Online health communities (OHCs) enhance personalized care by connecting patients, professionals and leveraging patient-reported outcomes. This study investigates how communication elements (emotions, patient-generated topics, appeals, and linguistic style) affect patient awareness (click-through-rate) and engagement…
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Stroke remains a leading global cause of mortality, with ischemic stroke as the most common subtype. Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases ischemic stroke risk due to thrombus formation in the left atrium (LA), particularly in…
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Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), the standard-of-care for atrial fibrillation (AF), is effective even in some persistent AF (PsAF) patients despite atrial fibrosis proliferation, suggesting that PVI could not only be isolating triggers but diminishing…
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Timely detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) is crucial for the prevention of serious consequences such as stroke and heart failure, yet it remains challenging due to its often asymptomatic or paroxysmal nature. Wearable devices…
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is trialling an AI tool which helps identify people at risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF), a condition that makes them five times more likely to have a potentially…
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