News tagged with cardiac health
For the dogs: Team performs open-heart canine surgeries
Plagued with a defective heart valve that caused fluid accumulation in his lungs, Leo was in need of serious medical help.
Jan 19, 2012 |
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No increased risk of serious cardiovascular events among adults who use ADHD medications: study
Although there have been cardiovascular safety concerns about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications because of their ability to increase heart rate and blood pressure levels, an analysis that included ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Scientists identify key area that could sever communication between brain and heart in disease
A team of neuroscientists and anaesthetists, who have been using pioneering techniques to study how the brain regulates the heart, has identified a crucial part of the nervous system whose malfunction may account for an increased ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Study confirms smoke-free workplaces reduce heart attacks
Mayo Clinic researchers have amassed additional evidence that secondhand smoke kills and smoke-free workplace laws save lives. The study will be presented to the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions on Monday ...
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Delayed stem cell therapy following heart attack is safe but not effective
NIH-funded trial shows that therapy with bone-marrow derived cells does not improve heart function after six months; future clinical benefits still possible.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Python circulating fatty acids study could benefit diseased human heart
A surprising new University of Colorado Boulder study shows that huge amounts of fatty acids circulating in the bloodstreams of feeding pythons promote healthy heart growth, results that may have implications ...
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Study finds new pathway critical to heart arrhythmia
University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have uncovered a previously unknown molecular pathway that is critical to understanding cardiac arrhythmia and other heart muscle problems. Understanding the basic science ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Study: Worst hospitals treat larger share of poor
(AP) -- The nation's worst hospitals treat twice the proportion of elderly black patients and poor patients than the best hospitals, and their patients are more likely to die of heart attacks and pneumonia, new research ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Living in poor neighborhood a risk factor for out-of-hospital cardiac death
People living in poor neighborhoods are at higher risk of dying of heart disease outside a hospital than are people who live in wealthier neighborhoods, research suggests.
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Cardiovascular implantable electronic device-related infections linked with increased risk of death
An association has been found between infection associated with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) and increases in mortality and hospital care costs, according to a report published Online First by Archives of ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Sep 12, 2011 |
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People in poorer neighborhoods have higher risk of sudden cardiac arrest
Sudden cardiac arrest was higher among people living in poorer neighbourhoods in several US and Canadian cities, and the disparity was particularly evident among people under age 65, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Commonly used defibrillators raise risk of problems
When it comes to defibrillators, simpler may be safer, even though more complex machines are used on a majority of patients.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Pediatric cardiologists not always accurate in interpreting ECG results for young athletes
Pediatric cardiologists are prone to misinterpreting electrocardiograms when using the results to determine whether young athletes have heart defects that could make exercising perilous, according to a new study from the ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jul 14, 2011 |
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A magic number for heart health
Imagine being able to calculate one number that would tell you just how fit you are – and what that means for your heart health. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has managed ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jun 01, 2011 |
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New guidelines for cardiovascular genetic testing
An international panel of experts from The Heart Rhythm Society and the European Heart Rhythm Association issued new guideline recommendations for all health care professionals about cardiovascular genetic testing at the ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
May 06, 2011 |
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