News articles tagged with 'cardiac' (Page 2)
Mayo Clinic researchers confirm value of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest
— 19 Feb 2011 10:15 | HealthMayo Clinic researchers confirmed that patients who receive therapeutic hypothermia after resuscitation from cardiac arrest have favourable chances of surviving the event and recovering…
New test shows promise for accurate diagnosis of Turner syndrome
— 17 Feb 2011 18:45 | HealthAs a child grows, a short stature is not usually cause for concern, but it is often the only sign of a condition called Turner syndrome. Prevalent in girls, Turner syndrome is a genetic…
Researchers link gene mutations to Ebstein's anomaly
— 17 Feb 2011 17:21 | HealthEbstein's anomaly is a rare congenital valvular heart disease. Now, in patients with this disease, researchers of the Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam in the Netherlands, the University…
'Healthy' patients at high risk of cardiac death identified
— 16 Feb 2011 04:26 | HealthThe way the heart responds to an early beat is predictive of cardiac death, especially for people with no conventional markers of cardiovascular disease, according to new research from…
Automatic referrals, plus a patient discussion, may increase use of cardiac rehab
— 15 Feb 2011 16:36 | HealthAutomatically referring patients with heart disease to cardiac rehabilitation - when followed by a discussion between patient and clinician - was associated with an increased rate at…
Heart patients should be referred to Cardiac Rehabilitation before leaving hospital
— 15 Feb 2011 16:18 | HealthHealthcare practitioners can increase the number of patients with heart disease referred to a cardiac rehabilitation program by 40 per cent, helping them to reduce their risk of dying…
Rice University technology in human trials to spot cardiac disease, cancer, drug abuse
— 10 Feb 2011 20:16 | HealthHeart disease is a silent killer, but new microchip technology from Rice University is expected to advance the art of diagnosis…
Skin cells help to develop possible heart defect treatment in first-of-its-kind Stanford study
— 10 Feb 2011 19:40 | HealthUsing skin cells from young patients who have a severe genetic heart defect, Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have generated beating heart cells that carry the same…
Elevated levels of cardiac biomarkers following CABG surgery associated with increased risk of death
— 9 Feb 2011 17:29 | HealthPatients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery and had elevated levels of the cardiac enzymes creatine kinase or troponin in the 24 hours following surgery had an associated…
Therapy to prevent heart failure more effective in women than men
— 8 Feb 2011 17:06 | HealthNever before has a therapy proven more beneficial for women than men in preventing heart disease - until now…