Diabetes + atrial fibrillation: A tricky combination
If you have diabetes, staying alert to atrial fibrillation is especially important.
How does atrial fibrillation progress?
There is much you can do to lower your risk of developing atrial fibrillation – and to reduce its burden after diagnosis.
How can a smartphone measure your heart?
How can a smartphone detect signs of disease in your heart? The answer lies in the motion sensors of a modern smartphone.
Atrial Fibrillation – Numbers & Statistics
Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia, affecting over 11 million people in Europe.
Are health benefits directed effectively at work?
Many health benefits tend to serve those who are already healthy.
Age should not limit the use of digital health
How is digital health experienced in older age groups?
Why follow your heart rate variability (HRV)?
Stress, recovery, sleep – following your HRV provides additional insights about your heart health.
Digital tools and heart health equality – Great potential but many pitfalls
Despite their promise, as digital tools are being implemented on a broad scale, their effect on health inequality has proven to be somewhat complex.
Sweating it off – Why and how to exercise with atrial fibrillation?
After being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, many feel concerned about whether and how to exercise. How to avoid the most common pitfalls and safely enjoy an active life? We listed four common questions that arise about atrial fibrillation and exercise.
Webinar: Changing the Landscape of Atrial Fibrillation Diagnostics
In this webinar led by Tero-Pekka Alastalo (MD, PhD), we discuss the current state of atrial fibrillation diagnostics and screening. We also address the benefits and potential disadvantages atrial fibrillation screening at scale could bring to the individual and the healthcare system.
Happiness makes your heart happy – how are heart health and mental well-being connected?
Detrimental effects of psychological factors on heart health are often talked about, but the delightful news is that there is also a heart health-promoting connection.
4 things to consider before meeting with a healthcare professional about atrial fibrillation
Did you know there is a lot you can prepare in advance to get the most out of your appointment? To help you prepare for the visit, we gathered information that could prove useful to you and your physician.
Webinar: Current state of digital health solutions: Introducing a mobile-only approach to heart health monitoring
Join our webinar on January 25. In this webinar led by CardioSignal’s Chief Medical Officer Tero-Pekka Alastalo, we review the current state of digital health solutions in early detection of heart disease.
How are stress and atrial fibrillation connected?
In addition to many other detrimental health effects, stress is known to impact heart health. Reducing stress will protect your heart not only from atrial fibrillation, but from other conditions such as high blood pressure or heart attack.
How’s your heart doing? Why regular monitoring pays off
How many times per day do you stop and think about your heart? The chances are, if it’s not causing you any symptoms, very rarely. However, taking just one minute per day to listen to your heart can pay off big time. Here’s why.
Coffee, salt, alcohol… What do we know about lifestyle choices and the risk of atrial fibrillation?
Coffee, salt, alcohol… We gathered essential but modifiable lifestyle factors that impact your risk of getting atrial fibrillation, and what scientific evidence says about them.
5 risk factors for atrial fibrillation and how to tackle them
In atrial fibrillation, your heart twitches rapidly, out of rhythm, unable to pump blood into the blood vessels properly. You might feel out of breath, fatigued – or nothing at all. According to estimates, up to one in four of individuals aged over 40 years will get atrial fibrillation at some point of their life.
Blog: A new day in heart health
In his blog, cardiologist and CEO Juuso Blomster explains why taking a minute to monitor your heart health is so important.
Meet the medical insights team
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Juuso Blomster (MD, PhD)
Dr. Juuso Blomster is a cardiologist and CEO of CardioSignal. He holds a Specialist in Cardiology degree and is an Adjunct Professor in Cardiology at the University of Turku, Finland.
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Tero-Pekka Alastalo (MD, PhD)
Tero-Pekka Alastalo is Chief Medical Officer at CardioSignal. He is specialized in pediatric cardiology. He did his postdoctoral training at Stanford University School of Medicine on the molecular genetic mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases.
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Anni Karjala (MD)
Anni Karjala is a doctor who is passionate about cardiology with a focus on digital tools and early intervention. She is a physician in the internal medicine department at Helsinki University Hospital (HUS).
Video: One minute of stillness, to protect a lifetime of moments
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