News tagged with cardiac rhythm
Scientists unlock the 'gates' on sudden cardiac death (w/ Video)
Australian researchers have come one step closer to understanding how the rhythm of the heartbeat is controlled and why many common drugs, including some antibiotics, antihistamines and anti-psychotics, can cause a potentially ...
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Jan 28, 2011 |
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Scientists reveal the mystery of sudden cardiac death
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at The University of Manchester have solved a mystery connected with why people die from sudden cardiac arrest during sleep - potentially saving thousands of lives.
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Jul 05, 2010 |
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Stretchable electronics device holds promise for treating irregular heart rhythms
The electronics can bend, stretch and twist. No small feat. Now the flexible and stretchable electronics can map waves of electrical activity in the heart with better resolution and speed than that of conventional ...
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Mar 24, 2010 |
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Researchers gain detailed insight into failing heart cells using new nanotechnique
Researchers have been able to see how heart failure affects the surface of an individual heart muscle cell in minute detail, using a new nanoscale scanning technique developed at Imperial College London. The findings may ...
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Feb 25, 2010 |
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New Therapy that Prevents Heart Failure (w/ Video)
(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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Sep 01, 2009 |
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Shockable cardiac arrests are more common in public than home
Cardiac arrests that can be treated by electric stimulation, also known as shockable arrests, were found at a higher frequency in public settings than in the home, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded study ...
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Can chaos theory help predict heart attacks?
Chaos models may someday help model cardiac arrhythmias -- abnormal electrical rhythms of the heart, say researchers in the journal CHAOS, which is published by the American Institute of Physics.
Jul 21, 2010 |
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Study confirms performance of new defibrillator with no heart leads
(PhysOrg.com) -- Results from clinical trials performed in Europe and New Zealand, published online in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrate the effectiveness of a new less-invasive, subcutaneous ...
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May 19, 2010 |
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Chances of surviving cardiac arrest at home or work unchanged in 30 years
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.
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Young athletes need dual screening tests for heart defects, study suggests
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 ...
Nov 15, 2009 |
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Gene mingling increases sudden death risk
A multi-national research team has discovered that two genetic factors converge to increase the risk of sudden cardiac death.
Oct 12, 2009 |
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New technique prevents major cause for heart-related stroke
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 ...
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Aug 21, 2009 |
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Survival rates for elderly patients receiving in-hospital resuscitation (CPR) did not improve from 1992 to 2005
You don't have to be Michael Jackson to have this problem: The odds of surviving cardiac arrest after getting CPR in a hospital are slim and have not improved in more than a decade, a big Medicare study concludes.
Jul 01, 2009 |
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New Medtronic heart device uses 'super plastic' from NASA
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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May 07, 2009 |
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Studies point to novel target for treating arrhythmias
Abnormal heart rhythms - arrhythmias - are killers. They strike without warning, causing sudden cardiac death, which accounts for about 10 percent of all deaths in the United States.
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Jan 21, 2009 |
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