Cardiology
Daughter makes lifesaving plea to 911 'coach me through CPR?'
In March 2017, Mary Smith took an afternoon off work to visit her daughter and 2-week-old grandson Brody at their Minneapolis suburb home.
Aug 12, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Poor HIV control ups risk for sudden cardiac death in heart failure
(HealthDay)—Persons living with HIV (PHIV) who are hospitalized with heart failure are at an increased risk for subsequent sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to a study published online Aug. 7 in JACC: Heart Failure.
Aug 26, 2019
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Cardiology
Team studies smarter automatic defibrillator
Thousands of patients with congestive heart failure benefit from automatic implantable cardiac defibrillators (AICDs) that deliver shocks to the heart to correct abnormal heart rhythms. These defibrillators improve survival ...
Mar 19, 2019
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Cardiology
Should athletes with cardiovascular diseases play sports?
In 2012, Olympic gold medalist swimmer Dana Vollmer set a world record even as a genetic condition threatened to stop her heart at any moment. She has long-QT syndrome, one of several inherited heart diseases that can send ...
Feb 27, 2018
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Cardiology
High incidence of sudden and/or arrhythmic death in CHD
(HealthDay)—Among patients with coronary heart disease without severe systolic dysfunction, sudden and/or arrhythmic deaths (SAD) account for a considerable proportion of deaths, according to a study published online May ...
May 4, 2018
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Cardiology
Novel electrotherapy greatly reduces the energy needed to shock a heart back into rhythm
Implantable defibrillators currently on the market apply between 600 and 900 volts to the heart, almost 10 times the voltage from an electric outlet, says Ajit H. Janardhan, MD, PhD, a cardiac electrophysiology fellow at ...
Nov 13, 2012
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Cardiology
Cardiac arrest in young people: Causes, prevention and treatments
On June 12, 16,000 spectators at Copenhagen's Parken Stadium and millions of viewers around the world watched in shock as Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen's heart stopped.
Jun 24, 2021
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Cardiology
Increased physical activity after ICD implantation linked to less hospitalization, death
People who made even small increases in their daily physical activity levels after receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) experienced fewer incidences of hospitalization and had a decreased risk of death, ...
Jul 21, 2021
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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
One in four patients with defibrillators experiences boost in heart function over time
A Johns Hopkins-led study of outcomes among 1,200 people with implanted defibrillators—devices intended to prevent sudden cardiac death from abnormal heart rhythms—shows that within a few years of implantation, one in ...
Jul 28, 2015
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