News tagged with death heart

New EPA rule will clean the air for 240 million Americans

Pollution that blows hundreds of miles from coal-fired power plants into other states will be reduced under a final plan that the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 10, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Scientists find way to block stress-related cell death

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have uncovered a potentially important new therapeutic target that could prevent stress-related cell death, a characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Low sodium intake could be riskier than thought

Doctors have long encouraged patients to slash their salt intake for good heart health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

EU approves kids' use of Pfizer lung medicine

(AP) -- Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. said Thursday that the European commission has approved treating children with its medicine for a rare, deadly lung condition - a drug better known as Viagra.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Death rates after hospitalization down for oldest heart failure patients

Death rates after hospitalization for heart failure have dropped for veterans age 80 and older, but rehospitalizations remain frequent, according to a study in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Heart Failure.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are ICDs up to par with patients living longer?

Most patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) who have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) now live more than seven years and those ICD patients with hereditary heart disease ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Cow valve' heart implant hailed as breakthrough

A new type of heart valve made with cow tissue and inserted by catheter was hailed on Sunday as a major breakthrough that could eliminate the need for open heart surgery in some patients, US doctors said Sunday.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Keeping a beating heart in rhythm

Screening for a group of genetic mutations in people with a special heart condition could help doctors determine who is at risk for cardiac arrest or sudden death, reports a new study in Science Translational Medicine today. ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Canadian Journal of Cardiology publishes advice on genetic testing of inherited cardiac arrhythmias

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Canadian Heart Rhythm Society have produced the first-ever comprehensive guidelines on the use of genetic testing in the clinical management of inherited heart rhythm disorders, released ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Do all student athletes need heart screenings?

Seemingly every year there are reports of a young, apparently healthy athlete dying on the court or playing field.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sex can be heart attack trigger for couch potatoes

Sex and exercise can trigger heart attacks in older people who don't get much of either, a new analysis finds. The risk is low, but it's a good reminder that slackers should change their exercise habits gradually, especially ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Study suggests gender does not play a role in risk of death from heart attack

A study led by the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center shows being a woman may not increase your risk of dying from treatment for a severe heart attack.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Healthy' patients at high risk of cardiac death identified

(PhysOrg.com) -- The way the heart responds to an early beat is predictive of cardiac death, especially for people with no conventional markers of cardiovascular disease, according to new research from Washington University ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Calcium flow disruptions linked to heart failure

Excessive release of calcium inside cardiac muscle can cause sudden cardiac death in heart failure patients. New research has revealed how this could happen, opening up new possibilities for combating heart ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast