News tagged with chest pain
New nanoparticles make blood clots visible
For almost two decades, cardiologists have searched for ways to see dangerous blood clots before they cause heart attacks.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Reflux esophagitis due to immune reaction, not acute acid burn
Contrary to current thinking, a condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) might not develop as a direct result of acidic digestive juices burning the esophagus, UT Southwestern Medical Center ...
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Diagnosing heart attacks may be a lick and a click away
A diagnostic tool developed by Rice University scientists to detect heart attacks using a person's saliva is being tested at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in collaboration with Baylor ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 03, 2010 |
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Study finds partner abuse leads to wide range of health problems
Women abused by intimate partners suffer higher rates of a wide variety of doctor-diagnosed medical maladies compared to women who were never abused, according to a new study of more than 3,000 women.
Oct 12, 2009 |
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High systolic BP in patients with chest pain linked with favorable prognosis
New research finds that there is an inverse association between the level of supine (lying face up) systolic blood pressure measured on admission to an intensive care unit for acute chest pain and risk of death at one year, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Valley Fever often misdiagnosed
While common in Arizona, Valley Fever often is misdiagnosed in patients, leading to a litany of problems. The infection is caused by inhaling a fungus that lives in the soil and becomes airborne by wind, dust storms, digging ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Elevated biomarkers lead to diminished quality of life in heart attack patients post-discharge
Many heart attack patients have high levels of cardiac biomarkers in the blood for several months after leaving the hospital, with more shortness of breath and chest pain, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Cardiac MRI in the ER cuts costs, hospital admissions for chest pain patients
A new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center indicates that chest pain may no longer have to mean a hospital stay - there is another option for diagnosing heart-related chest pain that ...
Jun 24, 2010 |
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Unexplained chest pain can be due to stress
Each year, many people seek emergency treatment for unexplained chest pains. A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, indicates several common factors among those affected, including stress ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 09, 2009 |
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Doctor finds a way to treat a controversial angina in the heart's tiny arteries
Most chest pain is caused by fatty deposits that hinder blood flow through the main, spaghetti-thick arteries of the heart.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 27, 2009 |
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Clinical trial looks at the effect of common pain cream on the heart
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at UC are looking for patients to participate in a clinical trial that may determine whether or not a common, over-the-counter pain salve rubbed on the skin could be an effective ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Disparities in heart attack treatment may begin in the emergency room
The well-documented disparities in cardiac care may begin almost as soon as patients arrive at hospital emergency rooms. In a study published in Academic Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers report ...
Sep 24, 2010 |
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Chest pain
In medicine, chest pain is a symptom of a number of serious conditions and is generally considered a medical emergency. Even though it may be determined that the chest pain is non-cardiac in origin, this is often a diagnosis of exclusion made after ruling out more serious causes of the pain.
For more information about Chest pain, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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