Cardiac arrhythmia

Cardiology

Energy drinks cause heart problems

Energy drinks can cause heart problems according to research presented at ESC Congress 2014 today by Professor Milou-Daniel Drici from France.

Aug 31, 2014

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Cardiology

First multidisciplinary recommendations on management of arrhythmias in ACS patients

The first multidisciplinary recommendations on the management of arrhythmias in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are published today in EP Europace.

Aug 30, 2014

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Genetics

Studies provide important new information on genetic risk of sudden cardiac death

Two international research studies, both led by investigators affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, have uncovered new information about genes that may increase the ...

Jun 30, 2014

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Cardiology

Outcomes for older adults with pneumonia who receive treatment including azithromycin

In a study that included nearly 65,000 older patients hospitalized with pneumonia, treatment that included azithromycin compared with other antibiotics was associated with a significantly lower risk of death and a slightly ...

Jun 3, 2014

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Cardiology

Azithromycin, levofloxacin up cardiac risk in study of veterans

(HealthDay)—Use of azithromycin or levofloxacin is associated with increased risks of death and cardiac arrhythmia compared with amoxicillin use, according to a study published in the March/April issue of the Annals of ...

Mar 31, 2014

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Genetics

Genome-wide association studies mislead on cardiac arrhythmia risk gene

Although genome-wide association studies have linked DNA variants in the gene SCN10A with increased risk for cardiac arrhythmia, efforts to determine the gene's direct influence on the heart's electrical activity have been ...

Mar 20, 2014

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Cardiology

Miniature cardiac device for long-term remote monitoring

Scripps Green Hospital has become the first hospital in the United States to implant the world's smallest implantable cardiac monitoring device. Scripps Clinic cardiologist John Rogers, M.D., successfully completed the first ...

Feb 25, 2014

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Cardiology

Study finds specific genetic cue for sudden cardiac death syndrome

UC Irvine researchers have found a specific genetic flaw that is connected to sudden death due to heart arrhythmia – a leading cause of mortality for adults around the world.

Feb 18, 2014

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Cardiology