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Atrial Fibrillation Defined
Among heart diseases, atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disturbance that causes the small chambers of the heart to beat irregularly, allowing blood clots to form, is the most important. It is particularly common in elderly people, in whom it is present in up to 10 percent. It is important to recognize atrial fibrillation because strokes can be prevented by using a blood-thinning medication to prevent clots from forming in the heart.
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Church of God to host health screenings
Published October 10, 2008, 9:17 pm, The Newton Kansan
Residents living in and around the Newton community can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or heart attack.
Health Winners & Losers: King Pharma
Published October 9, 2008, 2:47 pm, TheStreet.com
King Pharmaceuticals bucks an otherwise dismal day in health stocks.
Cardiome Provides Regulatory Update
Published October 9, 2008, 9:20 am, CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance
Cardiome Pharma Corp. today announced that it has been informed by its co-development partner, Astellas Pharma US, Inc., that an End of Review meeting with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has been scheduled for November 14th, 2008 regarding the New Drug Application for KYNAPID Injection for rapid conversion of atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm.
Genetic Test For Risk Of Most Common Breast Cancer Forms Launched By deCODE BreastCancer
Published October 9, 2008, 9:08 am, Medical News Today
deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) has announced the launch of deCODE BreastCancerâ„¢, a new tool for assessing risk of the common forms of breast cancer. For the first time, a woman concerned about breast cancer can speak with her physician about a genetic test to better understand her lifetime risk of developing the common forms of the disease.
TOCCATA Clinical Study - Multi-Center European Safety Study On Groundbreaking Technology For The Treatment Of Atrial ...
Published October 8, 2008, 12:09 pm, Medical News Today
Endosense, a medical technology company focused on enabling the broad adoption of catheter ablation for the treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders, has launched the TOCCATA (TOuCh+ for CATheter Ablation) clinical study to evaluate the safety of the TactiCathâ„¢ system with enrollment gaining momentum. TOCCATA is a 70 patient European multi-center safety study.
Predicting Success Of Treatment For Atrial Fibrillation Aided By Novel Imaging Approach
Published October 8, 2008, 12:07 pm, Medical News Today
University of Utah researchers have developed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based method for detecting and quantifying injury to the wall of the heart's left atrium in patients who have undergone a procedure to treat atrial fibrillation. The results of the study are published in the Oct. 7, 2008, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Identification Of Gene Variant That Causes Sinus Node Disease
Published October 8, 2008, 10:08 am, Medical News Today
University of Iowa researchers and colleagues in France have identified a gene variant that causes a potentially fatal human heart rhythm disorder called sinus node disease. Also known as "sick sinus syndrome," the disease affects approximately one in 600 heart patients older than 65 and is responsible for 50 percent or more of the permanent pacemaker placements in the United States.
deCODE BreastCancer launches, genetic test screens for risk of most common breast cancer forms
Published October 8, 2008, 8:37 am, EurekAlert!
( Porter Novelli ) deCODE genetics has launched deCODE BreastCancer, a new tool for assessing risk of the common forms of breast cancer. For the first time, a woman concerned about breast cancer can speak with her physician about a genetic test to better understandher lifetime risk of developing the common forms of the disease, which result from the interplay of genetic as well as environmental ...
Global Health Partner AB: New Treatment Options For Swedish Patients With Cardiac Fibrillation
Published October 7, 2008, 8:24 am, Medical News Today
More than 150,000 Swedes today are suffering from an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia). Through a unique partnership, Global Health Partner (STO:GHP) and Södersjukhuset hospital in Stockholm are creating entirely new treatment options.
St. Jude Medical Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the World's First Implantable Pacemaker
Published October 7, 2008, 5:00 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
ST. PAUL, Minn.----St. Jude Medical, Inc. today celebrates the 50th anniversary of the world's first implantable pacemaker. On Oct. 8, 1958, a Swedish man named Arne Larsson received the world's first implanted pacemaker.
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- Obesity and the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation: Obesity is associated with atrial enlargement and ventricular diastolic dysfunction - both predictors of atrial fibrillation (AF). This study finds that obesity is a risk factor for AF.
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