Study cautions when to use defibrillators
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Implanting defibrillators in patients just weeks after a heart attack does not improve their chances of survival, according to an international study.
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A new study shows that the prescription drug Vioxx can drastically increase a person&#39;s risk of sudden cardiac death, and that risk is greater if you take a higher dose, or if you take it for a long time.
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NEW YORK  - People who have trouble exercising on a treadmill are at increased risk of suffering a heart attack or other heart-related event and of dying, according to results of a study.
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People with slower reaction times and bad memories are more likely to die from a heart attack, a study 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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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- New research has convinced Medicare officials that doubling or tripling the use of implantable defibrillators to treat heart failure is economically justifiable.
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Drug-releasing stents used widely to keep clogged heart arteries open may increase the risk of potentially dangerous blood clots, but there is no conclusive evidence that the devices boost the likelihood of having a heart attack or dying if used as recommended, an expert panel said yesterday.
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Just because you're in the hospital doesn't mean you'll quickly get treated if your heart stops beating. About one-third of patients don't get a potentially live-saving shock within the recommended two minutes, a new study found.
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Nov. 24, 2004 - A new study says obesity may increase the risk of developing the heart rhythm disorder artrial fibrillation. But, on the other side of the coin, the AP is reporting that earlier government
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Blood vessel plaques and the heart's pumping ability influence survival in people under 40 who've suffered a heart attack, new research shows.
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Cardiac pacemakers could help reduce the high incidence of sudden death among those with epilepsy, a British study indicates. Four of 20 patients monitored
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NEW YORK  - About one in four adults in the  US who are 40 years of age or older will experience an abnormal  heart rhythm, also referred to as atrial fibrillation (AF),  before they die, according to a report in the rapid access  issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart  Association. The authors note that this is the first time that  the lifetime risk of this condition has been determined.
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NEW YORK  - A brief period of  deconditioning in athletes with heartbeat irregularities, or  "arrhythmias," may help trainers and doctors identify athletes  who should stop training and those who may safely re-enter  competition, according to the findings of a new study.
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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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MONDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Heart patients with drug-eluting stents implanted to keep their arteries open were found to have a much higher risk of sudden death than those getting bare metal stents if they stopped taking the blood thinner Plavix, a new Swiss study reports.
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US heart specialists are avoiding potentially risky procedures because they could affect their mortality rates, research suggests, amid fears the same thing could happen in the UK.
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Professor Garret A FitzGerald, an eminent cardiologists, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, says doctors should be cautious about using Vioxx type medicines, especially if the patient is at risk of heart disease.