Overall, heart failure is an uncommon complication of breast cancer treatment; however, the risk is higher in patients treated with
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Can we improve cardiac arrest survival in hospitals?
Each July brings residents – recent graduates from medical schools – to the inpatient wards of major teaching hospitals across
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PT forgot this entire family after a cardiac arrest from overtraining
OVERTRAINING caused father, 39, to suffer a cardiac arrest – which stopped his heart for 20 minutes – and led
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New cardiac pump device more effective, less costly than standard pump
In a presentation at the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, and in
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Early exposure to BPA alters cardiac rhythm and may influence adverse cardiovascular outcomes
More than 8 million pounds of bisphenol A (BPA) is produced each year and reaches 90 percent of the population
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Study identifies receptor that may be targeted to repair the heart after heart attack, cardiac arrest
Studies have shown that a simple treatment called lipid emulsion therapy—fatty acids administered intravenously—can heal damage to the heart after
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Substance used in Chinese medicine can cause cardiac arrhythmia
Researchers from the Universities of Basel, Vienna and Utrecht report that a medicinal plant frequently used in traditional Chinese medicine—Evodia
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Studies find more patients admitted to hospitals with cardiac conditions in winter months
Two new studies examined seasonal variations in cardiac-related hospitalizations specifically for aortic dissection and ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarctions (STEMI). The results
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High FGF-23 linked to recurrent cardiac events after ACS
(HealthDay)—Elevated fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) is associated with increased risk of recurrent major cardiovascular (CV) events in patients after
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