Cardiology
With new heart, mom of four competes in transplant games
Kristen Patton was settling in to feed her newborn on Christmas Eve as her three older children went to bed.
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Sudden Cardiac Death
Cardiology
Women's heart attack symptoms are different, and clinical care must catch up
One evening, you tune in to your favourite medical drama. As the scene opens, the calm of the hospital is shattered when a patient grabs their chest and collapses to the floor. The impossibly good-looking medical team rush ...
Feb 15, 2019
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Cardiology
Higher risk of sudden cardiac death among African Americans may be associated with income, education disparities
African Americans—especially African American women—have a significantly higher risk of sudden cardiac death during their lifetime than whites, and much of the disparity can be attributed to income and education levels, ...
Feb 04, 2019
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Cardiology
Research reveals new molecular player in heart enlargement due to cardiac disease
In response to conditions such as high blood pressure and reduced blood flow to cardiac muscle, the adult heart can drastically enlarge, a process called pathological hypertrophy that preserves cardiac function in the short ...
Jan 30, 2019
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Genetics
Using genetic clues to reform cardiac care
Experiencing cardiac arrest can be compared to being in a hot air balloon in a room that is rapidly filling with water. You are trapped, desperately aware of the danger you are in, and running out of time.
Jan 24, 2019
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Radiology & Imaging
Combined SPECT and cardiac MR imaging can help guide ventricular tachycardia ablation
Adding functional imaging to structural imaging of patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) has the potential to improve current VT ablation strategies, according to new research published in the January issue of The Journal ...
Jan 30, 2019
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Cardiology
Researchers identify faulty 'brake' that interferes with heart muscle's ability to contract and relax
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic disease of the heart and a leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young people and athletes.
Jan 28, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CPR can save lives in dialysis clinics, but it's underused
New research indicates that when kidney failure patients experience cardiac arrest at outpatient dialysis facilities, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can save lives, but it is not always performed by dialysis staff. The ...
Feb 07, 2019
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Cardiology
Women more likely to have poorer outcomes following aortic surgery
New research says women fare worse than men following aortic heart surgery.
Feb 14, 2019
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Cardiology
Potent marijuana edibles can pose a major unrecognized risk to patients with cardiovascular disease
As marijuana legalization sweeps North America, use of the substance has been on the rise, and the public's attitude is shifting. An increasing number of people believe that "weed" is the safest recreational drug, one that ...
Feb 11, 2019
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Cardiology
Known risks don't explain blacks' higher rates of sudden cardiac death
(HealthDay)—A sizable study still can't explain why black Americans are much more likely than whites to suffer sudden cardiac death.
Dec 19, 2018
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Cardiology
How does regular physical exercise protect against sudden cardiac death?
A group of researchers from the departments of Physical Therapy, Medicine and Electronic Engineering of Valencia University and from the innovations group ITACA have published research into physical exercise as a protector ...
Jan 07, 2019
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Attention deficit disorders
Study finds ADHD drugs are unlikely to cause cardiac damage in children who take them
With more than 1.8 million children in the U.S. being treated annually with drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the possibility that such drugs could damage their hearts has been a significant cause ...
Jan 04, 2019
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Health
New study shows link between secondhand smoke and cardiac arrhythmia
Continuous indoor exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke triggers changes in the heart's electrical activity, known as cardiac alternans, that can predict cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death, a new study from UC Davis ...
Dec 27, 2018
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Neuroscience
Acid reflux could cause death during epileptic seizures, study finds
Pedro Irazoqui had just enjoyed a huge lobster dinner.
Jan 10, 2019
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Sudden Cardiac Death is natural death from cardiac causes, heralded by abrupt loss of consciousness within one hour of the onset of acute symptoms. Other forms of sudden death may be noncardiac in origin. Examples of this include respiratory arrest (such as due to airway obstruction, which may be seen in cases of choking or asphyxiation), toxicity or poisoning, anaphylaxis, or trauma.
It is important to make a distinction between this term and the related term cardiac arrest, which refers to cessation of cardiac pump function which may be reversible. The phrase sudden cardiac death is a public health concept incorporating the features of natural, rapid, and unexpected. It does not specifically refer to the mechanism or cause of death.
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