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Oklahoma Doctors Turns iPhone Into Portable Heart Monitor News On 6 Tulsa Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:17 PM PST One of the latest apps for the iPhone was created in Oklahoma and allows you to monitor your heart rate anywhere you go. Study finds overuse of implanted defibrillators Chicago Tribune Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:15 PM PST Heart patients who receive one when guidelines don't recommend it face a higher risk of death and have more complications, researchers say. More than 1 in 5 patients who receive an implantable defibrillator to prevent sudden death fall outside guidelines for the use of such devices and have about three times the risk of dying while hospitalized for the procedure as those who receive it within ... Fifth of cardiac implants harmful: US study AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:12 PM PST WASHINGTON (AFP) - One out of five patients who receive a well-known cardiac implant don't need it and are at greater risk of dying of heart attacks because of the device, a US study said. Heart surgeon was never more than a phone call away St. Petersburg Times Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:11 PM PST By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 4, 2011 ST. PETE BEACH â€" In May 2004, at the 13th hole of the golf course at St. Petersburg Country Club, a Canadian tourist felt a pain in his chest. "It felt like someone had stabbed me with an ice pick, just below the ribs," said Gordon Demetrick of Stayner, Ontario. Doctors at Bayfront Medical Center diagnosed aortic dissection â€" a torn ... Many defibrillators implanted unnecessarily, study says San Jose Mercury News Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:02 PM PST Doctors are implanting high-tech heart devices in thousands of people who probably do not need them, a new study finds. Defibrillator Given to Heart Patients Who Do Not Meet Medical Guidelines ThirdAge Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:58 PM PST A defibrillator is an expensive device that could help save the life of someone with heart disease. However, a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that more than 1 in 5 do not meet New survey to help officials continue to monitor, improve health of Jackson County residents The Jackson Citizen Patriot Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:51 PM PST Three years ago, a comprehensive wellness study showed Jackson County had some unhealthy habits to correct.It revealed the county’s rates for diabetes, heart disease, smoking and obesity were higher than the state average and lower for consumption of healthy foods... Carol Jones: How My Husband's Desperate Words Helped Me Find My Compassionate Heart The Huffington Post Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:49 PM PST Instead of blaming my husband for not having a job, for spending money frivolously, for amassing huge quantities of stuff, I began to have compassion for his story. Massive kayak mission raises money for sick children The Standard Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:26 PM PST KAYAKING from Port Fairy to Melbourne sounds like hard work, but the effort will pay off by helping children with life-threatening heart conditions. Will Dick Cheney Need a Heart Transplant? ABC News Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:58 PM PST Former Vice President Richard Cheney has been appearing in public again, six months after receiving a heart pump in July. The New York Times reports he may soon need to decide whether to seek a heart transplant.

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