Health
Australian doctors bring woman back from the dead
An Australian woman has lived to tell the tale after being brought back to life from being clinically dead for 42 minutes, doctors said on Monday.
Aug 19, 2013
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Health
Getting to the heart of mistaken exclusion of black athletes from sports participation
Screening guidelines used to detect possible heart conditions in athletes, which are based on data from white athletes, can lead to misdiagnosis and disqualification of healthy black athletes, finds new research.
Jul 30, 2013
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Cardiology
Physicians should counsel patients about sex life after cardiac event
Healthcare professionals are urged to counsel heart and stroke patients on how to resume a healthy sex life, according to a joint statement published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation and the European ...
Jul 29, 2013
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Sleep disorders
Sleep apnea increases risk of sudden cardiac death
A moderate case of obstructive sleep apnea can significantly increase a person's risk for sudden cardiac death, an often fatal condition where the heart stops beating and must be immediately treated with CPR or an automated ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Surgery
Blood transfusions in cardiac surgery may up infections
(HealthDay)—Transfusion of red blood cells (RBCs) during or after surgery may increase the risk of major infections, such as pneumonia and bloodstream infections, according to research published in the June issue of the ...
Jun 5, 2013
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Medical research
'Clinical trials in a dish' may be more reliable than standard way of measuring drug effects on heart, researchers say
(Medical Xpress)—Last week, the common antibiotic Zithromax received a new warning label from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration indicating it could cause dangerous arrhythmias in people with pre-existing heart conditions. ...
Mar 22, 2013
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Medical research
Study shows that blocking an inflammation pathway prevents cardiac fibrosis
(Medical Xpress)—New research from UC Davis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that blocking an enzyme that promotes inflammation can prevent the tissue damage following a heart attack ...
Mar 22, 2013
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Cardiology
Sudden death in young athletes: Important causes not identified by the screening process
Even though young athletes are required to receive health screens to be cleared to play sports, those tests failed to detect important cardiovascular abnormalities in cleared players, and many were allowed to play despite ...
Mar 10, 2013
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Cardiology
Weight loss linked to higher risk with implanted defibrillators
Even minor weight loss is associated with worse health outcomes among patients implanted with a certain type of defibrillator known as cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D), according to research being ...
Mar 7, 2013
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Cardiology
MRI-friendly defibrillator implant opens doors for thousands of cardiac patients currently denied MRIs
Every year an estimated 1.5 million magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are performed in Canada and the number is growing at a rate of about 10 per cent per year. At the same time, a soaring number of Canadians who rely ...
Jan 29, 2013
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