News tagged with sudden death
High blood pressure may be especially lethal for blacks
(HealthDay) -- Black people with high blood pressure are twice as likely to suffer sudden cardiac death than whites or other racial groups who suffer hypertension, according to a new study.
Cardiology
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Omega-3 supplements no help against repeat heart trouble: review
(HealthDay) -- Taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements won't protect against repeat heart attacks, strokes or other cardiovascular problems, a new analysis indicates.
Cardiology
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Expert: Babies can sleep safely next to mothers
(Medical Xpress) -- If practiced safely, co-sleeping with your baby is safe and beneficial, according to James McKenna, University of Notre Dame biological anthropologist and world-renowned expert on sudden ...
Health
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Bed-sharing, smoking play role in sudden infant death
(HealthDay) -- Although the rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) dropped by more than 50 percent following the start of a U.S. campaign encouraging parents to put babies to sleep on their backs, new ...
Health
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Cardiac pre-participation screenings too restrictive for black athletes
Many athletes undergo cardiac screening to detect possible heart conditions before being allowed to participate in student or professional sports. Current European screening guidelines, which are based on data from white ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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'Back To Sleep' message took longer to reach deprived areas
The “Back To Sleep” campaign, which played a crucial role in preventing SIDS in the 1990s, took up to 15 years to work in areas of high socio-economic deprivation, a new study reveals.
Health
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Tobacco smoke affects early human embryonic development
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have gained insight into how second-hand tobacco smoke damages the earliest stages of human embryonic development.
Medical research
Mar 16, 2012 |
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EKG testing may spot fatal heart conditions in children
(HealthDay) -- Each year, between one and six of every 100,000 U.S. children are a victim of sudden cardiac death. In many of these cases, underlying, undiagnosed heart trouble is responsible, and a new study ...
Cardiology
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Negative prediction for sudden cardiac death high with ECG
(HealthDay) -- Electrocardiogram (ECG), with or without echocardiogram (ECHO), may have potential value as a mass screening tool to identify the most common causes of pediatric sudden cardiac death (SCD), ...
Cardiology
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Family tree may clarify death risk for inherited heart rhythm disorders
Reconstructing family trees dating back to 1811, Dutch researchers have estimated the death risk for people with inherited heart rhythm disorders, according to a study in Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, a journal of the ...
Cardiology
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Research links circadian rhythms to sudden cardiac death
A fundamental discovery reported in the March 1st issue of the journal Nature, uncovers the first molecular evidence linking the body's natural circadian rhythms to sudden cardiac death (SCD). Ventricular arrhythmias, or abn ...
Cardiology
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Researchers solve puzzle of proteins linked to heart failure
Sudden cardiac death is a risk for patients with heart failure because the calcium inside their heart cells is not properly controlled and this can lead to an irregular heartbeat. New findings published in PLoS ONE, which ...
Medical research
Feb 22, 2012 |
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X-Chromosome gene variant linked to SIDS in boys
(HealthDay) -- A gene variant on the X-chromosome is associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) only in boys, particularly those who die at the ages of highest SIDS prevalence, according to a study ...
Genetics
Feb 21, 2012 |
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OHSU discovery may someday lead to prevention and treatment of sudden infant death syndrome
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that brain cells commonly thought to play a supporting role actually are critically important for the growth of brainstem neurons responsible for cardiorespiratory ...
Neuroscience
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Cardiac MRI shown to improve diagnosis in patients with life-threatening arrhythmias
New research from Western University, Canada, has demonstrated the benefits of performing Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) in cases where patients have been resuscitated after Sudden Cardiac Death or enter hospital ...
Cardiology
Feb 14, 2012 |
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