New defibrillator signals doctor of patient's irregular heartbeat or device malfunction
Loyola first in U.S. to implant new FDA-approved device In a major advance for heart patients, Loyola University Health System is the first hospital in the U.S. to implant into a patient a new FDA-approved defibrillator which automatically signals the doctor via wireless satellite transmission if the patient's heart beats abnormally or if the device malfunctions, e.g., battery failure.</p...Engineered heart tissue offers insights into irregular heartbeats, defibrillator failure
Engineers who have induced heart cells in culture to mimic the properties of the heart have used the tissue to gain new insight into the mechanisms that spawn irregular heart rhythms. Studies of the engineered cardiac tissue revealed that while electric shocks such as those delivered by defibrillators usually stopped aberrant waves, in some cases they cause them to accelerate and multiply. <p...Midwest called next 'biotech hotbed'
The Midwest will become the nation's next "biotech hotbed," the leader of a West Coast venture capital firm said Wednesday, pointing to initiatives in Wisconsin and other states in the region. "The Midwest's biotechnology parts are greater than its whole right now," said G. Steven Burrill, CEO of , a San Francisco-based firm who...From Rustbelt to Techtown: Milwaukee is Building a New Image and a New Economic Reality.
MILWAUKEE Dean Amhaus, the image-conscious president of , wont even mention the title of that 1970s sitcom featuring two ditzy women who worked at a Milwaukee brewery. The name of the show (lets call it L and S, in respect to Amhaus) is banned from his vocabulary and he pleads with others to do the same.<b...Death due to premature heartbeat after exercise
Frequent ventricular ectopy, another name for premature heart beat, during recovery after exercise has been found by researchers to be a better predictor of an increased risk of death and one that occurs during exercise. Doctors from Cleveland Clinic Foundation observed 29,244 patients with no history of heart failure, valve disease or arrhythmia. They were referred to an exercise test to...Irregular Heartbeat Linked To Alcohol
New research shows consuming large quantities of alcohol may increase the risk of developing an irregular heartbeat.// Researchers studied more than 47,000 men and women. Participants were given questionnaires that assessed how often they drank and what type of alcohol they consumed. It was found that men consumed an average of about 28 grams of alcohol each day, while the women consume...Skipped heartbeats should not be ignored
Heart beat has a basic rhythm in which it beats. The infrequent skipped heart beat is not serious, but when there is a sustained heart rhythm abnormality,// medical advice is immediately needed. Most people will have experienced so-called arrhythmias from time to time, in other words a missed heart beat, or a feeling of fluttering in the chest. Arrhythmias arise from a lack of co-ordinati...New Test To Detect Irregular Heartbeats
People with irregular heartbeats also known as atrial fibrillation run a higher risk of stroke than those with normal heart rhythm because the irregular beating // causes blood to pool, which can lead to a clot that breaks off and travels to the brain. A new test to monitor people for irregular heartbeats identifies problems missed by standard tests, find researchers. Investigators evalu...Being Overweight Could Lead To Irregular Heartbeats
Researchers now say people who are considered obese are significantly more likely to have an irregular heartbeat // according to a recent study . They say that their finding is important because irregular heartbeats can lead to earlier death, even when people are receiving treatments aimed at bringing the heartbeat back to normal. Researchers say they have found the link between obesity...Advanced Digital Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor with Irregular Heartbeat Detection
Description:This advanced digital monitor detects the appearance of an irregular heartbeat during measurement and gives a warning signal with your reading. An irregular heartbeat may cause or indicate cardiovascular disease....