News tagged with irregular rhythm
Brain works best when cells keep right rhythms
It is said that each of us marches to the beat of a different drum, but new Stanford University research suggests that brain cells need to follow specific rhythms that must be kept for proper brain functioning. These rhythms ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 26, 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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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 ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Landmark heart treatment study
Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, according to a landmark study published in the Jan. 27 issue of the Journal of the American Me ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 26, 2010 |
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New drug may provide more cost-effective stroke prevention than warfarin
A newly approved drug may be a cost-effective way to prevent stroke in patients with an irregular heart rhythm — and may also offer patients better health outcomes than the commonly prescribed, but potentially risky, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Robo-op marks new world first for heart procedure
The world's first remote heart procedure, using a robotic arm alongside 3-D mapping, is due to take place at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Yoga calms heart pace, cuts anxiety: study
People who suffer from irregular heartbeat could see their episodes cut in half if they do yoga regularly, according to a study released Saturday in the United States.
Apr 03, 2011 |
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