News tagged with heart rhythms
Related topics: atrial fibrillation , sudden cardiac death , heart failure , stroke , heart
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.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 05, 2010 |
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The food-energy cellular connection revealed
Our body's activity levels fall and rise to the beat of our internal drums—the 24-hour cycles that govern fundamental physiological functions, from sleeping and feeding patterns to the energy available to our cells. Whereas ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 15, 2009 |
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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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Warfarin: patient knows best
(PhysOrg.com) -- An Oxford-led review published last week in the Cochrane Library - that gold-standard source for the best evidence-based medical care - showed how empowering people at risk of blood clots ...
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Apr 23, 2010 |
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Body clock regulates metabolism
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Irvine researchers have discovered that circadian rhythms - our own body clock - regulate energy levels in cells. The findings have far-reaching implications, from providing greater insights ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Heating heart with catheter better than drugs for common heart rhythm disorder
Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, a major international study has found.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 14, 2009 |
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Cardiac arrest resuscitation: Passive oxygen flow better than assisted ventilation
Arizona researchers have added another piece to the mounting body of evidence that suggests during resuscitation efforts to treat patients in cardiac arrest, "passive ventilation" significantly increases survival rates, compared ...
Aug 12, 2009 |
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High blood pressure easy to miss in children with kidney disease
Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension - even during doctor's office visits — increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Taking mathematics to heart
Did you know that heart attacks can give you mathematics? That statement appears on the web site of James Keener, who works in the mathematics of cardiology. This area has many problems that are ripe for unified ...
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Hold the phone for vital signs
An iPhone app that measures the user's heart rate is not only a popular feature with consumers, but it sparked an idea for a Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher who is now turning smart phones, ...
Oct 06, 2011 |
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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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Exercise-linked ventricular tachycardia is not a risk to healthy older adults
Healthy, older adults free of heart disease need not fear that bouts of rapid, irregular heartbeats brought on by vigorous exercise might increase short- or long-term risk of dying or having a heart attack, according to a ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Coffee associated with reduced risk of hospitalization for heart rhythm disturbances: study
Coffee drinkers may be less likely to be hospitalized for heart rhythm disturbances, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, Calif. The researchers, who note the findings may be ...
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Study Warns of Potential Adverse Drug Interactions from New Using Blood Thinners
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three new oral blood-thinning drugs nearing approval by the Food and Drug Administration are more convenient than the standard drug Coumadin because they do not require monthly visits to adjust doses.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 31, 2010 |
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Big men more susceptible to atrial fibrillation
Older men who were big during their 20s face an increased risk of suffering from atrial fibrillation, or abnormal heart rhythm. New research from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, reveals that height ...
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Apr 03, 2009 |
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