Heart Sudden Death
A new study involving patients with chronic heart failure has found that beginning treatment with the beta blocker Concor COR (bisoprolol) lowers the risk of sudden death in these patients by 46 percent after one year. The findings challenge the current guidelines that heart-failure treatment should begin with an ACE inhibitor and not a beta blocker.
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Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes: Prevention
In the United States, sudden cardiac death occurs most commonly in basketball and football, accounting for 2/3 of incidents. In the rest of... Read more »
Heart Disease: CPR and Automatic External Defibrillators
I was working on a blog a couple of weeks ago about CPR. I was just about done with it and when it came time to post it, a fellow... Read more »
How much omega-3 should you take?
There's little doubt remaining that omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil reduce dangerous events from heart disease (heart attack and sudden... Read more »
Antidepressant Medications and Sudden Cardiac Death
A recent article from the Associated Press reported on the results of a major, 12 year study on women and heart disease. The study... Read more »
Tim Russert: Did He Receive Adequate Heart Care?
The sudden passing of news giant, Tim Russert, of sudden cardiac death dealt a blow to the American consciousness. Perhaps his hard-hitting... Read more »
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Sudden cardiac death genes found
Scientists have found 14 common genetic variants associated with a risk factor for sudden cardiac death after they analyzed genetic data from more... Read more »
Sudden Cardiac Death More Likely in Men
According to a new study, men--and especially black men--are more likely than women to experience sudden cardiac death over the course of their... Read more »
Traffic Pollution Boosts Sudden Cardiac Death Risk
Results from a new study suggest that exposure to high levels of traffic air pollution among people with heart or lung disease is associated with a... Read more »
Trans Fats Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death in Women
A new study published in the American Heart Journal has found that women who have coronary heart disease and who eat foods high in trans fats have an... Read more »
Sudden cardiac death gene testing helps relatives: study
Genetic testing of victims of sudden cardiac death can benefit the surviving relatives by helping to identify their risk of also suffering deadly... Read more »
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