Federal guidelines geared toward curbing the overprescription of opioids have modestly reduced their use after medical procedures to implant pacemakers and other heart devices, new research shows.
May 2, 2022
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Patients who received an implantable heart rhythm monitor after suffering a heart attack did not have fewer subsequent cardiovascular events overall, but a subset of patients whose heart attack was classified as non-ST segment ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Patients who survive a heart attack together with sudden cardiac arrest are at increased risk of dying within six years following hospital discharge.
Mar 7, 2022
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UMass Chan researchers have published a study that brings new understanding to cellular changes in heart attack scars associated with subsequent arrhythmias, a leading cause of death. The paper, authored with scientists from ...
Mar 1, 2022
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Modeling the heart in 3D using combined imaging techniques can help predict heart rhythm abnormalities, or arrhythmias, in patients with a genetic heart disease, shows a study published today in eLife.
Jan 25, 2022
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The relationship between alcohol and atrial fibrillation has long been referred to as the Holiday Heart Syndrome. An extensive study of the relationship between total alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease determined ...
Dec 21, 2021
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A new study found that changes in specific genes may contribute each year to the roughly 400 sudden unexplained deaths in children (SUDC) aged one year and older—and separately from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Dec 20, 2021
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New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that heart rate monitoring is a feasible, accurate tool to check for heart rhythm abnormalities in the fetuses ...
Nov 2, 2021
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The NIH has reported that many individuals with COVID-19 develop abnormal blood clots from high inflammation, which can lead to serious health complications and mortality. To find ways to decrease clotting related to COVID-19, ...
Oct 2, 2021
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People with high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, arrhythmias (heart rhythm abnormalities) or heart failure should check with their health care professional before visiting a high-altitude location, according to a ...
Sep 9, 2021
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