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Cardiac Arrest? Drones Might Someday Come to the Rescue
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 6, 2023
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Drones might prove a feasible way to deliver lifesaving defibrillators to cardiac arrests in remote areas, a new research simulation suggests.
Delivering automated external defibrillators (AEDs) by drone could dramatically improve emergency response times in both urban a...
Stress, Anxiety Plague Many Who Get Implanted Heart Devices
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 19, 2023
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New research finds that many of those who have received an implanted cardiac device to extend their life also have mood disorders, including anxiety, depression and PTSD.
“Implantable cardioverter defibrillators [ICDs] are effective at extending patients' lives, but w...
Electric Car Chargers Safe for Folks With Heart Devices: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 17, 2023
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Cars are going electric at record speed, but are the high-powered charging devices the cars need safe for people who have implanted heart devices?
Could Your Smartwatch Interfere With Your Pacemaker?
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- February 22, 2023
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If you're one of the millions of people with a pacemaker or an implantable defibrillator to help control abnormal heart rhythms, certain health-tracking devices may do more harm than good.
Smartwatches, rings or scales that emit electrical currents can interfere wit...
Few People Get Infected Heart Devices Removed, Despite Benefit
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 8, 2022
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When implanted heart devices get infected, doctors recommend surgery to remove them, but many patients ignore that advice, a new study reveals.
Death During Sex Very Rare Among Those Under 50
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 13, 2022
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It's a familiar trope of TV and movies -- a couple is engaged in passionate sex when the guy's heart suddenly gives out.
"Usually it's a middle-aged man. Usually he's cheating with somebody else. It's funny, there's this myth in our mind that this can happen," said cardi...
Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
- Robert Preidt
- December 1, 2021
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People who are prescribed opioid painkillers after receiving a heart pacemaker or defibrillator may be at risk for opioid abuse -- and the higher the initial dose, the greater the risk, according to a new study.
“The significance of this study is to make other electrop...
Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study
- Robert Preidt
- October 15, 2021
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Adult staff in schools are more likely than students to suffer sudden cardiac arrest, but automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are often used and improve the chances of survival, a new study finds.
AEDs are portable devices that deliver an electric shock to try and r...
When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
- Steven Reinberg
- September 20, 2021
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If you have a cardiac arrest, your odds of survival are best in an airport or airplane, a new study finds.
That's because automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are readily available and so are people ready to help, researchers explained.
"Our findings emphasize ...
Smart Phones, Watches Can Mess With Implanted Pacemakers
- Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters
- August 26, 2021
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Do you have an implanted defibrillator or pacemaker? Try keeping your smart watch or smart phone a few inches away from them.
New research from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finds that your phone or watch could interfere with implanted heart devices.
B...
Exercise Boosts Survival for People With Implanted Defibrillators
- Robert Preidt
- July 21, 2021
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Just small amounts of exercise can benefit people with implanted heart defibrillators, new research shows.
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a battery-powered device placed under the skin to detect abnormal heart rhythms and deliver an electric shock to ...
Magnets in Cellphones, Smartwatches Might Affect Pacemakers, FDA Warns
- Steven Reinberg
- May 14, 2021
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that strong magnets in some cellphones and smartwatches can interfere with pacemakers and other implanted medical devices.
Studies have shown that these high-strength magnets may cause some implants to switch to "magnet mo...
Worry, Depression Can Plague Folks Who Get Implanted Defibrillators
- Robert Preidt
- April 26, 2021
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An implanted heart defibrillator is a life changer in more ways than one. More than one in 10 patients who receive the device also developed anxiety or depression, a new study reveals.
The findings highlight the need for regular screening of patients who receive an impla...
MRIs Might Be Safe for Patients With Implanted Heart Devices
- Amy Norton
- October 26, 2020
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For years, people with implanted heart devices have been told they can't undergo MRI scans. But a new study adds to evidence that, with certain measures in place, the procedure is safe.
The study focused on patients with older pacemakers and implantable defibrillator...
Could Your E-Cig Disrupt Your Pacemaker?
- Rich Holmes
- March 16, 2020
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The magnets in vaping devices might be able to wreak havoc on heart pacemakers and defibrillators, a new case report suggests.
By placing a Juul in his shirt pocket, a heart patient caused his implanted pacemaker and defibrillator to malfunction, his health care prov...
Why Are Cardiac Arrests More Deadly on Weekends?
- Robert Preidt
- November 13, 2019
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Your odds of surviving a cardiac arrest long enough to be admitted to the hospital are lower on the weekend than on a weekday, researchers say.
For the study, the investigators analyzed data from nearly 3,000 patients worldwide who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac...
1 in 5 Heart Pacemaker Patients Prescribed Opioids After Surgery
- Robert Preidt
- October 21, 2019
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Opioid painkillers are prescribed to 1 in 5 patients who get a pacemaker or other implantable heart device, a new study finds.
It included more than 16,500 U.S. adults who had heart devices implanted between 2010 and 2018.
After their procedures, opioids we...
Pacemakers, Insulin Pumps Could Be Hacking Targets: FDA
- Steven Reinberg
- October 1, 2019
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Medical devices that can connect to the internet might be at risk for hacking, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday.
"While advanced devices can offer safer, more convenient and timely health care delivery, a medical device connected to a communicatio...
Bans Not Keeping Drivers With Implanted Defibrillators off the Road
- Robert Preidt
- September 3, 2019
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One in three patients who have implanted devices for irregular heartbeats still drive, despite being banned from getting behind the wheel, a new Danish study finds.
It looked at more than 2,500 patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), which deliv...
Airport Scanners OK for People with Implanted Heart Devices: Study
- Robert Preidt
- May 8, 2019
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It appears to be safe for people with implantable heart devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators to go through body scanners at airport security checkpoints, researchers say.
Body scanners are becoming increasingly common worldwide.
But some people are...
Bystanders Key to Cutting Cardiac Arrest Deaths
- Robert Preidt
- March 12, 2019
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Cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting is a leading cause of disease-related health loss in the United States, a new study says.
But bystander use of CPR and automated external defibrillators reduces the risk of death and disability.
"Cardiac arrest i...
AHA: Another Day at the Office -- Thanks to a Defibrillator Close at Hand
- January 23, 2019
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On National Wear Red Day in 2018, few people at the Nashville law firm Lewis, Thomason, King, Krieg & Waldrop took notice of the occasion, which calls attention to heart disease being the No. 1 killer of women.
"I think we had forgotten about it being that day,"...