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Massachusetts General Hospital: Common gene variant may increase risk for a type of cardiac arrhythmia
An international research team has identified a common gene variant associated with a form of the irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation.In their report in the journal Nature Genetics, being published online, the investigators describe finding...
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Advanced EP Catheters Storm European Market
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a precursor to a number of serious cardiovascular complications, including stroke.The increasing prevalence and cost of treating these cardiovascular complications has prompted the medical community to take a closer look at...
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Magnets Guide Hearts Back Into Rhythm
LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's one of the most common heart problems -- 2.2 million Americans have an irregular heart beat, or atrial fibrillation.If left untreated, it puts people at an increased risk of blood clots and stroke. Doctors are...
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Whistleblower Alerts Americans to Dangers of Risky Unapproved Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation
WASHINGTON, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- As reported in today's Wall Street Journal, the more than 2 million Americans with atrial fibrillation are now on notice that the over-zealous marketing tactics and incentives by manufacturers of expensive medical...
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ARYx Therapeutics - Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare - Deals and Alliances Profile - new market report released
Refer to a friend 2010-03-10 20:03:05 - ARYx Therapeutics - Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare - Deals and Alliances Profile - a new market research report on companiesandmarkets.com ARYx Therapeutics - Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare - Deals and Alliances...
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ARYx Therapeutics - Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare - Deals and Alliances Profile - new market report
www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Company-Profile/aryx-therape ..ARYx Therapeutics - Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare - Deals and Alliances Profile is an essential source for company data and information. The profile examines the companys key business...
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Is Pradaxa available for patients who have Atrial Fibrillation and have already had a stroke?...'
Australia's first oral direct thrombin inhibitor is set to be listed on the PBS for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing total hip or knee replacement.Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) will receive a public subsidy at the start...
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Japanese ablation devices market: Emerging trends that will fuel market growth
According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the recent launch of irrigated-tip catheters into the Japanese market will drive the ablation catheter market by a compound annual growth rate of...
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Launch of Irrigated-Tip Devices Will Support Growth of 15% Through 2014 in Japanese Electrophysiology Ablation
WALTHAM, Mass., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the recent launch of irrigated-tip catheters into the Japanese market will drive the ablation catheter market...
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Stroke Patients Already on Warfarin at Risk of Intracerebral Bleeding After tPA
Patients treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for acute ischemic stroke may be at higher risk of intracerebral hemorrhage if they are already taking warfarin therapy, even if their clotting function is within normal parameters, according...
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Premature heartbeats
are a form of cardiac arrhythmia (uh-RITH-mee-uh), or heartbeat rhythm irregularity.There are two kinds of premature heartbeat conditions, both of which are caused by mistiming of the electrical signals sent through the heart muscle. If the...
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Ischemia Risk Factors: Researchers from Kaiser Permanente, Department of Gastroenterology detail new studies and findings in the area of ischemia risk factors
Today's Medical & Research News Researchers from Kaiser Permanente, Department of Gastroenterology detail new studies and findings in the area of March 7th, 2010 Printer-Friendly Version City:San Diego State:California Country:United States Allergies...
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Luton&Dunstable Hospital train pharmacist in electric shocks
More heart patients now getting faster treatment More heart patients at Hospital are getting faster treatment after a cardiac pharmacist was trained to steady fluttering hearts with a shock.The hospital is the first in the UK to train a pharmacist to carry...
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Rotational Coronary Sinus Venography and Magnetic Navigation to Facilitate LV Lead Placement in CRT
This report demonstrates the production and use of 3-D reconstruction of a coronary sinus from a single-injection rotational angiogram.The detailed virtual model enabled easy magnetic navigation of a wire for device placement in cardiac resynchronization...
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When Drugs Cause Disease
The same drugs that are used effectively to treat diseases in millions of people around the world can sometimes be the cause of disease themselves.The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has just released the 2nd edition of Drug-Induced...
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Stroke in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: report from the Stockholm Cohort of Atrial Fibrillation
Friberg L et al.Ischaemic stroke is about as common in PxAF as in PermAF, and about twice as common as in the general population. Yet, PxAF patients do not receive protective anticoagulant treatment as often as patients with PermAF do. Stroke in...
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Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure: A Comprehensive Review
Deedwania PC et al.Chronic heart failure and atrial fibrillation are 2 major disorders that are closely linked. Their coexistence is associated with adverse prognosis. Both share several common predisposing conditions, but their interaction...
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Corrected great artery D-transposition rarely complicates anesthesia
MedWire News: Patients with surgically corrected D-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) do not require invasive monitoring during general anesthesia for noncardiac surgery, say US researchers.Robert Christensen (University of Michigan Health Systems,...
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Coffee Drinking and Caffeine Associated with Reduced Risk of Hospitalization for Heart Rhythm Disturbances
Font size: While it is not proven that coffee is protective, it is unlikely that moderate caffeine intake increases arrhythmia risk, Kaiser Permanente study finds SAN FRANCISCO Coffee drinkers may be less likely to be hospitalized for heart rhythm...
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Luton&Dunstable Hospital train pharmacist in electric shocks
More heart patients now getting faster treatment More heart patients at Hospital are getting faster treatment after a cardiac pharmacist was trained to steady fluttering hearts with a shock.The hospital is the first in the UK to train a pharmacist to carry...
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Right Atrium Drives Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in 20% of Patients: Study
The right atrium drives atrial fibrillation (AF) in about a fifth of long-lastin Right Atrium Drives Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in 20% of Patients: Study.
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Right Atrium Drives Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in 20% of Patients: Study
_ Right Atrium Drives Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in 20% of Patients: Study.
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Coffee Prevents Heart Arrhythmia?
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Good news for Starbucks denizens -- a few cups of coffee each day may actually prevent you from being hospitalized for heart rhythm disturbances.A California study by Kaiser Permanente found men and women who reported drinking four or...
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Arrhythmias: Arrhythmias and sport practice
Correspondence to Dr Lluis Mont, Arrhythmia Section, Thorax Institute (ICT), Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; lmont{at}clinic.ub.es Regular exercise has proven to be a healthy habit that...
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Cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: the use of antiarrhythmic drugs
Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest atrial arrhythmia and represents a large burden on modern health services.Large multicentre randomised trials have demonstrated that a rhythm control strategy (using antiarrhythmic drugs...
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