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Salt Consumption Needs To Drop Further

...han the desired// level. Health experts opine that cardiac arrests and strokes can be prevented by reducing the level of salt intake. According to the report, there is a decrease of salt consumption from 9.5g to 9g when it was last measured in 2001. Men have cut down their salt intake from 11g to 10.2g whi...

Vanderbilt Performs State's First Stem Cell Heart Regeneration Therapy

...tential to “transform the way we treat people with cardiac disease,” said Douglas Vaughan, M.D., chief of the...s to study the effects of cell therapy in treating cardiac disease. “It is truly gratifying that we have reached this point.” John Plummer, 63, underwent t...

Due to Cost, Heart Attack Patients Often Avoid Follow-up Care and Medication

...rcent higher chance of being re-hospitalized for a cardiac condition,” said Rahimi. Having access to health insurance may not eliminate financial barriers to care, according to Krumholz. About 68 percent of the patients in the study who reported financial barriers to health care services had health insuran...

Chancellor Of UMass Medical School Resigns Due to Health Reasons

...h reasons//. It was reported that he has developed cardiac arrhythmia. Dr. Lazare was responsible for the m...n abnormal heart rhythm led him to undergo routine cardiac test and he was diagnosed with atrial flutter. Currently he is on medication and has decided to slow...

Post Operative Complications More in Obese Patients

...of all other patients, as well as a higher rate of cardiac arrest. "Our study provides further evidence of the dangers of obesity as it relates to surgery," says lead author Olumuyiwa A. Bamgbade, M.D., FRCA, a visiting instructor in the U-M Medical School's Department of Anesthesiology. "One manifestati...

Take Heart If Your Parents Died at a Ripe Old Age: Framingham Heart Study

...y almost inevitably must lead to decreased risk of cardiac death." The Framingham researchers are pursuing answers to these, in the genes. A genome-wide scan of participants across the generations in the study began last autumn with genotyping that Levy expects to be completed by the end of summer. "Lo...

Hospital Equipment Unaffected By Cell Phone Use

...see, customers with a pacemaker and an implantable cardiac defibrillator experienced adverse reactions after nearing anti-theft devices. The devices triggered the adverse reactions, sending both patients to emergency rooms for evaluation. The report’s authors recommend that the anti-theft devices be placed...

Exclusive Cardiac Care Unit Required at Mackay Base Hospital

...nsland Health report has reiterated the need for a cardiac department in Mackay. //The report has brought to ...lthcare in this hospital, which does not support a cardiac care unit as on date. Therefore patients are not too happy with the treatment, especially for heart ...

Cardiology Department, Need of the Hour at Mackay Base Hospital

...ué released yesterday has indicated the need for a cardiac department in Mackay. The report has brought to the fore lacunae// in the care meted out to patients who have suffered heart attacks or hip replacements at Mackay Base Hospital. Mackay Base Hospital was found to meet the expectations to an extent in...

Lifestyle Changes Suggested To Latin Americans

...his study. This appears to be the largest study of cardiac risk factors compiled from 6 Latin American countr...gh blood pressure were found to be the reasons for cardiac failure at an individual level. Diabetes, smoking, obesity, and high cholesterol are next in line to...

Oxygen Treatment To Cardiac Patients Questioned

...ng extra oxygen via face mask. But in general, all cardiac patients are given oxygen irrespective of their need of the same. Professor Beasley drew attention to the fact that a controlled trial of oxygen treatment in the first 24 hrs after the heart attack was done way back in 1976. This trial indicated th...

Transcendental Meditation To The Rescue of Cardiac Patients

...n who were admitted in New York Heart hospital for cardiac failures. This group had a mix of men and women with an average age of 64. This group was randomized to perform either transcendental meditation or health education besides their usual medical care. The patients were monitored on heart function, depr...

Routine Oxygen Administration in Heart Attack Victims, Challenged

...need to be administered oxygen. Says Cathy Ross, cardiac nurse at the BHF: "The current practice of giving high-flow oxygen is an important part of heart attack treatment. Best practice methods have been developed and refined over the years to ensure the best possible outcome for patients." <B...

Erectile Dysfunction Drugs may Trump Nitroglycerin for Heart Protection

...nt the multiple organ damage that occurs following cardiac arrest, resuscitation or shock. "Preserving heart function is critical to optimal cardiac outcomes," said George W. Vetrovec, M.D., chair of cardiology at the VCU Pauley Heart Center. "These...

Spinal Cord Stimulation Pilot Study for Chronic Angina

...rves. An SCS device looks and operates much like a cardiac pacemaker, except that instead of sending pulses to the heart, it sends them to leads located near the spinal cord. In this trial, SCS is being tested to see if it interrupts angina pain signals. To be eligible to participate in the chronic angina ...

Fruit Flies May Pave Way to New Treatments for Age-related Heart Disease

... after beating. This ability is crucial to healthy cardiac functions, and the inability to return to a relaxe...isease and sudden death. In both flies and humans, cardiac arrhythmia and dysfunctions become more common with age. The team found that mutations in the fly’...

Prostate Cancer Therapy may Increase Risk of Death in Older Patients

... who received androgen deprivation therapy died of cardiac causes, compared with only 0.9 percent of men who did not receive the therapy. "These findings should help oncologists determine which older patients are the best candidates for ADT," Tsai remarks. "If a patient is at high risk of cardiovascular di...

Benefits of ADT Against Risk of Heart Ailments

... who received androgen deprivation therapy died of cardiac causes, compared with only 0.9 percent of men who did not receive the therapy. "These findings should help oncologists determine which older patients are the best candidates for ADT," Tsai remarks. "If a patient is at high risk of cardiovascular di...

Cyberkinetics Requests FDA to Sell Nerve Growth Stimulation System

...ts of a battery-powered device about the size of a cardiac pacemaker with six electrical leads. Three of the leads are attached to the vertebrae at a distance of two disk-segments above the area of injury, and three are attached to the vertebrae at a distance of two disk-segments below the injury. By applyin...

The Story Behind the Shape of the Heart

...plicated tube that bulges later on to develop into cardiac chambers. In a new study published online in the...genic zebrafish in which they can watch individual cardiac cells, that cells change size and shape, enlarging and elongating to form the bulges in the heart tu...

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