News articles tagged with 'cardiac'
Newly discovered heart stem cells make muscle and bone
— 2 Dec 2011 10:08 | HealthResearchers have identified a new and relatively abundant pool of stem cells in the heart. The findings in the December issue of Cell Stem Cell, a Cell Press publication, show that…
Free phone app helped doctors perform better in simulated cardiac emergency
— 29 Mar 2011 16:07 | HealthDoctors who used a free iPhone application provided by the UK Resuscitation Council performed significantly better in a simulated medical emergency than those who did not, according…
Mayo Clinic researchers find cardiac pacing helps epilepsy patients with ictal asystole
— 28 Mar 2011 17:02 | HealthMayo Clinic researchers have found that cardiac pacing may help epilepsy patients with seizure-related falls due to ictal asystole, an unusual condition in which the heart stops beating…
In pilot study, screening detects potentially serious heart conditions in healthy children
— 17 Mar 2011 20:04 | HealthA pilot study in healthy children and adolescents shows that it is feasible to screen for undiagnosed heart conditions that increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Adding…
Benefits of bariatric surgery may outweigh risks for severely obese
— 15 Mar 2011 19:20 | HealthBariatric surgery can result in long-term weight loss and significant reductions in cardiac and other risk factors for some severely obese adults, according to a scientific statement…
Collaborative care program reduces depression, anxiety in heart disease patients
— 9 Mar 2011 20:29 | HealthParticipants in the first hospital-initiated, low-intensity collaborative care program to treat depression in heart patients showed significant improvements in their depression, anxiety…
Cardiac catheter that can do it all
— 6 Mar 2011 19:20 | HealthIn an improvement over open-heart surgery, cardiologists now use catheters to eliminate damaged heart tissue in certain patients, such as those with arrhythmias. But this, too, can…
Researchers pinpoint patients who receive greatest benefit from heart failure treatment
— 2 Mar 2011 12:28 | HealthMild heart failure patients with a particular condition that results in disorganised electrical activity throughout the heart benefit substantially from cardiac resynchronisation therapy…
Researchers find new CPR method increases survival rate by 50 percent
— 2 Mar 2011 12:22 | HealthA five-year clinical trial led by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers has led to a new method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that improves long-term survival…
Newborn heart muscle can grow back by itself, UT Southwestern researchers have found
— 26 Feb 2011 17:09 | HealthIn a promising science-fiction-meets-real-world juxtaposition, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have discovered that the mammalian newborn heart can heal itself completely…