In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications , Jerold S. Shinbane and Philip M. Chang from the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, ...
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Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias often occur after a heart attack, as the scar tissue can interfere with the spread of electrical impulses that activate the heart. An international research team under the leadership of ...
May 8, 2018
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Many clinicians advise patients with atrial or ventricular arrhythmias to avoid caffeinated beverages, but recent research has shown that coffee and tea are safe and can reduce the frequency of arrhythmias, according to a ...
Apr 16, 2018
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A recent study found an elevated risk of heart failure in more than half of older individuals, and this risk was significantly associated with vitamin D deficiency. Specifically, vitamin D deficiency was linked with a 12.2-times ...
Aug 18, 2017
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(HealthDay)—For patients with congenital heart disease and atrial arrhythmias, the most common presenting arrhythmia is intra-atrial re-entrant tachycardia (IART), according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of ...
Aug 14, 2017
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A four-year study of athletes with implantable defibrillators confirms an earlier short-term study's findings that competitive sports may be considered for many of these athletes, according to new research in the American ...
Jun 5, 2017
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Does the sight of your loved one make your heart skip a beat … literally? Well, that may not be a good thing. Doctors at Baylor College of Medicine say while heart palpitations are common, they should not be ignored.
Feb 7, 2017
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One of the most serious complications of diabetes, heart arrhythmias, is now on its way to be prevented and combated. Researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in partnership with investigators from ...
Nov 24, 2016
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Researchers have solved the mystery of an infant with severe long QT syndrome, found to be caused by a lethal genetic defect in only 8 percent of her cells.
Sep 27, 2016
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A 102-year-old patient, lucid, intelligent and still with things to accomplish in life, underlined the value of hospital pharmacist Beata Bajorek's work in stroke prevention.
Sep 14, 2016
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