer: New study tracks shift of county death rates
The leading cause of death in the U.S. is shifting from heart disease to cancer at varying paces across the country, according to Stanford research.
Understanding AFib: Tips for a healthy life with atrial fibrillation
In this final piece in the Understanding AFib series, physician Randall Stafford offers evidence-based advice for remaining healthy with the condition.
Matching kids to right-sized hearts: New method shortens transplant waits
Using CT scans to create estimates of heart volume is making it easier for cardiologists at Packard Children's Hospital to match kids to donor hearts.
Understanding AFib: Drugs and procedures to help restore a normal rhythm
In this sixth piece in the Understanding AFib series, physician Randall Stafford explains how medications, procedures and pacemakers can be used for AFib.
Understanding AFib: How to measure your own heart rate and rhythm
In the fifth installment in the Understanding AFib series, Randall Stafford explains how to measure your heart rate and pay attention to your heart rhythm.
The presence of his absence
In this essay, Cynthia Lim reflects on her experience caring for her husband, who was left with brain damage following a cardiac arrest.
Raising awareness of rheumatic heart disease in India through biodesign
A team of Stanford Biodesign innovators has developed a video to increase awareness in India of a serious heart condition, RHD.
Understanding AFib: Slowing down the dancing heart
In this fourth post in the Understanding AFib series, physician Randall Stafford explains different drugs that are used to slow down the heart.
“Without Dr. Shumway doing his miracle work, three generations would not be here”: A Stanford heart transplant patient’s story
A Stanford Health Care video tells the story of grateful transplant patient Yolanda.
Understanding AFib: Blood thinners simplified
In the latest installment in the series Understanding AFib, Randall Stafford explains the different types of blood thinners.
Understanding AFib: Why do I have this? Should I take blood thinners?
In the second piece in a the Understanding AFib series, physician Randall Stafford examines which patients should use blood thinners.
Genetics of cholesterol reveal insights into heart disease and diabetes drug targets
Scientists find new potential drug targets for heart disease and diabetes, while shedding more light on the genetics of cholesterol, a new study has found.
Understanding AFib: A heart dancing without rhythm
In the first of a series on atrial fibrillation, physician Randall Stafford explains the condition and how it increases the risk of stroke.