News tagged with cardiac death

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Calcium-binding protein mutations found in heart rhythm disorders

A team led by Vanderbilt University investigators has discovered two new genes – both coding for the signaling protein calmodulin – associated with severe early-onset disorders of heart rhythm. The findings, reported ...

Cardiology created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genes provide clues to gender disparity in human hearts

Healthy men and women show little difference in their hearts, except for small electrocardiographic disparities. But new genetic differences found by Washington University in St. Louis researchers in hearts with disease could ...

Cardiology created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Increase in proportion of livers not used for transplantation

(HealthDay)—The proportion of livers not used for transplantation is increasing, with the primary causes being donation after cardiac death (DCD), older donor age, greater body mass index (BMI), and increasing ...

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In STEMI, C-reactive protein at presentation predicts MI, death

(HealthDay)—For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) measurements at presentation predict subsequent nonfatal MI and cardiac death; ...

Cardiology created Jan 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decline in available liver transplants expected

A new study, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Health Resources and Services Administration, and published in the January 2013 issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for th ...

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Researchers use stem cells to pinpoint cause of common type of sudden cardiac death

When a young athlete dies unexpectedly on the basketball court or the football field, it's both shocking and tragic. Now Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have, for the first time, identified the molecular ...

Medical research created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Real-world patient survival with defibrillators matches trial expectations

Patients who received an implantable heart defibrillator in everyday practice had survival benefits on par with those who received the same devices in carefully controlled clinical trials, according to a new study that highlights ...

Cardiology created Jan 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Predicting risk of arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death: Virtual hearts help understand real-world patients

A computer model of the heart wall predicted risk of irregular heart rhythms and sudden cardiac death in patients, paving the way for the use of more complex cardiac models to calculate the consequences of ...

Cardiology created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Even moderate smoking associated with sudden death risk in women

Women who are even light-to-moderate cigarette smokers may be significantly more likely than nonsmokers to suffer sudden cardiac death, according to new research in Circulation: Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology, an American Heart ...

Cardiology created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treat snoring to avoid deadly heart failure

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea have the same early cardiovascular damage as diabetics, according to research presented at EUROECHO and other Imaging Modalities 2012. The study1 was presented by Dr Raluca Mincu from ...

Sleep apnea created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preventive screening for sudden cardiac death in young athletes debated

While ensuring the safety of high school and college athletes is hardly controversial, the method and associated costs of doing so are hotly debated. Conducting electrocardiographic (ECG) screenings of all young competitive ...

Cardiology created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Relatives of people dying suddenly from heart problems have increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Relatives of young people who have died suddenly from a heart-related problem are at greatly increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease according to a study published online today (Wednesday) in the European Heart Jo ...

Cardiology created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women don't fare as well as men with implanted defibrillators, study says

(HealthDay)—Women are more likely than men to experience complications and to die within six months of getting an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, according to new research that looked at nearly ...

Cardiology created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Small change in defibrillator therapy leads to huge benefits for heart patients

A new study shows that defibrillators – devices designed to detect and correct dangerous heart rhythms – can help people with heart disease live longer, and with a much better quality of life, than they do now.

Cardiology created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Heart-related deaths increase in winter regardless of climate

No matter what climate you live in, you're more likely to die of heart-related issues in the winter, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012.

Cardiology created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0