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    The connection between work stress, heart issues  Aug 21, 2008
    If someone would have said ventricular tachycardia, before that day, I would have said gesundheit, said Kalmer, president of William J. Kalmer CLU Ltd., an affilliate of National Financial Partners, based in Austin, Texas. Ventricular tachycardia, which occurs in two out of 10,000 people, is a disruption of normal heartbeat that could cause the heart to become unable to pump adequate blood through the body. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)

    VIDEO: Racing to stop a silent killer  Aug 15, 2008
    VIDEO Racing To Stop A Silent Killer (from The Herald ). He was, it seemed, a fit and healthy man; a professional athlete at the peak of his powers. (The Herald)

    Beating the odds, chasing a dream  Aug 5, 2008
    Many people with this syndrome who have symptoms or episodes of tachycardia rapid heart rhythm may have dizziness, chest palpitations, fainting or, rarely, cardiac arrest. Other people with WPW never have tachycardia or other symptoms. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Summary Judgment Granted for SEROQUEL(R) Patent Litigation  Jul 2, 2008
    A potentially fatal symptom complex, sometimes referred to as Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS), has been reported in association with administration of antipsychotic drugs, including SEROQUEL. Rare cases of NMS have been reported with SEROQUEL. Clinical manifestations of NMS are hyperpyrexia, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, and evidence of autonomic instability (irregular pulse or blood pressure, tachycardia, diaphoresis, and cardiac dysrhythmia). Additional signs may include... (PR Newswire)

    A Woman with Abdominal Pain and Weakness after Gastric Bypass Surgery  Jun 26, 2008
    At follow-up visits, she reported poor oral intake, episodes of tachycardia (which had occurred intermittently in the past), intermittent passage of watery stool and dark urine, and suprapubic and epigastric pain; on two occasions, fluids were administered intravenously. . (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Heather Dinich  Jun 12, 2008
    Levi was diagnosed with WPW, and Logan had a similar but less serious defect called AV nodal reentry tachycardia. Within a month of each other, they both had similar procedures that required a catheter in an artery near the groin, and both were cleared to play within a few weeks. (ESPN -- College Football News)

    New Drug Reverses Dentists' Anesthesia  May 13, 2008
    Novalar notes that although fast heart rate (tachycardia) and cardiac arrhythmia may occur when drugs like OraVerse are given intravenously, such problems are uncommon when OraVerse is injected into the gums. OraVerse isn't recommended for use in children younger than 6 or children under 33 pounds. (CBS News)

    Energy drink side effects worry schools  May 12, 2008
    Two students experienced tachycardia (rapid or irregular heart rate). The other student "had two doughnuts for breakfast and then one or two Monsters and he got so anxious that he hyperventilated to the point where he literally couldn't move," Buck said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Left Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia  May 8, 2008
    NEJM -- Left Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia ... Left Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia ... Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia is a potentially lethal disease characterized by adrenergically mediated ventricular arrhythmias manifested especially in children and teenagers. (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Alcohol Abuse Inpatient Treatment  May 4, 2008
    People who go into detox are monitored by medical professionals through all of their withdrawal symptoms, including nausea, anxiety, insomnia, hallucinations, heart palpitations, tachycardia, hypertension, and violent seizures. may be used to treat some withdrawal symptoms, and nutrition is also used to aid in treatment. (Suite101.com)

    Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. Initiates Phase IIa Clinical Study for Convivia(TM)  Apr 21, 2008
    Although the risks of cancers and other health problems associated with this disorder have been documented in numerous studies over the past several years, they are not widely known to the general population or to the substantial proportion of Asians who are at risk. Even light to moderate ethanol intake may expose people with this condition to increased risks for serious diseases without them realizing it. (Canada Newswire)

    Time to Defibrillation after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest  Apr 10, 2008
    3 issue),1 showed strikingly higher mortality among hospitalized patients with ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia when defibrillation was delayed. In an accompanying editorial, Saxon observes that underlying medical conditions in hospitalized patients contribute to their lower survival rate as compared with the rate among persons who have heart attacks in public areas. (New England Journal of Medicine)

    State of Alaska and Eli Lilly and Company Reach Agreement to Settle Zyprexa Lawsuit  Mar 26, 2008
    "A trial always involves significant time and resources, especially a two-phase trial like this one that posed additional legal hurdles. A settlement helps us get back to what we want to focus on as a company: developing important new medications through research and partnerships with doctors and patients. "We appreciate all the time and energy the jury invested over more than three weeks in such a complex case," Armitage added. The agreement involves no admission of wrongdoing on Lilly's part.... (PR Newswire)

    American Health Packaging Announces a Recall of Approximately 1,400 Units of Heparin Sodium Vial Products as Part of Broader Baxter Recall  Mar 22, 2008
    This recall was initiated due to the Baxter Healthcares recall which stated, "voluntary recall of Heparin Sodium Injection to include all lots of single and multi-dose vial products, due to an increase in reports of adverse patient reactions including abdominal pain, burning sensation, chest pain, diarrhea, dizziness, drug ineffectiveness, dyspepsia, dyspnia, erythema, flushing, headache, hyperhidrosis, hypoesthesia, hypotension, including profound and refractory hypotension, increased... (U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Alerts)

    New Technology No Better at Spotting 'Anesthesia Awareness'  Mar 15, 2008
    "We're left with the way we've done it in the past, that is using clinical signs of movement, high blood pressure, tachycardia, that kind of thing," said Dr. Gary H. Morton, an associate professor of anesthesiology at Texas Ath Science Center College of Medicine and vice chairman of anesthesiology at Scott in Temple. "The problem with any of these techniques is they're not 100 percent.". (MEDLINEplus)

    From hoops to heart surgery  Feb 5, 2008
    They actually had to give him stuff to make his heart go back into tachycardia so that way they knew exactly the place where they had to go, Debbi said ... What s more is after the procedure was completed, the medical staff at Mayo gave him medicines to start the tachycardia again to see if the procedure was a success. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    * Lifesaving devices to be installed in  Feb 1, 2008
    Workers at these public places will be required to learn how to perform CPR and operate AEDs -- portable electronic devices that automatically diagnose the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and tachycardia, and treat them through defibrillation, the department said. Tsung Fu-chuan (I), a doctor at Taipei Hospital's Emergency Room, said that if a victim's heart stops beating, brain damage can occur after four minutes. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)

    A Pregnant Woman with Swelling of the Left Breast and Shortness of Breath  Jan 31, 2008
    7 weeks' gestation because of swelling of the left breast, shortness of breath, and tachycardia. The patient had received prenatal care at this hospital since 9. (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Amkor Pharma, Inc. Stroke Drug Nears End of Phase I Clinical ...  Jan 17, 2008
    The most common AEs, each of which was seen at a frequency of less than 15% in treated patients, were tachycardia, dizziness upon standing, headache, bleeding at blood draw site, cold feeling, nausea, hypotension upon standing. Other AEs occurred at a frequency of 4% or less, and are not considered to be drug related. (NDTV.com)

    Study finds hospitals slow to defibrillate  Jan 3, 2008
    Defibrillation is used when patients suffer either ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia. In the first case, the heart beats abnormally or intermittently; in the second, it beats extremely rapidly. (Los Angeles Times)

    Survival after Tachyarrhythmic Arrest — What Are We Waiting For?  Jan 3, 2008
    1 Survival after cardiac arrest due to ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation requires prompt defibrillation, regardless of the setting in which it occurs ... If out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation occurs where there are readily available automated external defibrillators (AEDs), such as in an airport or a casino, the. (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Delayed Time to Defibrillation after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest  Jan 3, 2008
    Methods We identified 6789 patients who had cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia at 369 hospitals participating in the National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Using multivariable logistic regression, we identified characteristics associated with delayed defibrillation. (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Hospitals Slow in Heart Attack Response  Jan 3, 2008
    All had suffered from ventricular fibrillation, where the heart's main pumping chambers begin to flutter ineffectively or ventricular tachycardia, in which the heart beats so rapidly it can no longer pump properly. The Chan team found the odds of survival dropped off steadily after a delay of more than two minutes. (Newsmax)

    O'Grady's racing spirit cannot be broken  Dec 28, 2007
    Then there are the two tachycardia attacks ... 2 tachycardia attacks. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Matters of the heart  Dec 27, 2007
    The symptoms of acute cardiac failure include dyspnoea (shortness of breath), tachycardia (unusually fast beating of the heart), hypotension and confusion. These arise due to a combination of salt and water retention, increased venous pressure and inadequate organ perfusion. (Express Pharma)

    Catheter Ablation for the Prevention of Defibrillator Therapy  Dec 27, 2007
    Methods Eligible patients with a history of a myocardial infarction underwent defibrillator implantation for spontaneous ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation ... Twenty-one patients assigned to defibrillator implantation alone (33%) and eight patients assigned to defibrillator implantation plus ablation (12%) received appropriate ICD therapy (antitachycardia pacing or shocks) (hazard ratio in the ablation group, 0. (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Cell Help After Heart Attack?  Dec 6, 2007
    Researchers in Germany and the U.S. have come up with a new way to curb a risky heart rhythm called ventricular tachycardia after a heart attack ... Among mice that had had a heart attack, ventricular tachycardia was rarer in those that received the tweaked, transplanted cells than those that didn't get such cells. (CBS News)

    Cell transplant for heart attack  Dec 6, 2007
    Ventricular tachycardia can be fatal ... Ventricular tachycardia - an unusually fast heart rhythm - is the main cause of sudden death after heart attack ... They found that heart cells taken from 15-day-old embryos reduced the risk of ventricular tachycardia but other implanted cells, such as skeletal muscle cells, did not. (BBC News -- Health)

    Cells mend damaged mouse hearts  Dec 6, 2007
    Although the grafts sometimes improved the function of the heart, they also raised the risk of abnormally fast heartbeats, in a disorder called ventricular tachycardia. Ventricular tachycardia is the main cause of sudden death in patients who have had a heart attack, killing about 15% of patients within three years of their attack. (Nature News Service)

    Cell Transplant Improves Survival After Heart Attack  Dec 6, 2007
    If a person has a heart attack and receives transplanted genetically engineered cells, his/her chances of suffering from abnormal heart rhythm (ventricular tachycardia) later are significantly reduced. Ventricular tachycardia is the most common cause of sudden death following a heart attack ... Scientists managed to transplant skeletal muscle cells which were engineered to produce a protein that prevents ventricular tachycardia in laboratory mice. (Medical News Today)

    Top-Line Efficacy Data Presented from Phase 2 Trial of Alemtuzumab in Multiple Sclerosis  Oct 15, 2007
    The most commonly reported adverse reactions in patients with B-CLL were infusion reactions (fever, chills, hypotension, urticaria, nausea, rash, tachycardia, dyspnea), cytopenias (neutropenia, lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia), and infections (CMV viremia, CMV infection, other infections). In clinical trials, the frequency of infusion reactions was highest in the first week of treatment. (PR Newswire)

    Fresh look at life-saving methods  Oct 4, 2007
    Rachel Moyer wrote on Oct 2, 2007 11:31 PM:" I hjust read this article and I am in total disbelief! Where is it mentioned that CPR alone saves only 2-4% of its victims? AEDs save lives by raising the odds at least 50% for a victim of SCA! A witnessed sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) victim has a greater chance of survival that an unwitnessed SCA, but it doesnt mean that the victim hasnt been down for 10 seconds VS 10 minutes. The AED, if used within the first 3-5 minutes of a SCA, could be the... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Brought back to life, Churchill man in Great Race  Sep 28, 2007
    "While I was getting prepared to have this procedure, I was obviously anxious and I ended up going into tachycardia fibrillation, then went into full sudden cardiac arrest.". A nurse performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation until doctors arrived and were able to start his heart. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Stay in if you're having a bad air day  Sep 27, 2007
    I have very occasional exercise related tachycardia. Last time it was a hot bad air day (I live near Paris where there is a lot of diesel pollution). (Nature News Service)

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    Caffeine content of some drinks blurry  Sep 5, 2007
    Symptoms included tremors, nausea, vomiting, tachycardia, dizziness, chest pain and bilateral numbness, which landed patients in the emergency room. Redline RTD is an 8-ounce energy drink with 250 mg of caffeine. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    Lams take health advances to heart  Aug 28, 2007
    Her sister was traveling to town eight years ago when she had tachycardia or fibrillation and her heart stopped, Lam said. A neighbor pulled in front of her car to stop it and brought her back to life with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Lam said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Awash in caffeine  Aug 22, 2007
    Symptoms included tremors, nausea, vomiting, tachycardia, dizziness, chest pain and bilateral numbness, which landed patients in the emergency room. Redline RTD is an 8-ounce energy drink with 250 milligrams of caffeine - the equivalent of almost three cups of coffee. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Mayo Clinic podcasts offer in-depth discussion  Aug 14, 2007
    Sound familiar" Thousands of teenagers have a hard time getting moving in the morning. But for kids with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome - - POT syndrome, or POTS - - the fatigue is debilitating. It keeps these teens from normal activities such as sports or social events. Many cant even go to school. Mayo Clinic Pediatrician Philip Fischer, M.D., explains how you can tell if your teens tiredness or other related symptoms are a sign of a real problem. ### To obtain the latest news... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    Biovitrum Strengthens its Relationship with Wyeth - Starts to Co-Promote BeneFIX(R) in the Nordic Countries  Aug 8, 2007
    Patients should be informed of the early symptoms and signs of hypersensitivity reactions including hives, generalized urticaria, chills (rigors), flushing, angioedema, chest tightness, dyspnea, wheezing, faintness, hypotension, tachycardia, and anaphylaxis. If allergic or anaphylactic reactions occur, administration of BeneFIX should be stopped immediately, and appropriate medical management should be given, which may include treatment for shock. (BusinessWire)

    GV resident bets on stem-cell therapy for failing heart  Aug 8, 2007
    The implantation of pacemaker/defibrillator under the supervision of Dr. David Lapan 16 months ago after a serious tachycardia attack had helped somewhat, Brumble said, but did not solve his heart problems long-term ... Last year, while visiting San Antonio, he suffered a tachycardia attack (rapid heart beat). (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)

    ICDs Effective In Helping To Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death In Patients With Certain Heart Disorder  Jul 26, 2007
    Risk factors analyzed included history of premature HCM-related sudden death in 1 or more first-degree or other relatives younger than 50 years; massive left ventricular hypertrophy (enlargement); a certain type of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (abnormally rapid heart rhythm); and prior unexplained syncope (temporary loss of consciousness). Of the 506 patients, 20 percent experienced 1 or more appropriate device interventions, in which the ICD terminated ventricular fibrillation (severely... (Science Daily)

    Defibrillators Can Control Dangerous Heart Condition  Jul 26, 2007
    Twenty percent of the patients experienced one or more incidents in which the ICD terminated ventricular fibrillation (severely abnormal heart rhythm that results in cardiac arrest) or ventricular tachycardia (abnormally rapid heartbeat). The defibrillator terminated abnormal heart rhythms in 10. (MEDLINEplus)

    Bloomer man’s heart now keeps healthy beat  Jul 10, 2007
    The medical term for Bruce s condition is atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia. It accounts for almost 60 percent of rapid heartbeat cases. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    A woman's best friend, and lifesaver  Jul 1, 2007
    "Since it is well recognized that the usual trigger for neurocardiogenic syncope is a fast heartbeat, it is likely that the dog is sensing Marty's tachycardia and warning her," Januzzi says. "Having said that, I have no idea how [Adele] is doing it, but the results speak for themselves. Marty's quality of life is better, she's more confident, and all in all I think it's darn near miraculous.". (Boston Globe)

    'Sicko' not the whole story of Cuban health care  Jun 26, 2007
    The attention is pretty good, but it was a million times better six years ago, when we always saw the same doctor, said Torres, who suffers from tachycardia. The advantage is that its free, Torres said. (MSNBC -- International)

    Letter: Impeach the head thief and jail him, too  Jun 24, 2007
    (By Michael Yon June 19, 2007, 6:30 a.m.) "---You shall cross the barren desert, but you shall not die of thirst. You shall wander far in safety though you do not know the way. You shall speak your words in foreign lands and all will understand. You shall see the face of God and live. Be not afraid. I go before you always; Come follow me, and I will give you rest.--- [From a prayer card I found on a base in Anbar Province, Iraq.]Thoughts flow on the eve of a great battle. By the time these words... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    To Keep Fit In Space, Train Like An Athlete  Jun 18, 2007
    We re already employing this strategy on patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), and are seeing very satisfying results, Levine said. POTS is a disorder whose sufferers experience problems when standing such as an excessive heart rate and low blood pressure, causing dizziness. (Science Daily)

    The Heat is On; Information About Hot Weather  Jun 10, 2007
    "The Heat index (HI) is an index that combines air temperature and relative humidity to determine an apparent temperature - how hot it actually feels. The human body normally cools itself by perspiration, or sweating, in which the water in the sweat evaporates and carries heat away from the body. However, when the relative humidity is high, the evaporation rate of water is reduced. This means heat is removed from the body at a lower rate, causing it to retain more heat than it would in dry air.... (WTVR.com, VA)

    Abilify sNDA for pediatric patients with schizophrenia accepted for priority FDA review  Jun 6, 2007
    Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)As with all antipsychotic medications, a rare and potentially fatal condition known as NMS has been reported with ABILIFY. NMS can cause hyperpyrexia, muscle rigidity, diaphoresis, tachycardia, irregular pulse or blood pressure, cardiac dysrhythmia, and altered mental status. If signs and symptoms appear, immediate discontinuation is recommended. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    RoundTable Collaborates With Bioniche Pharma on Key Growth Developments  May 26, 2007
    Esmolol is a generic injectable cardiology product indicated for the treatment of patients with tachycardia and hypertension. RoundTable and other Bioniche Pharma shareholders concurrently made an additional equity investment in the Company to support these product acquisitions. (PR Newswire)

    Efficacy and safety of Aripiprazole as adjunctive therapy in major depressive disorder  May 23, 2007
    NMS can cause hyperpyrexia, muscle rigidity, diaphoresis, tachycardia, irregular pulse or blood pressure, cardiac dysrhythmia, and altered mental status. If signs and symptoms appear, immediate discontinuation is recommended. (EurekAlert!)

    Six-Week Investigational Study In Adults With Major Depressive Disorder Evaluates The Effectiveness of Adjunctive Aripiprazole Therapy With Antidepressants  May 22, 2007
    NMS can cause hyperpyrexia, muscle rigidity, diaphoresis, tachycardia, irregular pulse or blood pressure, cardiac dysrhythmia, and altered mental status. If signs and symptoms appear, immediate discontinuation is recommended - Tardive dyskinesia (TD)-The risk of developing TD and the potential for it to become irreversible may increase as the duration of treatment and the total cumulative dose increase. (PR Newswire)

    FDA Approves Astrazeneca's Once-Daily Seroquel XR(TM) Extended-Release Tablets for the Treatment of Schizophrenia  May 18, 2007
    Clinical manifestations of NMS are hyperpyrexia, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, and evidence of autonomic instability (irregular pulse or blood pressure, tachycardia, diaphoresis, and cardiac dysrhythmia). Additional signs may include elevated creatine phosphokinase, myoglobinuria (rhabdomyolysis), and acute renal failure. (PR Newswire)

    Heart Disease  May 14, 2007
    Heart rhythm is considered abnormal only when the heart rate is inappropriately fast (known as tachycardia) or slow (known as bradycardia), or is irregular, or when electrical impulses travel along abnormal pathways. Exercise is extremely important in order to avoid heart disease. (Suite101.com)

    Authorities warn of new drug trend  Apr 4, 2007
    DXM can cause psychological addiction, and at the high doses needed for recreational use it has the side effects of a blotchy skin rash, sweating, dilated pupils, difficulty urinating, increased urination frequency, explosive diarrhea, fever, tachycardia, high blood pressure, loss of appetite, shakiness, seizures, insomnia, and possible coma and death. In addition, there is often vomiting, though this is not caused by the DXM itself. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)

    A textbook case of biased ‘news’  Mar 30, 2007
    Editorial A textbook case of biased news 03/30/2007 The Bush administration s sacking of eight U.S. Attorneys is a scandal of such shocking significance that it has many Democrats on Capitol Hill hyperventilating and going into tachycardia. The news media, too, are aghast. (The Trentonian, NJ)

    Muscle Stem Cells May Offer A New Treatment Option For Congestive Heart Failure  Mar 28, 2007
    One patient with a prior history of ventricular tachycardia (abnormal heart rhythm) and pre-existing ICD implantation experienced ventricular tachycardia nine days after cell transplantation that was managed successfully. "In this study, we learned that ASM transplantation using a minimally invasive catheter is safe, showed improvement in quality of life and may have the potential to improve cardiac function," said Dr. Dib. (Science Daily)

    Many now manage to live with cancer  Mar 28, 2007
    Karen Rodman, who has carcinoid cancer and runs the Polly's Place cancer support group in West Barnstable, has scary attacks of tachycardia and wheezing. The fatigue is the biggest thing. (Cape Cod Times, MA)

    Cupid at the courthouse  Feb 15, 2007
    She later said she was experiencing an episode of her heart condition, called tachycardia. Emergency help was summoned, and she was taken to a bench, where after a few minutes, her heartbeat returned to normal. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Patients who get ICDs for prevention have less driving restrictions  Feb 8, 2007
    "Since the original publication, multiple trials have been reported to establish the role of ICDs for the primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in at-risk people who have never had a sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. Based on the results of these trials, Medicare began covering ICDs for primary prevention in 2005, so we expect use of the devices for this purpose to increase." ... Patients who receive an ICD for primary prevention but then receive appropriate... (EurekAlert!)

    Many Young People Who Died Suddenly And Inexplicably Had Genetic Heart Defects, Study Finds  Feb 1, 2007
    The defects produced one of two abnormal heart rhythm conditions: Long QT syndrome (LQTS) and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) ... -- Defibrillation is a medical technique used to counter the onset of ventricular fibrillation, (VF) a common cause of cardiac arrest, and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, which sometimes precedes. (Science Daily)

    Cardiologists Fix Broken Heart: Case Study Points Out Rarely Diagnosed Potentially Fatal Complication Of Heart Attack  Jan 12, 2007
    Unexplained chest pain after a heart attack might be more dangerous than many physicians originally think. In a case study to be published in the January issue of the international journal Clinical Cardiology, physicians at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia report on a seemingly healthy 55-year-old man who had a silent heart attack and subsequent unexplained chest pain. (Science Daily)

    Are One-third Of Costly Implanted Heart Devices Unnecessary? New Study Suggests Yes  Jan 4, 2007
    ScienceDaily: Are One-third Of Costly Implanted Heart Devices Unnecessary. New Study Suggests Yes. (Science Daily)

    Five New Technologies That Promise To Transform Medicine  Dec 26, 2006
    -- Defibrillation is a medical technique used to counter the onset of ventricular fibrillation, (VF) a common cause of cardiac arrest, and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, which sometimes precedes. . (Science Daily)

    Problem gamblers have poorer health  Dec 2, 2006
    They were also almost twice as likely to suffer from tachycardia, an excessively rapid heartbeat. The subjects were at increased risk of developing these disorders even after other factors, including alcohol abuse and mental health disorders, were taken into account. (Scientific American)

    Deadly Sin? Anger Found to Rock Heart Patients  Nov 13, 2006
    A total of 199 cases of ventricular fibrillation VF or ventricular tachycardia VT cases were recorded in the study. These conditions are fatal if not treated with a shock within minutes. (ABC News)

    Caffeine may be new preteen drug  Nov 10, 2006
    And prolonged overuse could lead to tachycardia and cardiac arrhythmia. When coming off a caffeine high, Hamilton said those who use the drug often have headaches and stomach aches. (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)

    Arizona Arrhythmia Consultants Seeks Heart Failure Patients For Investigational Study Evaluating Use of New Implantable Pulse Generator  Nov 4, 2006
    These include tachycardia (heart beats too fast), bradycardia (heart beats too slow), atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, Wolfe Parkinson White syndrome, ventricular tachycardia, neurocardiogenic (syncope) and other complex arrhythmias. In our affiliated hospital's EP laboratories, physicians of our group offer a wide range of state-of-art electrophysiology and mapping procedures to patients with suspected rhythm abnormalities. (PR Newswire)

    Sorin Group Expands Its Presence in the Japanese Market by Introducing Advanced Defibrillation Therapy  Oct 4, 2006
    Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition caused by life-threatening arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF). ALTO 2 ICDs are intended for patients at risk for SCA. Those highly-advanced devices are capable of accurately detecting and appropriately treating fast rhythm disorders through mild stimulation (anti-tachycardia pacing) or higher energy shocks ... PARAD+ also allows a unique management of slow ventricular tachycardias (VTs). (Canada Newswire)

    Mortara Instrument, Inc. Announces eCardio Diagnostics as the First Service Provider Offering the New H3+ Holter Monitor for Arrhythmia Assessment  Sep 27, 2006
    An arrhythmia may result in a heartbeat that is unusually fast (tachycardia), unusually slow (bradycardia), or irregular (atrial fibrillation). An arrhythmia may be brief and unnoticeable, or it may be startling, obvious or even fatal. (PR Newswire)

    Predicting Death in Chagas’ Heart Disease  Aug 24, 2006
    Six independent prognostic factors were identified, and each was assigned a number of points proportional to its regression coefficient: New York Heart Association class III or IV (5 points), evidence of cardiomegaly on radiography (5 points), left ventricular systolic dysfunction on echocardiography (3 points), nonsustained ventricular tachycardia on 24-hour Holter monitoring (3 points), low QRS voltage on electrocardiography (2 points), and male sex (2 points). We calculated risk scores for... (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Stony Brook hit hard over deaths  Aug 20, 2006
    Children with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy often have heart and lung problems, the report noted, and Tyler had a history of tachycardia, or rapid, irregular heartbeats. The report said "tachycardia was present" during the operation. (Newsday -- Health)

    State cites multiple violations at Stony Brook University Hospital  Aug 19, 2006
    Children with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy often have heart and lung problems, the report noted, and Tyler had a history of tachycardia, or rapid irregular heart beats. The report said "tachycardia was present" during the operation, Tyler went into cardiac arrest and died on the operating table. (Newsday)

    Raffle Aims For Healthy Hearts  Aug 11, 2006
    "The fainting is due to a rapid, irregular beating of the heart called ventricular tachycardia, and people can die from it ... they'll die unless they come out of it by themselves." Because these fainting episodes can result in death, the treatment for Long QT Syndrome typically revolves around eliminating them, Yabek said. Treatment can include the use of beta blockers, Yabek said medications that reduce the electrical surges that cause a heart to begin beating rapidly and irregularly. (Cedar Crest East Mountain Telegraph, NM)

    Overweightat 18, dead in middle age?  Jul 18, 2006
    There was a side-effect, however tachycardia, or rapid heartbeat. "At the end of a year of treatment, one third of the adolescents who received medication were no longer severely overweight, and out of six who were treated dropped below the standard definition of being overweight," Berkowitz said in a statement. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Your take  Jul 11, 2006
    Just because the result was not a cracked sternum, broken ribs or tachycardia does not mean that the attack was not viscious. Posted by: DJJ in PA. (USA Today -- Sports)

    When a child's heart stops, onset time of abnormal rhythms is ...  Jun 25, 2006
    Of the 1005 children who suffered in-hospital cardiac arrest, more than one in four (272 patients) had documented VF or tachycardia (rapid heart beats) that require shocks at some point during the arrest. In 104 of those patients VF or tachycardia occurred initially, while in 149 patients it occurred at a subsequent time during the arrest ... The largest group of patients with cardiac arrest, 733 children, had no documented VF or tachycardia. (TMCnet)

    WEB UPDATE: Columbian College selects new interim dean  Jun 22, 2006
    Over Memorial Day weekend in May, Sigelman was rushed to a hospital while on a routine bike ride after suffering a tachycardia attack, or an unusually rapid beating of the heart. Following the incident, Sigelman and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Donald Lehman, agreed that Sigelman would step down as interim dean to focus on his recovery. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)

    Consumption Of Fish Oil Does Not Appear To Protect Against Abnormal Heart Rhythms  Jun 16, 2006
    The Study on Omega-3 Fatty acids and ventricular Arrhythmia (SOFA) was conducted at 26 cardiology clinics across Europe and included 546 patients with ICDs and prior documented ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation (VF) (both are types of serious cardiac arrhythmias). Patients were randomly assigned to receive 2 grams/day of fish oil in capsules (n = 273) or placebo capsules (n = 273) for a median (midpoint) period of 356 days. (Science Daily)

    Late-breaking clinical trials  May 21, 2006
    Final Results From the Substrate Mapping ion in Sinus Rhythm to Halt Ventricular Tachycardia (SMASH VT) Trial. . (EurekAlert!)

    Treatment options for fast heartbea  May 11, 2006
    Dear Dr. Donohue: After wearing a heart monitor for three days, I have finally been told what I have: paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia ... Dear R.K.: Supraventricular tachycardia is a heart beating more than 100 times a minute for no good reason ... If the occasions of supraventricular tachycardia are brief and infrequent, no treatment can be the best treatment. (Herald-Tribune)

    Patients with severe sleep-disordered breathing have high odds of abnormal heart rhythms  Apr 15, 2006
    "Individuals with sleep-disordered breathing had four times the odds of atrial fibrillation and three times the odds of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia," said Dr. Mehra ... Tachycardia is defined by abnormally rapid heart beats--over 100 beats per minute in an adult. (EurekAlert!)

    Funeral to be held Tuesday  Apr 10, 2006
    went to the house of a friend for afternoon tea where she said she wasn't feeling good and she collapsed," said Dixon, who read a prepared statement from the hospital on Thursday. Heart Arrhythmia Any disturbance in the normal beating pattern of the heart is called an arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat. There are two main categories of arrhythmia: tachycardia, meaning too fast a heartbeat, and bradycardia, meaning too slow a heartbeat. (Both conditions refer only to exceptional elevations or... (ESPN -- Women's Basketball)

    Army coach Dixon hospitalized in critical condition  Apr 7, 2006
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