Health
Whether shoveling or snow blowing, heart patients must exercise caution
After the blizzard has its way with the Northeast and moves on, what is the best way to start clearing snow if you've had heart issues?
Jan 28, 2015
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Arrhythmia
Medical research
Heart regeneration using stem cells: Why irregular heartbeats occur after transplantation
Stem cells are heavily studied around the world with the hope to revive damaged body parts unable to regenerate by themselves. Injured heart muscles are one of these areas which remain impaired in adults who have experienced ...
Aug 5, 2020
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Genetics
Diabetic fruit flies support buzz about dietary sugar dangers
Regularly consuming sucrose—the type of sugar found in many sweetened beverages—increases a person's risk of heart disease. In a study published January 10 in the journal PLOS Genetics, researchers at Sanford-Burnham ...
Jan 17, 2013
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Cardiology
Zebrafish model helps identify compound that reverses a lethal form of cardiomyopathy
Using a zebrafish model, investigators have identified a drug compound that appears to reverse arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), a hereditary disease and leading cause of sudden death in young people. The findings, led ...
Jun 11, 2014
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Cardiology
Alcohol may trigger serious palpitations in heart patients
The term "holiday heart syndrome" was coined in a 1978 study to describe patients with atrial fibrillation who experienced a common and potentially dangerous form of heart palpitation after excessive drinking, which can be ...
Jun 1, 2012
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Medical research
Scientist discovers genetic factor implicated in heartbeat defect
A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has discovered how gene regulation can make hearts beat out of sync, offering new hope for the millions who suffer from a potentially fatal heart condition.
Aug 8, 2011
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Cardiology
Arrhythmia mapping technology demonstrates positive clinical results
Bioengineers and cardiologists from the University of California San Diego invented a technology that can accurately and noninvasively map atrial and ventricular heart arrhythmias in a matter of minutes. The technology, developed ...
May 6, 2022
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Medications
FDA adds more warnings to antidepressant's label
(HealthDay) -- In a follow-up to a warning that high doses of the popular antidepressant Celexa can cause potentially fatal abnormal heart rhythms, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued new dosing and use recommendations.
Mar 28, 2012
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Genetics
Bigger is better for genetic tests that check for cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias
When it comes to genetic testing for cardiomyopathy and heart arrhythmias, the bigger the test panel, the better, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Aug 11, 2022
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Cardiology
CHADS2 risk score assigns over one-third of stroke patients to low or intermediate stroke risk
The CHADS2 stroke risk scores 0 or 1 assign more than one-third of patients in atrial fibrillation with stroke to low or intermediate risk not mandating oral anticoagulation, according to research presented at ESC Congress ...
Sep 1, 2013
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