He was just about to witness the birth of his first child when the long-awaited call came: doctors had found him a compatible heart and were ready to do the transplant.
Apr 9, 2021
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A pandemic, protests and politics have highlighted the nation's long-standing, deep-seated racial issues and how they affect the health of millions of Americans. People who've never confronted racism before are asking, "How ...
Apr 6, 2021
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Smart speakers, such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, have proven adept at monitoring certain health care issues at home. For example, researchers at the University of Washington have shown that these devices can detect cardiac ...
Mar 9, 2021
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests triggered by opioid overdose are a significant cause of death among adults 25 to 64, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association, the nation's largest voluntary ...
Mar 8, 2021
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(HealthDay)—For patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), those undergoing ablation have a significantly reduced risk for recurrent AF compared with those receiving drug therapy, regardless of sex, according to a study published ...
Feb 16, 2021
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A technique frequently portrayed in dramatic resuscitation scenes in television and film is among several alternative methods to CPR that have shown no benefit in saving lives in a review by University of Warwick researchers.
Feb 15, 2021
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Every day, in every hospital, doctors and nurses respond to "code blue" situations. This is an emergency alert for when a patient's heart stops beating, called a cardiac arrest.
Feb 11, 2021
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Researchers in Oxford have developed a machine learning algorithm that could significantly improve clinicians' ability to identify hospitalized patients whose condition is deteriorating to the extent that they need intensive ...
Feb 10, 2021
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COVID-19 patients who suffer a cardiac arrest either in or out of hospital are far more likely to die than patients who are not infected with the coronavirus. In particular, women have the highest risk of dying: they are ...
Feb 5, 2021
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New research from the Center for Cardiac Arrest Prevention in the Smidt Heart Institute has found for the first time that during nighttime hours, women are more likely than men to suffer sudden death due to cardiac arrest. ...
Feb 3, 2021
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