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Existing Heart Failure Drug May Treat Potential COVID-19 Long-Hauler Symptom In a new study out of University of California San Diego School of Medicine, researchers found a drug used for heart failure improves symptoms associated with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, otherwise known as POTS. This complex, debilitating disorder affects the body’s autonomic nervous system, causing a high heart rate, usually when standing. Writing in the February 15, 2021 online issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, study authors investigated the drug ivabradine and its effect...

Researchers say even one alcoholic drink a day can increase your risk of atrial fibrillation. They add that the risk increases with each drink added to a person’s day. Experts say research is mixed on whether moderate consumption of alcohol has health benefits. Just one alcoholic drink a day can increase risk of atrial fibrillation (AFib). That’s the conclusion of a study published in the European Heart Journal. Researchers said they found that having an alcoholic drink every day was associated with a 16 percent increase in risk for atrial fibrillation over an average 14-year follow-up pe...