News tagged with cardiac conditions
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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In pilot study, screening detects potentially serious heart conditions in healthy children
A pilot study in healthy children and adolescents shows that it is feasible to screen for undiagnosed heart conditions that increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Adding a 10-minute electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) ...
Mar 17, 2011 |
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Patient research to benefit from cutting edge heart scanner
(PhysOrg.com) -- A state-of-the-art chest scanner, the first of its kind in the UK, will allow doctors and researchers to spot heart problems that were previously undetectable.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Older men more likely than women to die after pneumonia
Differing biological response to infection between men and women may explain higher death rates among older men who are hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The findings, published online in the Critical Ca ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Why 'lazy Susan' has a weak heart
When young, apparently healthy athletes suddenly collapse, it can be due to hereditary cardiac disease. Researchers at the Heidelberg University Hospital have now discovered a genetic modification that leads to cardiac weakness ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 05, 2009 |
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