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World Heart Rhythm Day and Arrhythmia Awareness Week by Mellanie H. Patient Expert

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Posted Thu 19 Feb 2009 6:31pm Pacing & Electrophysiology Society are partnering to celebrate Arrhythmia Awareness Week 2008 June 9th-15th and World Heart Rhythm Awareness Day on June 13th. These events are aimed at raising awareness of heart rhythm disorders and sudden cardiac death. More info… Tags: General // Add Comment » Read on »

Join StopAfib.org & Heart Rhythm Society for May 9th Event in Boston for Cardiac Arrhythmia Awareness Month in Massachusetts by Mellanie H. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 03 May 2012 8:04am On May 9th, StopAfib.org will join with the Heart Rhythm Society for a citywide event in Boston kicking off “Cardiac Arrhythmia Awareness Month” in Massachusetts. The event, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Boston City Hall Plaza, will raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of potentially life-threatening hea ... Read on »

Air Travel May Increase The Risk Of Cardiac Arrhythmia And Heartbeat Irregularities by Everett J. Posted Mon 08 Mar 2010 1:23pm Air Travel May Increase The Risk Of Cardiac Arrhythmia And Heartbeat Irregularities. Air traverse could remove the jeopardy for experiencing heartbeat irregularities surrounded by older individuals with a yesterday of heart disease, a new study suggests drug Revatio. The judgement stems from an assessment of a small group of subjects - some of whom Read on »

Chest Pain Drug Put to Test Against Arrhythmias by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Tue 12 Oct 2010 4:44pm A drug approved to treat chest pain is being tested as a potential treatment for ventricular arrhythmias, irregular heart rhythms that are associated with increased... on the treatment of arrhythmias. Patients at increased risk of particularly fast heart rhythms known as ventricular tachyarrhythmias have very low survival rates. The study drug, Ranexa Read on »

Health Tip: Heart Arrhythmia May Have Symptoms by Medline Plus Posted Fri 03 Sep 2010 6:00am Here are possible warning signs By Diana Kohnle Friday, September 3, 2010 (HealthDay News) -- When the heart beats irregularly, it's called arrhythmia. In many cases, when the heart beats too fast, too slow or irregularly, there are no obvious warning signs, the University of Virginia Health System says Read on »

Ventriculophasic sinus arrhythmia in complete heart block by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 20 Dec 2008 7:17pm Ventriculophasic sinus arrhythmia is a non-respiratory sinus arrhythmia seen in complete AV block. The PP interval enclosing a QRS complex is shorter than a PP interval not enclosing a QRS. The Mechanism The proposed mechanism is the increased blood flow into the SA node artery during ventricular systole stimulating it to produce Read on »

Heart Arrhythmias Increase Morta ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 06 May 2009 12:28pm Heart Arrhythmias Increase Mortality in Catheterizations Tachycardia or fibrillation associated with higher 90-day mortality following coronary interventions 06 may 2009-- The incidence of ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation (VT/VF) during and after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with higher death rates Read on »

Heating Heart With Cargeter Better Thn Drugs For Common Heart Rhythm Disorder by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Sat 15 Nov 2008 2:46pm Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, a major international study has found. One year after undergoing a treatment called catheter ablation, 75 percent of patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation were free of symptoms. By comparison Read on »

Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) suspend sales of medical devices that restore normal heart rhythm and manage heart failure by David Granovsky Posted Mon 01 Mar 2010 12:00am Pharma can’t seem to do anything right these days. Falsified clinical trials, political agendas, now this. – dg 3rd UPDATE: Boston Scientific Slides On Halt Of ICD Sales MARCH 15, 2010, 11:40 A.M. ET Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) suspended sales of medical devices that restore normal heart rhythm and manage heart failure, saying Read on »

StopAfib.org Announces Participation in World Heart Rhythm Week 2010 (June 7-13) and Worldwide “Know Your Pulse” Cam by Mellanie H. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 07 Jun 2010 12:00am disorders such as atrial fibrillation and other heart arrhythmias. StopAfib.org is proud to be a part of this campaign. As part of World Heart Rhythm Week, the Know Your Pulse... World Heart Rhythm Week Poster StopAfib.org is joining with the Arrhythmia Alliance (A-A), ICPES (International Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology Read on »