News tagged with cardiac rhythm
Researchers develop innovative imaging system to study sudden cardiac arrest
Oct 30, 2009 |
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A research team at Vanderbilt University has developed an innovative optical system to simultaneously image electrical activity and metabolic properties in the same region of a heart, to study the complex mechanisms that ...
Concurrent imaging of metabolic and electric signals in the heart
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Cardiac rhythm disorders can result from disturbances in cardiac metabolism. These metabolic changes are tightly linked with specific cardiac electrophysiology (CEP) abnormalities, such as depressed excitability, impaired ...
New technique prevents major cause for heart-related stroke
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Physicians at The Mount Sinai Medical Center were the first in the country to perform a non-surgical procedure using sutures to tie off a left atrial appendage (LAA), which is the source of blood clots leading to stroke in ...
New Medtronic heart device uses 'super plastic' from NASA
May 07, 2009 |
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A "super plastic" invented by NASA engineers for use in aeronautic and space applications is now being used in a medical device that treats people suffering from heart failure.
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Faster, better diagnosis for patients with heart rhythm disorders
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Patients with heart rhythm disorders can look forward to better and faster diagnosis and treatment thanks to the latest generation of electrophysiology equipment used this week for the first time in North America at the Peter ...
Revolutionary operation performed live for heart rhythm congress
Oct 21, 2008 |
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A revolutionary heart operation technique using cutting edge technology will be performed on Monday 20 October and broadcast live to delegates at the Heart Rhythm Congress 2008 taking place in Birmingham.
Rhythm abnormality of unknown origin strongly predicts sudden death risk in heart disease patients
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Researchers conducting a large, ongoing study to improve detection and prevention of sudden cardiac death were surprised to discover that a specific heart rhythm abnormality - idiopathic QT interval prolongation - increased ...
Chances of surviving cardiac arrest at home or work unchanged in 30 years
Dec 02, 2009 |
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The chance of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has not improved since the 1950s, according to a report by the University of Michigan Health System.
New resuscitation approach for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest associated with increased survival
Mar 11, 2008 |
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Patients who had cardiac arrests outside of the hospital setting and were treated with a resuscitation approach designed to limit interruption of chest compressions, termed minimally interrupted cardiac resuscitation (MICR), ...
Feeling down and out could break your heart, literally
Mar 09, 2009 |
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New data published in the March 17, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggest that relatively healthy women with severe depression are at increased risk of cardiac events, including sudden cardia ...
Keeping the rhythm of life in sync
May 28, 2008 |
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Beyond symbolically holding our feelings of love and compassion, the heart is a very efficient pump with a steady beat that provides the rhythm of life. Abnormal rhythm in the heart is a condition known as cardiac arrhythmia. ...
In-home AEDs don't improve sudden cardiac arrest survival
Apr 01, 2008 |
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David Callans, MD, a professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, will be available to comment on the New England Journal of Medicine study on the use of automated external defibrillators ...
ICDs extend the lives of heart attack survivors by an entire year: Study
May 14, 2009 |
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A landmark follow-up study found that heart attack survivors who receive implanted cardioverter defribillators (ICDs) live longer the longer they have them, according to the results of late-breaking clinical trail presented ...
New Therapy that Prevents Heart Failure (w/ Video)
Sep 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients who had a cardiac resynchronization device combined with a defibrillator (CRT-D) implanted had a 34 percent reduction in their risk of death or heart failure when compared to patients ...
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