News tagged with rapid heartbeat
Anemia may more than triple your risk of dying after a stroke
Being anemic could more than triple your risk of dying within a year after having a stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Faster, better diagnosis for patients with heart rhythm disorders
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 ...
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Packard Children's has smallest child yet to get pacemaker
Jaya Maharaj was 15 minutes old when she was sent to surgery at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and given a pacemaker that saved her life. The tiny girl — born nine weeks early, weighing 3.5 pounds, ...
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El Nino, La Nina to become more dominant in New Zealand with climate change
(PhysOrg.com) -- El Niño and La Niña weather patterns will become even more dominant in New Zealand with climate change, according to research from The University of Auckland published in Nature Climate Change.
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Feb 08, 2012 |
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Atrial arrhythmias detected by pacemakers increase risk of stroke
An irregular heartbeat that you don't even feel but can be picked up by a pacemaker is associated with a significantly increased risk of stroke, says a new McMaster University study.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jan 11, 2012 |
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FDA adds new heart warning to Sanofi's Multaq
Federal health officials have added new safety warnings to the heart rhythm drug Multaq after company studies linked the pill to higher rates of heart attack, stroke and death in a subset of patients.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 19, 2011 |
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NASA's RXTE detect 'heartbeat' of smallest black hole candidate (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of astronomers has identified a candidate for the smallest-known black hole using data from NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). The evidence comes from a specific ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Study helps predict which ARVD patients are at highest risk of sudden cardiac death
(Medical Xpress) -- Johns Hopkins experts in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) have defined a set of criteria that could be used to assess a patient’s need for an implanted defibrillator to prevent sudden ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Sep 23, 2011 |
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New prenatal blood tests can check fetal DNA, raising ethical questions
Soon a simple blood test will be able to tell newly pregnant women if they are carrying a child with Down syndrome - raising the prospect, and perhaps peril, of a world with fewer imperfections.
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Scientist discovers genetic factor implicated in heartbeat defect
A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has discovered how gene regulation can make hearts beat out of sync, offering new hope for the millions who suffer from a potentially fatal heart condition.
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Regional system to cool cardiac arrest patients improves outcomes
A broad, regional system to lower the temperature of resuscitated cardiac arrest patients at a centrally-located hospital improved outcomes, according to a study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Exercise training program improves outcomes in 'Grinch Syndrome' patients
An exercise training program worked better than a commonly used beta blocker, significantly improving — even curing — patients with a debilitating heart syndrome, according to research published in Hypertension: Jo ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jun 20, 2011 |
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