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Lower rates of sudden death among women may be related to gender differences in heart arrhythmias

Lower rates of sudden death among women may be related to gender differences in heart arrhythmias, rather than to other heart disease factors or treatments, hypertension, diabetes or other measured variables, according to a new study in the June 16, 2004 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

16 Jun 2004

CRT devices used in combination with optimized pharmacologic therapy (OPT) significantly impact patient's quality and length of life

UI Heart Care researchers are among the first in the nation to evaluate the effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices to reduce the risk of mortality and hospitalization in advanced heart failure patients.

25 May 2004

Pacemaker-type device and medicines reduce hospital stays and death rates

A nationwide clinical trial of more than 1,600 heart failure patients showed that when medicines are combined with the use of a pacemaker-type device that resynchronizes both sides of the heart, hospital stays and death rates drop significantly.

20 May 2004

CRT implantable defibrillators significantly reduce hospitalization rates and extend lives

Researchers at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center have announced the findings of a large-scale clinical trial for patients with late-stage heart failure. Results showed that cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) from implantable pacemaker-like devices or CRT combined with an implantable defibrillator (CRT-D), when used in addition to optimal drug therapy, reduced significantly the mortality and first hospitalization rate when compared to drug therapy alone. CRT-D also substantially lowered mortality.

19 May 2004

Implantable defibrillator cuts heart attack risk of sudden death by 31%

Researchers at Loyola University Health System, Maywood, Ill., and the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y., found that the previously demonstrated survival benefit of ICDs following a heart attack can last up to 15 years.

5 Apr 2004

Cardiac sympathetic denervation the heart’s control from the sympathetic nervous system

Surgery to cut part of the nerves to the heart can reduce the risk of fainting or sudden death in young people with a heart rhythm disorder called long QT syndrome (LQTS), researchers reported in today’s rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

29 Mar 2004

Defibrillator News and Research

Latest Defibrillator News and Research

Lower rates of sudden death among women may be related to gender differences in heart arrhythmias

CRT devices used in combination with optimized pharmacologic therapy (OPT) significantly impact patient's quality and length of life

Pacemaker-type device and medicines reduce hospital stays and death rates

CRT implantable defibrillators significantly reduce hospitalization rates and extend lives

Implantable defibrillator cuts heart attack risk of sudden death by 31%

Cardiac sympathetic denervation the heart’s control from the sympathetic nervous system

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Defibrillator News and Research

Latest Defibrillator News and Research

Lower rates of sudden death among women may be related to gender differences in heart arrhythmias

CRT devices used in combination with optimized pharmacologic therapy (OPT) significantly impact patient's quality and length of life

Pacemaker-type device and medicines reduce hospital stays and death rates

CRT implantable defibrillators significantly reduce hospitalization rates and extend lives

Implantable defibrillator cuts heart attack risk of sudden death by 31%

Cardiac sympathetic denervation the heart’s control from the sympathetic nervous system

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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