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Genetic testing key to understanding sudden cardiac arrest

October 20, 2020 arrest, cardiac, Genetic, key, sudden, testing, to, understanding

A Waikato Hospital cardiologist has taken the lead in publishing an international and world-first best practice blueprint for investigating Sudden

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AHA News: Race, Income in Neighborhoods Tied to Cardiac Arrest Survival

February 25, 2020 AHA:, arrest, cardiac, in, Income, neighborhoods, News, race, survival, tied, to

TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Socioeconomics might impact the chance of surviving a cardiac arrest, suggests

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Getting to the heart of epinephrine use in pediatric cardiac arrest patients

January 14, 2020 arrest, cardiac, epinephrine, Getting, heart, in, of, patients, pediatric, the, to, Use

An international team of researchers led by Osaka University find that prehospital administration of epinephrine could result in a more

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Father, 49, blames vaping for his heart attack and cardiac arrest

December 3, 2019 49, and, arrest, attack, blames, cardiac, father, for, heart, his, Vaping

Father, 49, who gave up two-decade smoking habit to improve his health blames VAPING for his heart attack and cardiac

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Rare genetic variants predispose to sudden cardiac death

November 16, 2019 cardiac, death, Genetic, predispose, Rare, sudden, to, variants

Sudden cardiac death affects 220,000 U.S. adults annually, most of whom have no prior symptoms of a heart issue. By

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New research shows only half of countries globally have cardiac rehab programs

July 8, 2019 cardiac, countries, Globally, Half, Have, New, of, Only, Programs, rehab, research, shows

More than 20 million people develop heart disease globally each year, but there is only one cardiac rehab spot for

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Cardiac dysfunction in Duchenne’s

April 5, 2019 cardiac, Duchenne's, dysfunction, in

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe muscle disease that causes progressive muscle weakening and degeneration. Cardiomyopathy is the leading

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Cardiac arrest survival higher in states with required high school CPR training

November 5, 2018 arrest, cardiac, CPR, high, higher, in, required, school, States, survival, Training, with

Required CPR education in high school may lead to higher bystander CPR and cardiac arrest survival rates, according to preliminary

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Weekday mornings are no longer peak times for sudden cardiac arrest

October 3, 2018 Are, arrest, cardiac, for, longer, Mornings, NO, peak, sudden, Times, Weekday

Heart experts have long believed that weekday mornings—and especially Mondays—were the danger zones for unexpected deaths from sudden cardiac arrests.

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Moving a cardiac regulatory protein to the right place

June 28, 2018 A, cardiac, Moving, place, protein, regulatory, right, the, to

The largest known protein, titin, named for the Titan giants of Greek mythology, is a molecular spring found in cardiac