News tagged with cardiovascular abnormalities
Study sheds light on end of life management of implanted defibrillators
Each year, more than 100,000 patients in the U.S. undergo implantation of a new implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) for heart rhythm abnormalities. This number constitutes a 20-fold increase over the last 15 years. ...
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Air travel no 'significant threat' to cardiovascular health, says new guidance
Air travel poses no "significant threat" to cardiovascular health, with few conditions likely to warrant restrictions, concludes new guidance published in the journal Heart.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 19, 2010 |
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New strategies to improve treatment and ultimately prevent heart failure in children
Structural cardiovascular abnormalities present at birth are the leading cause of heart failure in children. Nearly half a million children in the United States have structural heart problems ranging in severity from relatively ...
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Chemical can reproduce complications for some patients
Medical science took a giant leap forward with the development of techniques that, at least temporarily, perform the function of vital organs. These processes, including the use of the heart-lung machine and renal dialysis, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 01, 2009 |
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