Pacemaker to stop faints fitted
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In a world first, a London hospital fits a patient with a new type of pacemaker to stop regular fainting.
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WASHINGTON The government has given its approval to a temporary artificial heart. It&#39;s one that would be used for patients at risk of dying within 30 days while waiting for a heart transplant.
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Scientists are developing an artificial vein for use in patients with circulation problems.
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Experts say the new experimental fabric device that helps weak hearts pump more efficiently could fill a gap for people who are not helped by drugs or pacemakers.
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The risk of sudden cardiac death faced by people with heart failure is offset more with an implantable defibrillator than with drug treatment, according to a new study.
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Trousers may turn out to be your heart&#39;s unlikeliest friends, with UK scientists having developed unique vibrating pants that can help relieve patients of their angina pain.
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An experimental Procter & Gamble  antiarrhythmia drug significantly reduced the number of  episodes of dangerous heart rates in patients with implanted  defibrillators, and the need for uncomfortable shocks from the  devices in a late-stage clinical trial.
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A polyester mesh stocking pulled up over the wide bottom of a weak heart can help it pump better and even shrink back to a more normal size, a US study has found.
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Implanting a pacemaker could save the lives of some patients with epilepsy who suffer dangerously irregular heart rhythms during seizures, researchers said on Friday.
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"Natural" heart pacemakers made from human stem cells have been successfully tested in pigs.
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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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A tiny tent-like device implanted into the heart appears to block strokes caused by a common irregular heartbeat, sealing off a spot where dangerous blood clots form, German and U.S. researchers reported Wednesday...
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People who occasionally have upsetting bouts of irregular heartbeats may be able to avoid a trip to the emergency room by popping a pill, much as those with chest pain do now with nitroglycerin, new research suggests.
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An experimental Procter & Gamble antiarrhythmia drug significantly reduced the number of painful and unpleasant shocks to patients with implanted defibrillators in a late-stage clinical trial.
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The Food and Drug Administration gave the go-ahead last week for the Philips HeartStart, an automated external defibrillator (AED), to be sold over the counter without a prescription.
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Regulators sign off on implantable tracking device to manage treatment of Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart disease, other conditions.
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Devices that monitor and correct abnormal heart beats could prevent thousands of epilepsy-related deaths, experts believe.