Tests of Heart Devices to Get Review
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Because of problems with Medtronicâs heart defibrillators, the F.D.A. said it plans to examine whether its current tests are sufficient to catch electrical problems in the devices.
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More than 200,000 heart tests from  patients in prescription drug trials will be collected in a  database so scientists can search for clues about potentially  dangerous cardiac side effects, U.S. health officials said on  Wednesday.
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People with abnormalities in the microvessels supplying blood to the heart -- an early stage of coronary heart disease -- often show abnormal blood flow in the fingertip, which can easily be picked up with a simple test, new research suggests.
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My office telephone has been ringing with patients who have heard about former President Bill Clinton's surgery this month and wonder if they might need cardiac bypass themselves. What I tell them is that careful screening for heart disease is essential, but the bypass operation, which involves sawing open the chest, is a 40-year-old procedure that is usually unnecessary.
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Stress tests aimed at detecting blocked arteries in patients may miss more than half the cases of early heart disease, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
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[Health India] Washington, Oct 7 : A new device has been designed by biomedical engineers at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, that could help in detecting a person&#39;s vein for an injection or a drip.
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NEW YORK  - By delivering a small shock  that gets the heart beating regularly again, implantable  cardioverter-defibrillator or ICDs can save the lives of  patients with heart conditions. However, new research indicates  that this benefit may not extend to patients who've had a  recent heart attack.
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NEW YORK  - By delivering a small shock that gets the heart beating regularly again, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator or ICDs can save the lives of patients with heart conditions.
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A treadmill stress test can predict  heart attacks or other serious heart disease even in men  without symptoms, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Stress tests aimed at detecting  blocked arteries in patients may miss more than half the cases  of early heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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The most exhaustive studies yet published on drug-coated stents show that the widely used heart devices are no better at preventing heart attacks and death than the older, cheaper devices they replaced, and in some cases may be slightly worse.
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A review of safety data raises questions about the reliability of the heart zappers that hang on the walls of airports, shopping malls and health clubs.
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MUNICH - A simple test that scrutinizes bad cholesterol more closely may more reliably predict who is going to have a heart attack, new research indicates.
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Thousands of people with heart failure are going undiagnosed, the Healthcare Commission has warned.
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Medicare said it will soon fund  implantable heart devices for thousands more patients, after  publication of a landmark study finding the devices can save  more lives, top agency officials said in a medical journal on  Wednesday.
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A mesh &quot;sleeve&quot; surgically wrapped around the heart has shown promise for helping people with heart failure. Manufacturers of the new device, the Acorn CorCap Cardiac Support
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MUNICH, Germany -- A simple test that scrutinizes bad cholesterol more closely may more reliably predict who is going to have a heart attack, new research indicates.