News tagged with electrocardiograms
Peer-to-peer heart monitoring
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Mar 09, 2009 |
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The possibility of remote monitoring for chronically ill patients will soon become a reality. Now, researchers in South Africa and Australia have devised a decentralized system to avoid medical data overload. They describe ...
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Verizon teams with MCG to test cutting-edge technology
Feb 11, 2008 |
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A handheld device that could mean the difference between life and death for some heart attack victims is under development with input from doctors at the Medical College of Georgia.
Common ECG finding may indicate serious cardiac problems
Jun 23, 2009 |
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A common electrocardiogram (ECG) finding that has largely been considered insignificant may actually signal an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (a chronic heart rhythm disturbance), the future need for a permanent pacemaker ...
Algorithms to reanimate the heart
Oct 02, 2007 |
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When an adult suffers a cardiorespiratory arrest the rapid application of an electrical discharge with a defibrillator can avoid sudden death in many cases. Nevertheless, defibrillation also has its impediment or enemy: time. ...
Air pollution can hinder heart's electrical functioning
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Microscopic particles in polluted air can adversely affect the heart's ability to conduct electrical signals in people with serious coronary artery disease, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart ...
Researchers say ECG standards should be revised for elderly
Mar 14, 2008 |
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic suggest that the established “normal” ranges for evaluating electrocardiograms for persons over 80 years old should be “revisited.” The recommendation comes in a study published today in the American Jo ...
Heart checks urged for athletes
Oct 04, 2006 |
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Italian researchers say making young athletes undergo mandatory heart checkups may establish their risk for sudden cardiac death.
Risk factors for sudden death for adult muscular dystrophy identified
Jun 19, 2008 |
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The largest assessment of people with adult muscular dystrophy has identified risk factors that can lead to sudden death for individuals with the most common form of this disease. The results of the multicenter study, led ...
Yoga boosts heart health
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Heart rate variability, a sign of a healthy heart, has been shown to be higher in yoga practitioners than in non-practitioners, according to research to be published in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of ...
Drug for cluster headaches may cause heart problems
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Aug 13, 2007 |
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A drug increasingly used to prevent cluster headaches can cause heart problems, according to a study published in the August 14, 2007, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Those taking ...
New imaging technology reveals prevalence of 'silent' heart attacks
Apr 21, 2009 |
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So-called "silent" heart attacks may be much more common than previously believed, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
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