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News: May 28, 2012
Black Africans Less Apt to Develop Heart Rhythm Disorder Than Whites
THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- Even though they have more risk factors, black Africans are about half as likely as white Europeans to develop a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study says. Atrial fibrillation, in which...
Rheumatoid Arthritis May Raise Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder
THURSDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study finds. The research involved more than 4 million people, including more than 18,0...
Study Links 'Body Clock' to Sudden Cardiac Death
THURSDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- The first molecular evidence linking circadian rhythms -- the "body clock" -- to sudden cardiac death could lead to new methods of diagnosis and therapy to treat or prevent the fatal heart problem, a new study...
Pediatricians Split on Heart Tests Before Kids' ADHD Meds
MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Some pediatricians continue to do electrocardiograms (EKGs) on children before starting them on medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, new research suggests, even though many experts say the la...
Sepsis Plus Heart Rhythm Disorder Linked to Stroke, Death
SUNDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who develop atrial fibrillation -- a heart rhythm disorder -- for the first time while they are hospitalized with severe sepsis are at increased risk for stroke and death, a new study finds. Atrial fibr...
Experimental Drug for Irregular Heart Rhythm Raises Death Risk: Study
MONDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A once-promising drug for a common and dangerous form of irregular heart rhythm actually seems to raise the odds for patient death, a new study finds. The drug, dronedarone, had seemed effective against the non-...
Experts Point Out Signs of Dangerous Heart Rhythm
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- People who experience what feels like drums pounding in their chest, shortness of breath, chest pain and dizziness may suffer from the common but potentially dangerous heart arrhythmia known as atrial fibril...
Cardiologists Often Miss Heart Defects in Young Athletes: Study
FRIDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- About 76 young U.S. athletes collapse and die from sudden cardiac arrest during practice or a game every year, which has led some experts to call for mandatory electrocardiograms to screen players for possibly f...
Kids Taking ADHD Drugs at Low Risk for Heart Problems: Study
MONDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Children taking drugs to control attention deficit hyperactivity disorder appear to be at no greater risk for heart problems than kids not taking ADHD medications, a new study finds. "ADHD medications can increas...
Gene Variant Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Risk in Blacks
FRIDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- A common gene variant among black people may be linked to the development of life-threatening heart arrhythmias (when the heart beats too fast, too slow or irregularly), according to a new study. In pinpointing t...
Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis May Raise Risk of Abnormal Heart Rhythm
FRIDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- People with two common inflammatory diseases stand a higher chance of developing a heart condition that is strongly associated with stroke, a new study suggests. The study, done at the University of Arkansas for M...
Irregular Heart Beat Plus Stroke May Increase Dementia Risk
MONDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- People who suffer a stroke and also have an irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation may be at greater risk of developing dementia than stroke survivors without the heart condition, British researchers ...
Experts Issue New Heart Disease Guidelines forWomen
TUESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Preventing heart attacks and strokes is very similar in women and men, with a few small but important differences, according to new guidelines from the American Heart Association. Each year, 55,000 more U.S. wo...
Omega-3 Supplements Won't Fight Irregular Heartbeat
MONDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Omega-3 fatty acid supplements don't cut back on recurrences of atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat that can cause stroke, new research suggests. "We now have definitive data that they don't work ...
Mouse Study Sheds Light on Diabetes-Heart Disease Link
WEDNESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- A potential link between diabetes and a heightened risk of heart disease and sudden cardiac death has been spotted by researchers studying mice. In the new study, published in the June 24 issue of the journal...
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Linked to Alzheimer's
FRIDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- People with atrial fibrillation, a form of abnormal heart rhythm, are more likely than others to develop dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds. The presence of atrial fibrillation also pred...
Freezing, Medicating Away a Dangerous Irregular Heart Rhythm
MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- New data presented at a major cardiology meeting Monday brought mostly good news on atrial fibrillation, the potentially dangerous abnormal heartbeat that afflicts more than 2 million Americans. In atrial fibri...
ICU Patients at Risk for Rare Heart Rhythm Problem
TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors and other health-care professionals need to be aware that certain medications can cause a rare, potentially deadly heart rhythm problem called Torsade de Pointes (TdP), says a joint scientific statement ...
Sleep Apnea Episodes May Trigger Irregular Heartbeat
TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- New research provides the first hard evidence that the characteristic snorting and gasping of sleep apnea can spur potentially fatal heartbeat abnormalities. Previous studies have suggested an association betwe...
Study Finds Fish Won't Prevent Heart Failure
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- While eating fish does appear to help protect against heart attacks and other cardiovascular disease, a new Dutch study finds it doesn't seem to guard against the development of heart failure. Heart failure ...
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Raises Heart Risks
TUESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone therapy to treat advanced prostate cancer can increase the risk of heart disease, but some types of hormone therapy appear to be safer than others, new research has found. The study included 30,642 Swe...
Implantable Defibrillators May Not Help Women With Heart Failure
MONDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Widely used implantable cardioverter-defibrillators may not actually help women with advanced heart failure. A new analysis turns up no evidence that the devices, used to detect and then correct abnormal heart ...
Multaq Sanctioned for Heart Rhythm Disorders
THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Multaq (dronedarone) tablets have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to promote a normal heart rhythm in people with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter. These conditions cause the heart t...
Jackson's Death Puts Spotlight on Sudden Cardiac Arrest
FRIDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Pop star Michael Jackson probably did not die on Thursday of a heart attack but perhaps something even more deadly -- sudden cardiac arrest, experts say. It's not yet clear whether Jackson went into sudden cardi...
Sleep Disorders Linked to Arrhythmias
TUESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- Older men who have severe sleep-related breathing problems are at increased risk for abnormal heart rhythms, a U.S. study finds. The study included 2,911 men who underwent sleep testing between 2003 and 2005. T...
'Stun Gun' Deaths Rarely Caused by Ventricular Fibrillation
THURSDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) --News media periodically report on people dying after being shocked by Tasers, better known as "stun guns." But instead of immediately dropping to the ground, people often take as long as 13 minutes to collapse, ...
Irregular Heartbeat During Angioplasty Could Raise Death Risk
TUESDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- People treated for heart attack who experience abnormal heart rhythms during artery-opening procedures such as angioplasty may be at increased risk of death, a new study suggests. The finding could challenge curr...
New Device Treats Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
SATURDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- An implanted device may soon replace the anti-clotting drug warfarin as the first line of treatment for many people with atrial fibrillation, a new study suggests. People with atrial fibrillation have a sixfo...
New Guidelines for Treating Heart Failure
THURSDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- New guidelines for treatment of heart failure are being issued by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, with a strong emphasis on management of people hospitalized for the con...
Study IDs Gene Variants Tied to Sudden Cardiac Death
MONDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- Fourteen common genetic variants associated with a risk factor for sudden cardiac death have been identified by researchers who analyzed genetic data from more than 13,000 people. The gene variants they identif...
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Boosts Death Risk for Diabetics
THURSDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- In people with diabetes, there's a strong association between abnormal heart rhythm, or atrial fibrillation, and increased risk of other heart-related problems and death, according to a study that included 11...
Risk Score May Predict Abnormal Heart Rhythm
THURSDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Weighing a combination of risk factors could help doctors predict which patients are the most likely to develop atrial fibrillation, a new study suggests. To that end, the researchers have developed a risk sco...
Control Your Anger, Help Your Heart
MONDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Here's a hopeful possibility for those who suffer from arrhythmia, also known as irregular heartbeat: If you learn how to control your emotions, you might not need an implanted defibrillator.
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