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02/08/2010

Shocks on the Spot: Defibrillators in Public Places

By Sam McManis, The Sacramento Bee

They told him later that he was a goner, his heart flat-lined. One moment, he was sitting on a stack of pallets at the Target distribution center in Woodland, talking to his boss. The next, he was on the floor without a pulse.

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02/08/2010

Dissecting Defibrillators

By Holly Selby, Chicago Tribune

What you need to know about the devices, including how they work, whom they help and the risks.

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02/04/2010

Hospitals Dispute Medtronic Data on Wires

By Thomas M. Burton, The Wall Street Journal

Some leading hospitals are reporting failure rates for Medtronic Inc.'s fracture-prone defibrillator wires—including among young people—that are significantly higher than what the company has publicly disclosed.

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02/02/2010

Her Husband's Heart Quit on Him, But She Didn't

By Alison Connell, Los Angeles Times

CPR kept her husband alive after suffering sudden cardiac arrest, but he hasn't been the same since.

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02/02/2010

Athletes’ Heart Deaths Put Focus on Screening

By Jeff Wiehe, The Journal Gazette

Schools often study family history before ordering costly tests.

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02/02/2010

Women's Heart Health: Learn Your Risks, Talk to Your Doctor and Take Action

Good Morning America On Call

When it comes to heart health, many women are confused about their risk factors. What's the difference between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol? What are the normal ranges for my test results? What about blood sugar and diabetes? What changes can I make to my diet to improve my heart health?

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02/02/2010

The Claim: Heart Attack Rates Rise During the Super Bowl

By Anahad O’Connor

THE FACTS Is the Super Bowl a health hazard for diehard football fans?

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01/29/2010

iPhone AED Locator May Help Save Lives in a Hurry

By medGadget

First Aid Corps, an organization working on helping the public respond to sudden cardiac arrests, has unveiled an iPhone app that can pinpoint the location of the closest automatic external defibrillator (AED) within seconds.

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01/29/2010

By Joe Rojas-Burke, The Oregonian

Oregon Study Plays Key Role in Finding Clues to Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Wooziness hit Greg Wooldridge just as he and his wife were about to drive home from shopping. Seconds later, the 61-year-old Portland man slumped forward in the passenger seat, his heartbeat lapsed into an ineffective chaos.

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01/28/2010

Whole Foods to Give Greater Employee Discounts to Workers with Lower BMI, Cholesterol

By Edgar Sandoval and Kathleen Lucadamo, NY Daily News

Weigh more. Pay more.

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01/27/2010

Study Finds Procedure Beats Drugs for Fast Heartbeat

By Marie McCullough, The Philadelphia Inquirer

For selected patients with an increasingly common heart-rhythm disorder, destroying the heart's faulty electrical pathways is far more effective than drugs, an international study shows.

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01/25/2010

NFL May Mandate Ultrasounds of Players' Hearts

By Sean Jensen, Chicago Sun-Times

In the wake of Gaines Adams' death of a cardiac arrest Jan. 17, the NFL may mandate an ultrasound of the heart at next month's NFL Combine.

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01/22/2010

Infant Dies After He Stops Breathing on United Airlines Flight

By The Associated Press

Sheriff's officials say a 2-month-old boy has died after he stopped breathing on a United Airlines flight that made an emergency landing in Milwaukee.

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01/20/2010

Little Rock Athlete's Life Saved by AED

KATV

A high school athlete passes out at a Tuesday night basketball game.

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01/20/2010

Athletes' Heart Problems can be Tricky to Diagnose

By Sean Jensen, Chicago Sun-Times

Athletes' hearts are bigger, thicker, but tests can show who's high-risk

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01/19/2010

Nano Technology Tackles Heart Disease

By BBC News

A molecule designed to find, latch onto, then treat hardened arteries could offer a new way to tackle heart disease, say its inventors.

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01/13/2010

AstraZeneca, Sanofi, Merck Heart Drugs Cut Alzheimer’s Disease

By Michelle Fay Cortez, BusinessWeek

Drugs commonly used to lower blood pressure, sold by AstraZeneca Plc, Sanofi-Aventis SA and Merck & Co., may also reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

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01/13/2010

Paisley's Dad Helps with CPR on Arena Employee

By Deb Gruver, The Wichita Eagle

Doug Paisley says he was simply in the right place at the right time when he helped give CPR to a man who was having a heart attack before his son's concert Saturday at Intrust Bank Arena.

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01/12/2010

AEDS Offer a Kick-start to Heart -- If You Can Find One

By Ross Courtney, Yakima Herald-Republic

YAKIMA, Wash. -- As customers and employees frantically worked to save Ellen Davis' life when she collapsed while Christmas shopping, several repeatedly asked for an automated external defibrillator.

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01/12/2010

Lawsuit Against Drug Companies Settled; State Gets Share

By Arielle Levin Becker, The Hartford Courant

Connecticut will receive $224,714 in a settlement with three drug companies over allegations that they blocked cheaper generic versions of the cholesterol drug TriCor from reaching the market.

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01/12/2010

Jiri Fischer Brings Red Wings Friends Igor Larionov, Jason Wooley and Larry Murphy to Saginaw Spirit Charity Game

By Kyle Austin, The Saginaw News

Jiri Fischer doesn’t hesitate when asked why he continues to come to Saginaw, year after year, to participate in the Shocks and Saves charity hockey game to raise money and awareness for cardiac health. His answer is simple.

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01/10/2010

FDNY Partners with NYC Service and New York Sports Clubs to Teach CPR in Local Gyms

By JEMS.com

The FDNY partnered with NYC Service and New York Sports Clubs (NYSC) on Jan. 6 to launch FDNY CPR to Go , a program that offers free CPR classes at gym locations throughout the five boroughs.

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01/08/2010

Postal Colleagues Irked by Slow Response to Defibrillator Request

By James Eli Shiffer, Star Tribune Minneapolis, MN

Seven months ago, Art Tilson suffered a fatal heart attack and collapsed on the floor of his workplace, the immense mail processing center by the river in downtown Minneapolis.

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01/08/2010

High-tech Life-saving Device Unveiled at Local High School

By Bill Silverfarb, San Mateo Daily Journal

As a registered nurse who has a long history of working in cardiology care for children, Kim Griffin knows how critical it is to respond quickly to someone who has suffered from sudden cardiac arrest.

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12/21/2009

Heart-healthy gifts from the kitchen

MaryAnne Gragg, Health.com

Nothing quite expresses love and joy like gifts of food -- especially for those loved ones on your list who may be at higher risk for heart disease.

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12/21/2009

Brittany Murphy's death stuns Hollywood and her family

Ching-Ching Ni and Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times

The young actress who stars in 'Clueless,' '8 Mile' and other films as well as TV's 'King of the Hill,' went into cardiac arrest Sunday. Coroner's officials say there are no indications of foul play.

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12/20/2009

A Basketball Career Is Suddenly Stopped and a Teammate Is Embraced

Karen Crouse, The New York Times

Tierra Rogers, the most heralded of the California women’s basketball team’s seven freshmen, did not feel well when she arrived at Haas Pavilion for a late-September conditioning session. She had not eaten, so when she became dizzy, she blamed hunger.

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12/18/2009

'Shock' from Innovative Vest Saves Boone Co. Heart Patient

By Tom Spalding, Indianapolis Star

A 60-year-old Boone County man credits a wearable defibrillator for automatically saving his life after a heart attack while sleeping.

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12/18/2009

Heart Disease to Cost U.S $503 Billion in 2010

By JoAnne Allen, ABCNews.com/Health

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cardiovascular disease and stroke will cost the United States an estimated $503.2 billion in 2010, an increase of nearly 6 percent, and many cases could have been prevented, the American Heart Association said on Thursday.

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12/16/2009

FDA panel OKs Crestor cholesterol pill's wider use

By Matthew Perrone, AP

Federal health advisers said Tuesday that expanded use of AstraZeneca's cholesterol pill Crestor can benefit patients with healthy cholesterol levels by preventing heart attack, stroke and death.

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12/16/2009

Legacy of sudden death spurs woman's mission

By Caleb Hellerman, CNN

Growing up in Southern California, Holly Morrell and her brother, Eric, had no closer friends than their cousins Kyle, Mitchell and Desiree. Holly's father, Chuck, and his twin brother, Gary, were the famous "Touchdown Twins," stars at Downey High School in Modesto and then Washington State University. After a brief stint in pro football, Chuck became an actor and film producer. Gary was a sports broadcaster.

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12/14/2009

Snow Cleanup Strains Heart

By Tony Leys Des Moines Register

Iowa doctors warned Wednesday that people should take it easy while trying to dig their way out after a snowstorm: The combination of cold and sudden exertion can send hearts into a tailspin.

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12/10/2009

Fort Worth high school student dies after baseball tryout

By Cynthia Vega / WFAA-TV

Students at Fort Worth's Southwest High School have lost a friend. Ryan Powell, 18, died Tuesday night shortly after showing off his baseball skills to a college scout.

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12/07/2009

Boston Sci Cites Issues With Under-Chest-Muscle Defribillators

CNN Money.com

Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) has advised doctors about potential problems with a small number of popular, newer heart defibrillators that were implanted beneath patients' chest muscles.

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12/04/2009

Abbott Northwestern Finds the Value of a Cold Heart in Hypothermia Therapy for Cardiac-Arrest Patients

By Jeremy Olson Twin Cities.com - Pioneer Press

When Dan Horgan emerged from a coma — one week after suffering a severe cardiac arrest — one of his first thoughts was annoyance that his beard had been shaved off.

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12/03/2009

New Med Training Center

The Queens Gazette

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation President Alan D. Aviles announced the construction of the nation’s first medical training technology center November 30 at Elmhurst Hospital Center.

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12/02/2009

3 Runners' Deaths Tied to Heart Problems: 1 Had No History of Them, Father Says

By Amber Hunt Free Press Staff Writer

All three men who collapsed while running the half-marathon of the Detroit Free Press Flagstar Marathon in October died of natural causes, final autopsy results show.

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12/02/2009

How a Decades-Old Drug Is Still a Patented Blockbuster

By Jacob Goldstein The Wall Street Journal

Abbott isn’t likely to face generic competition on its cholesterol drug TriCor until at least March, 2011, according to an SEC filing the company put out yesterday. Filings like this come out all the time, but this one is particularly striking because the key compound in TriCor, generically known as fenofibrate, was discovered in the 1960s and hit the market in Europe in 1975. Drugs that old are almost always generic.

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12/01/2009

3-Minute Lesson Could Save A Life With AED: So Simple To Use, So Important To Have Available

The Pittsburgh Channel.com WTAE

Jamie Dixon is used to winning as the men's basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh, but one of the defining moments in his life is a huge loss.

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12/01/2009

Amid Family Misfortune, Jets’ Snapper Finds Distraction on the Field

By Greg Bishop The New York Times

In 2001, the Jets’ first signing under Herman Edwards was a mostly anonymous long snapper, a soft-spoken Texan named James Dearth. So tenuous was his job status that he moonlighted at Home Depot, working nights.

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11/25/2009

Near tragedy inspires Kayla's Angels

By Estela Villanueva-Whitman, Des Moines Register

Kayla Donahe knows few details about that day last May when her life changed forever.

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11/24/2009

Early Data Link Diet Drug to MI, Stroke, and Cardiac Death

By Peggy Peck, Executive Editor, MedPage Today

Preliminary analysis of data from a placebo-controlled study of sibutramine (Meridia) suggested an excess risk of cardiovascular events including myocardial infarction and cardiac death among patients taking the diet drug, according to the FDA.

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11/24/2009

From the Lab, a New Weapon Against Cholesterol

By Anne Eisenberg The New York Times

The particles that ferry cholesterol through the bloodstream are popularly known as “bad” or “good”: bad if they deposit cholesterol on vessel walls, potentially clogging them; good if they carry the cholesterol on to the liver for excretion.

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11/24/2009

Volusia Pulls Outdated Defibrillators

By Heather Scofield East Volusia News Journal Online

Don't have a heart attack in a county building because the machine that could save your life may not be there anymore.

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11/24/2009

Suppressing Workplace Anger Doubles Heart Attack Risk in Study

By Michelle Fay Cortez, Bloomberg

Men who suppress their anger about unfair treatment at work are two to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or die from heart disease than those who quickly vent their frustration, a Swedish study shows.

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11/23/2009

We know high cholesterol causes heart attacks, but does it also cause heart failure?

Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times

It is well known that high levels of cholesterol in the blood can lead to heart attacks and strokes by triggering the buildup of plaque in the arteries, which can then break off and lodge in the heart or elsewhere. New research has shown that cholesterol can also cause heart failure, which is characterized by the inability of that organ to pump enough blood to supply oxygen throughout the body.

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11/23/2009

AstraZeneca's Brilinta Filed in the USA

By Kevin Grogan Pharma Times

AstraZeneca has filed its investigational oral antiplatelet therapy Brilinta, which is being touted by some analysts as a potential blockbuster, with regulators in the USA.

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11/23/2009

U of M Study: Dangers of Cardiac Arrest Hold Steady for 30 Years

By Steve Carmody Michigan Radio

A new University of Michigan study finds out-of-hospital heart arrest rates have not improved during the past 30 years.

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11/19/2009

Sudden Death in the Young

By James Davis, RN, MA, EMT-P EMS Responder.com

Your EMS crew is dispatched to the local neigborhood park for an injured person. Upon arrival, you see kids frantically waving from the basketball court. On arrival, you find a male patient in his late teens who is unresponsive and pulseless, and CPR is in progress.

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11/19/2009

After a Heart Attack: Following Rehab Instructions Can Save Your Life

5 News Ft. Smith - Fayetteville, AR

One month after their attacks, more than 90 percent of the participants said they were taking all of the medications on the discharge list. In contrast, less than 50 percent were exercising as instructed, had stopped smoking, or were losing weight. Just one-third had enrolled in a cardiac rehabilitation program, one of the best things you can do to prevent a second heart attack.

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11/18/2009

AZ wows analysts with new Brilinta data

By John Carroll Fierce Biotech

AstraZeneca rolled out a new set of promising data for Brilinta this morning, demonstrating that the drug works faster than Plavix while its effects fade more quickly--exactly what researchers were hoping to see. The new mid-stage data helps AZ build a case that Brilinta, if approved, can be superior to an industry standard that earns $9 billion a year.

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11/18/2009

Egyptian Mummies Show Signs of Heart Disease

By Thomas H. Maugh II Los Angeles Times

CT scans of Egyptian mummies, some as much as 3,500 years old, show evidence of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, which is normally thought of as a disease caused by modern lifestyles, researchers said Tuesday.

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11/18/2009

AstraZeneca's Crestor Cuts Cardiovascular Problems In Women

By Jennifer Corbett Dooren The Wall Street Journal

A popular cholesterol-lowering drug was shown to cut the risk of having a heart attack or stroke in a relatively healthy group of women who wouldn't be considered at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease under current treatment guidelines.

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11/18/2009

4,626 learn CPR at Cowboys Stadium

By Jeff Mosier The Dallas Morning News

Most of Arlington's eighth-graders were sprawled across the Cowboys Stadium field and into the record books Tuesday.

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11/16/2009

Thomson Reuters Announces 100 Top Hospitals(R) for Cardiovascular Care

PR Newswire

Thomson Reuters today released its annual study identifying the 100 U.S. hospitals that set the nation's benchmarks for inpatient cardiovascular care.

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11/16/2009

For Men at 40, Risk of Cardiac Death 1 in 8

By Ron Winslow The Wall Street Journal

Researchers said men at age 40 in the U.S. have a one-in-eight chance of suffering sudden cardiac death over the rest of their lives, a stark indication of the toll cardiovascular disease exacts on society.

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11/12/2009

A Heart-Healthy Dartmouth

By Jacob Batchelor ’12, Staff Columnist The Dartmouth Opinion

At some point in the process of getting to know a new friend here at Dartmouth, I always end up having an awkward conversation explaining to him or her why I have a two-by-two-inch metal box in my chest.

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11/12/2009

Will Transparency Keep Heart Failure Patients Healthy?

By Jacob Goldstein The Wall Street Journal

If you go home from the hospital after being treated for congestive heart failure, there’s a good chance you’ll be back in a few weeks.

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11/10/2009

Battle With Heart Disease Moves to the Doctor's Office

By Ron Winslow The Wall Street Journal

Two major cardiology organizations are targeting a new front in the battle to improve the quality and efficiency of heart care: the physician's office.

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11/10/2009

Fallen Runner Had Heart Disease, Autopsy Shows

By Amber Hunt Free Press Staff Writer

One of the three men who died running the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon last month suffered from heart disease, the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office said today.

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11/10/2009

Automated Defibrillators Boost Survival Rates, but Metra Trains Don't Have Them

By Richard Wronski Tribune reporter

James Allen, his heart beating wildly out of rhythm, collapsed shortly after he boarded a commuter train.

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11/09/2009

Determining the Best Way to Prevent Sudden Death in Athletes

By Katherine Hobson U.S. News and World Report

It's been a bad autumn for deaths during U.S. running races—at least six during half marathons and one during a marathon. Although the specific causes of death aren't known in all cases, heart ailments are at the top of the list of possible explanations whenever someone dies suddenly during an athletic event, be it a road race, triathlon, or a football or basketball game. As rare as these events are when compared with deaths from car accidents, homicide, or even the flu, doctors are debating whether lives could be saved by more carefully scrutinizing athletes before they compete. Sounds good, but is it possible?

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11/09/2009

Time to Respond: Research Challenges Widely Held Belief that the Quicker an Emergency Crew Arrives, the Better the Patient's Chances

By Margot Sanger-Katz The Monitor

In 2002, emergency medicine specialists at the Denver Health Medical Center wanted to find out how much response times affected the survival of the major trauma patients they treated - often the victims of car crashes, gunshots and stabbings. They treated the kind of patients for whom every minute - they thought - would matter.

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09/10/2009

Will Treating Depression Treat Heart Disease?

By Shirley S. Wang The Wall Street Journal

Patients who develop depression after heart attacks fare worse in the long term than those who don't. But will treating their depression prevent further heart problems and safe lives?

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09/08/2009

Heart Failure Clinic a lifeline for the uninsured: Little-known center in Orlando provides ongoing care for heart-attack survivors

Orlando Sentinel

The $60,000 bill Vince Presley got from Florida Hospital after his heart attack last year set off a slow wave of panic: What happens now?

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07/06/2009

MA Rep. Markey wants travel safety info

WWLP.com

Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey has announced legislation intended to force Web sites that sell international travel to Americans to offer information about the health and safety conditions at their destinations. Markey says the International Travelers Bill of Rights Act would keep Americans informed before they book a trip online.

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07/06/2009

Sanofi Drug for Heart Rhythm Disorder Is Approved

By Duff Wilson, The New York Times

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug Thursday to treat the heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation, which affects an estimated 2.5 million people in this country, most of them elderly.

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04/29/2009

Three honored for saving softball player's life

By Paige Kornblue, WPTV Florida

The energy, the unity, and the heart is in the huddle this time of year.

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04/07/2009

To slow a racing heart, soothing yoga gets the call

By Alan Bavley, The Kansas City Star

Can doing the downward-facing dog keep your heart from racing out of control?

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04/07/2009

Removing Medtronic Heart Cables Is Hard Choice

By Barry Meier, The New York Times

Pulling a medical device off the market is one thing. Removing it from the bodies of thousands of patients is a lot more complicated and dangerous.

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04/02/2009

Heart Muscle Renewed Over Lifetime, Study Finds

By Nicholas Wade, The New York Times

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04/02/2009

2 Boston Scientific defibrillators faulty

By JANET MOORE, Star Tribune

Boston Scientific Corp. confirmed Friday that two recently launched implantable defibrillators may deliver unneeded shocks to patients, or fail to shock the heart when needed.

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04/02/2009

St. Louis researchers test new molecular treatment of heart failure

By Michele Munz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis University cardiologists are participating in the first clinical trial of gene therapy to treat severe heart failure, which affects about 5 million people nationwide and is the leading diagnosis among adults discharged from the hospital.

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04/02/2009

Atkins Diet Tougher on Heart After Weight Loss

By Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay

In the "maintenance" phase that occurs after initial weight loss, the popular Ornish and South Beach diets seem to be easier on the heart than the high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins regimen, a new study finds.

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04/02/2009

Law could eliminate some civil liability in defibrillator use

By Jason Tomassini and Andrew Ujifusa, Gazette.Net

It's been almost four years since Richard and Rita Helgeson's 18-year-old son Andrew went to sleep one night and didn't wake up, a victim of sudden cardiac arrest. The Silver Spring couple still mourns the death every day.

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03/31/2009

Energy boosters could be cause of heart failure

By Valerie Rubinsky and Joshua Fernandez, The Temple News

Energy drinks are a popular beverage among college students. Between keeping up with busy schedules and meeting heavy academic demands, students use energy drinks for work and play.

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03/31/2009

Omega-3s of No Added Benefit to Heart Attack Patients

By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay

Patients receiving optimal drug therapy after suffering a heart attack do not gain any additional benefit from taking supplemental omega-3 fatty acids, a new study finds.

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03/31/2009

Stem Cell Injections Seem to Reduce Angina Pain

Forbes.com

In people with severe angina, injecting their own stem cells into the heart muscle appears to reduce pain and improve their ability to exercise, say U.S. researchers.

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03/31/2009

One Pill Might Prevent Heart Disease

By Ed Edelson, HealthDay

Create a single pill that contains a statin, three blood pressure drugs and aspirin, and you have an inexpensive medication that can reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular problems.

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03/31/2009

Faulty Home Wiring Can Trigger Defibrillator

NewsInferno.com

We've long been writing about the problems with lead wires and implanted defibrillators, but now, a surprising situation is emerging out of Denmark, HealthDay News reports, citing a New England Journal of Medicine report.

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03/31/2009

Lifelong poverty increases heart disease risks

By Amy Norton

The longer a person remains in poverty, the more likely he or she is to develop heart disease, a new study suggests.

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03/31/2009

Device proves option to warfarin in stroke study

By Lewis Krauskopf

A new device implanted in the heart proved in a large clinical study to be a potential alternative to a standard blood thinner for helping patients with irregular heart beats prevent stroke, researchers said on Saturday.

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03/09/2009

Study: Schools not prepared to handle cardiac arres

By Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal

Many North Carolina high schools are not adequately prepared to handle a sudden cardiac arrest on campus, according to a study released today by Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

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03/04/2009

Heart of the matter

By Bob Cohn

More than 18 years after Loyola Marymount All-American Hank Gathers collapsed during a basketball game and died shortly thereafter, mysteries remain about sudden cardiac death and the leading killer of young athletes, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

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02/27/2009

Heart Device Dispute Renews Push for User Registry

By Barry Meier, The New York Times

Conflicting data this week about the failure rate of a critical and widely used Medtronic heart device has set off a debate among researchers who want to understand the discrepancies and the implications for patient care.

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02/27/2009

Doctor educates others about importance of defibrillators

By Terry Rindfleisch, La Crosse Tribune

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02/26/2009

Life-Saving Heart Devices Absent From Many Hotels

By Emily Friedman, ABC News

You're much more likely to find a 24-hour concierge, room service and a fully stocked minibar during your next hotel stay than an automated external defibrillator.

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02/23/2009

Editorial: February has a lot of heart -- and not just during Valentine's Day

The Doings-Hinsdale

Your heart's health is vital to your well being.

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02/23/2009

Ambulance group to target fall prevention

By Liz Navratil, Lancaster New Era

A local ambulance association is trying to make it harder for people to injure themselves in falls.

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02/20/2009

Students Learn Lifesaving Techniques In Weston

By Jim Robinson, cbs4.com

The leading cause of death in America for men and women is heart disease, and within that category is a growing major health problem that's received much less publicity than heart attacks; it's called sudden cardiac arrest.

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02/16/2009

The heart to do something about young deaths

The Beacon News

Reading about the sudden cardiac death of Waubonsie Valley High School junior Zumari Doby last June was very frightening.

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01/27/2009

Pushing the Body's Limits

Daniel K. Vining, MD, David F. Gaieski, MD, www.jems.com

Medical emergencies associated with endurance athletics.

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