09/03/2010

Revamped iMobileWellness Web Site Goes Live Tuesday, Sept. 7th

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A revamped version of the iMobileWellness.com Web site will debut on Tuesday, Sept. 7th. The new site will feature high-quality articles on cardiac topics, informational videos, informational tools, and first-person features from patients and physicians.

“iMobileWellness is leading the global demand in combining mobile devices, social media and medicine to put high-quality health content and tools literally in the hands of patients and physicians to improve health care decision-making,” said Patrick Kullmann, CEO, iMobileWellness.…

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08/31/2010

Heart Assist Doesn’t Assist?

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High-risk patients with weakened hearts don’t benefit significantly when a device that keeps blood pumping through the body is used during angioplasty procedures to re-open narrowed coronary arteries.…

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08/29/2010

Drug-Eluting Stents Help Save Lives Five Years Out

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A drug-eluting stent (DES), a mesh tube that can help prop open arteries after they are widened by balloon angioplasty, is more helpful than a bare-metal stent in preventing death and heart attacks for up to five years, according to a new study.…

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08/28/2010

Does New Federal Ruling on Stem Cells Jeopardize Cardiac Research?

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This week’s ruling by a U.S. judge to temporarily block federal funding of stem cell research potentially impairs several cardiac-related research projects. What’s unclear is how – or when – funding will again be made available to put these projects back on track.

On Aug. 23, Royce C. Lambert, chief judge of the U.S.…

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08/28/2010

How Does Prescription Drug Non-Compliance Harm Cardiac Patients?

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Cardiac patients who fail to take their medication as prescribed potentially jeopardize their health and longevity, according to Grayson H.…

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08/28/2010

Researchers Discover Link Between Orthopedic Surgery and Heart Disorders

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Remember the old kid’s song, “Dem Bones,” with verses like “foot bone connected to the leg bone”?…

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08/25/2010

More Heart Valves Should Be Repaired, Rather Than Replaced

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Degenerative mitral valve disease without symptoms calls for a valve repair procedure, but too often the valve is replaced instead.  Those are the findings of a study conducted by David H. Adams, MD, and colleagues at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and published in the August 16 edition of The European Heart Journal.…

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08/25/2010

Can Medical Facilities Keep Up With Physicians’ Smartphone Use?

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Smartphone use among physicians has exploded in popularity, and many hospitals and other health care facilities are struggling to keep up with the technology, according to an article appearing in the Aug. 23 issue of American Medical News.

Depending on which 2010 survey is cited, 72% to 94% of physicians use smartphones personally and professionally, far exceeding the less than 20% of the general adult U.S. population who uses the devices.…

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08/23/2010

Did NASCAR Driving Increase Brian Vickers’ Blood Clot Risk?

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Did Brian Vickers’ occupation – NASCAR Sprint Cup car driver – increase his risk for the blood clots that ultimately ended his 2010 racing season?

Vickers, 26, and driver of the #83 Red Bull Toyota Camry, revealed he had surgery on July 12 to repair a small hole, caused by a genetic abnormality, in the upper chambers of his heart, and to place a stent in a vein in his left leg.…

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08/23/2010

Do Hotheads and Jerks Have Greater Cardiac Event Risk?

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“When angry, count to 10 before you speak. If very angry, a hundred,” advised Thomas Jefferson.

It’s no wonder our third U.S. president and author of the Declaration of Independence lived to the ripe old age of 83: Jefferson knew how to keep his cool.

By contrast, chronically cranky people are more likely to have vascular problems that could lead to strokes or heart attacks, according to new research just published in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.…

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