News tagged with sudden death


Genetic heart diseases may be responsible for unexplained stillbirths

Genetic researchers have made an important step towards resolving the mystery of the causes of intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD), or stillbirth, where a baby dies in the womb after the 14th week of gestation. IUFD is responsible ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smallest and largest fetuses at greater risk of being stillborn, research finds

The tiniest and the heaviest fetuses are at much higher risk of being stillborn than those of average weight, new research has found.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A better way to help high-risk pregnant smokers

Cigarette smoking among drug dependent pregnant women is alarmingly high, estimated at 77 to 99%. Programs that treat pregnant patients for substance use disorders often fail to address cigarette smoking despite the clear ...

Addiction created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tocilizumab is more effective than adalimumab at reducing signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis

Data presented today at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrates that tocilizumab monotherapy is more effective than adalimumab monotherapy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

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

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

Costs of screening children for sudden cardiac death outweigh its benefits

An article, published in Circulation by Laurel K. Leslie, MD, MPH from the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and colleagues from Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medica ...

Cardiology created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Device helps with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome detection

University of Texas at Arlington researchers have obtained a patent for a device aimed at saving babies’ lives through improved and rapid detection of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Pediatrics created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Discovery may lead to targeted heart disease treatments

University of Guelph researchers have found the location and effect of abnormal heart proteins that can cause cardiac failure, a discovery that points to potential new ways to treat the most costly health problem in the world.

Cardiology created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Safe sleep environments key to preventing many infant deaths

Since 1992, the government's Back-to-Sleep Campaign has encouraged parents to place infants on their backs to sleep. Still, more than 4,500 infants die unexpectedly during sleep each year in the United States. Now, a University ...

Health created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0