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Study evaluates effect of increasing detection intervals in implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

Programming an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) with a long-detection interval compared with a standard-detection interval resulted in a reduction in anti-tachycardia pacing episodes, ICD shocks delivered, and ...

Cardiology created May 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA warning against high dose antidepressant prescription may be unwarranted, study finds

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's warning that high doses of the antidepressant citalopram can cause potentially serious abnormal heart rhythms might be doing more harm than good.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 03, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast