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Women suffering sudden cardiac arrest have lower prevalence of structural heart disease than men

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A woman who suffers sudden cardiac arrest is significantly less likely than a man to exhibit the decrease in the heart's pumping ability that is widely recognized as a precursor, says a new study in the Nov. 24 Journal of ...


Postmortem genetic tests after sudden death may provide less expensive way to identify risk

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Targeted postmortem testing to identify genetic mutations associated with sudden unexplained death (SUD) is an effective and less expensive way to determine risk to relatives than comprehensive cardiac testing of first degree ...


Research findings key for understanding, interpreting genetic testing for long QT syndrome

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Results of a long QT syndrome (LQTS) study published in the current issue of Circulation play an important role in understanding genetic testing's role in diagnosing disease, according to the senior author, Michael Ackerman, ...


Young athletes need dual screening tests for heart defects, study suggests

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include both popular diagnostic tests, not just one of them, according to new research from heart experts at Johns ...


China investigates 2 deaths after flu vaccinations

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Two people in China who received swine flu vaccinations died in the past week but at least one death appears unrelated to the vaccine and the other was being investigated.


Research: Baby's sleep position is major factor in 'flat-headedness'

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A baby's sleep position is the best predictor of a misshapen skull condition known as deformational plagiocephaly ? or the development of flat spots on an infant's head -- according to findings reported by ...


Exercise-linked ventricular tachycardia is not a risk to healthy older adults

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Healthy, older adults free of heart disease need not fear that bouts of rapid, irregular heartbeats brought on by vigorous exercise might increase short- or long-term risk of dying or having a heart attack, according to a ...


Europe's device therapy use for heart failure doubles 2004-2008, some countries have low uptake

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The use of implantable devices for the treatment of heart failure increased "enormously" in Europe between the years 2004 and 2008, but there still remain large differences between countries, according to a study reported ...


Study: Kidney angioplasty brings risks, no benefit

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

If you're among the hundreds of thousands of Americans with clogged kidney arteries, you might want to consider trying medicines before rushing into angioplasty to open them up. The pricey procedure is no more effective and ...


Clearing the way for detecting pulmonary embolism

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When it comes to diagnosing pulmonary embolism—a sudden blockage in the lung artery that could be deadly if not treated—which technique is the most effective? Research published in the December issue of The Journal of Nu ...



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