Moderate-to-heavy alcohol intake may increase risk of abnormal heart rhythm
February 15th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): A new study has found that moderate to heavy alcohol intake may increase risk of atrial fibrillation (AF).AF is the most common cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm). Atrial ... Read more...
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Obesity can lead to permanent knee damage: Studies
February 14th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 14 (ANI): New studies have been presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) to look at the effect that obesity has on knee ... Read more...
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Herbal remedies ‘adversely affect heart patients taking meds’
February 2nd, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): Herbal supplements such as St. John's wort, gingko biloba, garlic and even grapefruit juice may adversely affect people taking medications for heart disease.The use of these products is ... Read more...
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Scientists find new genetic link between cardiac arrhythmias and thyroid dysfunction
September 21st, 2009 - 11:17 am ICT by ANI
London, September 21 (ANI): Weill Cornell Medical College researchers say that they have identified a new genetic link between cardiac arrhythmias and thyroid dysfunction.The researchers say that genes previously known to ... Read more...
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Drugs may halt stress signals from travelling to the heart
September 7th, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 7 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a new way to halt the brain from sending stress signals that raise the heart rate.
Researchers led by Eugene Nalivaiko from the University of ... Read more...
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Sleep-disordered breathing often accompany cardiac arrhythmias
March 21st, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 21 (ANI): German researchers have found that cardiac arrhythmias are often accompanied by sleep-disordered breathing.
Thomas Bitter, from the Ruhr University in Bochum, used cardiorespiratory polygraphy to investigate whether 150 ... Read more...
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Scientists identify new gene linked to sudden irregular heartbeats
May 11th, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 11 (ANI): Brugada syndrome and/or cardiac conduction disease, characterised by sudden irregular heartbeats, has long been linked to mutations in the SCN5A gene, but scientists have now identified three ... Read more...
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