Cardiology
World's most detailed 3-D computer model of heart chambers
Researchers from The University of Auckland have developed the world's most detailed 3D computer models of the heart's upper chambers.
Apr 4, 2013
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Cardiology
Energy drinks may increase blood pressure, disturb heart rhythm
Energy drinks may increase blood pressure and disturb your heart's natural rhythm, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism ...
Mar 21, 2013
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Cardiology
Outside the box: Team uses brain aneurysm treatment to stop irregular heart rhythms
For the first time, a UCLA team has used a technique normally employed in treating brain aneurysms to treat severe, life-threatening irregular heart rhythms in two patients.
Mar 14, 2013
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Medications
FDA adds heart risk warning to popular antibiotic Zithromax
The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors and patients that a widely used antibiotic from Pfizer can cause rare but deadly heart rhythms in some patients.
Mar 12, 2013
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Cardiology
Stroke prevention device misses key goal in study
The future is unclear for a promising heart device aimed at preventing strokes in people at high risk of them because of an irregular heartbeat.
Mar 9, 2013
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Cardiology
Clogged heart arteries can foreshadow stroke
Blockages in your heart arteries could mean you're more likely to have a stroke, even if you're considered low risk, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
Feb 28, 2013
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Pediatrics
Energy drinks pose risks to teens, study finds
(HealthDay)—A new report warns that popular energy drinks such as Red Bull and Rockstar pose potential hazards to teens, especially when mixed with alcohol.
Feb 1, 2013
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Cardiology
Genes provide clues to gender disparity in human hearts
Healthy men and women show little difference in their hearts, except for small electrocardiographic disparities. But new genetic differences found by Washington University in St. Louis researchers in hearts with disease could ...
Jan 24, 2013
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Medications
Bristol-Myers, Pfizer's Eliquis approved in Japan
Regulators in Japan have approved sales of an anticlotting drug called Eliquis, developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Pfizer Inc., that's a potential blockbuster in a new category of medicines to prevent strokes and heart ...
Dec 26, 2012
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Health
How dangerous are energy drinks for young people?
(Medical Xpress)—News reports broke this week that since 2003, three Canadian teens have died from drinking energy drinks, and 35 others have suffered series side effects like amnesia and irregular heartbeat. Young people ...
Nov 21, 2012
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