Mets update status of Niese, Wright and Santana
Washington Examiner Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:25 PM PDT
The Associated Press The Associated Press DETROIT New York Mets pitcher Jonathon Niese passed a battery of tests Tuesday â€" two days after experiencing a rapid heartbeat during Sunday's start. The Mets announced that Niese had been given numerous tests at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital, including an EKG and a treadmill stress test. He was released, but given a heart monitor to wear for 24 hours ... |
Expert addresses need to improve risk stratification of heart failure patients eligible for ICD or CRT-D
News-Medical-Net Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:20 PM PDT
Responding to a recent study showing that 40% of patients who receive CRT-ICD therapy do not benefit from the device (Sipahi, et al â€" 6/13/11), Wojciech Zareba, MD, PhD, stated that improving risk stratification of heart failure patients eligible for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator (CRT-D) is essential. |
Longtime journalist Peggy May dies, worked at the Daily News for 42 years
Northwest Florida Daily News Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:05 PM PDT
She was steadfast in every aspect of her life, unfailingly precise with her language and saw each task through to completion.Peggy May was 82 when she died Tuesday morning at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, where she had been since suffering a heart attack June 13.She had worked full time... |
Mets' Niese OK after tests on heart
New York Post Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:44 PM PDT
DETROIT -- Jon Niese is almost in the clear for his next scheduled start. The Mets lefty underwent a battery of tests at Henry Ford Hospital on Tuesday, after experiencing a rapid heartbeat pitching Saturday in Texas. Mets assistant general manager John Ricco said Niese passed an EKG, echocardiogram and... |
Mets: LHP Niese passes all heart-related tests
ESPN Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:04 PM PDT
New York Mets left-hander Jon Niese passed a battery of heart-related tests Tuesday at Henry Ford Hospital, assistant general manager John Ricco said. |
WJFW News
WJFW Rhinelander Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:04 PM PDT
ANTIGO - The American Heart Association recommends a 90-minute window to transport a heart attack patient from pick up to surgery and that can be a tough goal to achieve. |
Local child gets life-saving heart transplant
WNCT Greenville Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:51 PM PDT
GREENVILLE, N.C.- It would be any parents' worst nightmare- knowing your child might not live to see their first birthday. But that has been hanging over one mother's head...until two weeks ago. That's when her nine month old baby girl received a life-saving heart transplant. |
A Huge Breakthrough in Black Heart Disease?
BET.com Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:49 PM PDT
Researchers in South Carolina believe they may have discovered one of the reasons behind why Blacks die from heart attacks more often. |
Metformin Safe For Heart Failure Patients
ThirdAge Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:18 PM PDT
Metformin, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, is safe for use in treating patients who have both diabetes and advanced heart failure, U.S. researchers say. Senior author Dr. Tamara Horwich, an assistant professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, said the study involved 401 patients with an average ... |
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