Cardiology
Five ways women can cut their heart attack risk
(HealthDay)—Heart disease is the leading killer of American women, but lifestyle changes can reduce the risk, a heart expert says.
Feb 15, 2017
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Heart Rhythm Disorder
Cardiology
Clinical trial testing new technique to treat life-threatening ventricular tachycardia
Loyola Medicine is the only center in the Midwest enrolling patients in a landmark clinical trial of a new procedure to treat a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder called ventricular tachycardia.
Jan 23, 2017
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Cardiology
Lifestyle, stress may play role in heart rhythm disorder
(HealthDay)—Stress and poor heart-health habits significantly increase the risk of a common heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, two preliminary studies suggest.
Nov 19, 2016
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Health
Taking care of airplane ear
It's worse for some more than others - that annoying and sometimes painful blockage in your ears when taking off or landing in an airplane.
Sep 23, 2016
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Cardiology
Cardiologist transforms care of patients with rare heart disorder
In 1970, a woman with a history of fainting spells was referred to Arthur J. Moss, M.D., a young and well-regarded cardiologist at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Little did anyone know, including Moss, that this ...
Oct 9, 2015
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Cardiology
Predicting arrhythmias so as to prevent them
Researchers have discovered how to predict some cardiac arrhythmias several steps before they even occur. It's a finding that could lead to an improved cardiac device, with equipment designed to detect when arrhythmias are ...
Sep 28, 2015
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Cardiology
Activity after ICD implantation may predict survival
Patients who had higher activity levels following ICD implantation had better survival, according to research in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The research will be simultaneously presented at the Heart Rhythm ...
May 15, 2015
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Cardiology
Study re-examines sports restrictions for children with heart rhythm disorder
Sports participation may be safer than previously thought for children with the heart rhythm disorder long QT syndrome, and authors of a new study in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology say restrictions should be eased to allow ...
Apr 20, 2015
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Medications
Droperidol is safe for agitated ER patients, despite black box warning
Droperidol is safe and effective for calming violent and aggressive emergency patients, and the negative effects that garnered a black box warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are actually quite rare. A new ...
Apr 17, 2015
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Cardiology
Endurance sport causes strain in right side of the heart
Otherwise healthy people who exercise strenuously for more than 90 minutes suffer from a post-exercise drop in heart performance, but only in the right side of the heart, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide.
Mar 16, 2015
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