News tagged with cardiac death

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Global platelet reactivity and high risk ACS patients

Global platelet reactivity is more effective than responsiveness to clopidogrel in identifying acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients at high risk of ischemic events, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012.

Cardiology created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electrical storm is a potent risk factor for mortality and morbidity

Electrical storm (ES) is a potent risk factor for mortality and morbidity, according to research presented today, August 26, at the ESC Congress 2012 by Dr Federico Guerra from Italy. Data was also presented on which patients ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ECG is a cost effective method for diagnosing cardiac abnormalities in young athletes

Cardiovascular screening with ECG in young athletes is a cost effective way of diagnosing cardiac abnormalities, at just 138 Swiss Francs (about €115) per athlete. The findings were presented today, August 26, at the ESC ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Implantable defibrillators lead to decrease in cardiac arrests

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators account for one-third of the decrease in cardiac arrests caused by ventricular fibrillation in North-Holland, according to research in Circulation, an American Heart Association jo ...

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

Sickle cell trait can cause sudden cardiac death in black athletes: Why is this controversial?

While some published research has hinted at the connection between the sickle cell trait and sudden cardiac death among young, athletic African-American males, which was initially observed in black military recruits 25 years ...

Cardiology created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug fails to curb heart bypass complications, but surgery gets safer

A drug designed to shield the heart from injury during bypass surgery failed to reduce deaths, strokes and other serious events among patients at high risk of complications, according to a large, prospective study lead by ...

Cardiology created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic variant increases risk of heart rhythm dysfunction, sudden death

Cardiovascular researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have identified a genetic variant in a cardiac protein that can be linked to heart rhythm dysfunction.

Cardiology created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

U.S. liver transplants declining

(HealthDay) -- The number of liver transplants in the United States has decreased since 2006, a new study finds.

Other created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sudden cardiac death higher in men with slower electrical impulses through heart

Men whose electrical impulses take a few milliseconds longer to travel through the lower chambers of the heart have an increased risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to research reported in Circulation, an Americ ...

Cardiology created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Professor links gene mutations with heart disease precursors

(Medical Xpress) -- It may be easier in the future to test and potentially provide early treatment for the one in 500 people affected by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Cardiology created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Increased sudden cardiac death rate among HIV patients

(HealthDay) -- Patients with HIV/AIDS have a significantly increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to a study published in the May 22 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Cardiology created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds common antibiotic azithromycin carries heart risk

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a rare, but important risk posed by the antibiotic azithromycin, commonly called a "Z-pack." The study found a 2.5-fold higher risk of death from cardiovascular death in the first five ...

Medications created May 16, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Are people with HIV/AIDS more prone to sudden cardiac death?

What is the connection, if any, between sudden cardiac death and people with HIV/AIDS? And can that knowledge help prolong their lives?

Cardiology created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lack of basic evidence hampering prevention of sudden heart attacks in sport

Big gaps in basic knowledge about the numbers and causes of apparently inexplicable heart attacks among young sportsmen and women are seriously hampering our ability to prevent them, says a sport and exercise medicine specialist ...

Cardiology created May 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pot belly boosts risk of sudden cardiac death: study

(HealthDay) -- A "spare tire" around the midsection raises the odds of sudden cardiac death in obese people, a new study finds.

Health created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast