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March 30, 2021
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Low birth weight associated with sudden cardiac death at young age

Low birth weight associated with sudden cardiac death at young age

Children born small for gestational age experienced greater relative risk for sudden cardiac death at a young age compared with those born a normal weight, according to data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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March 02, 2020
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Risk for sudden arrhythmic death with QT-prolonging medications may be overestimated

Risk for sudden arrhythmic death with QT-prolonging medications may be overestimated

QT-prolonging medications are associated with an increased risk for sudden cardiac death, but research published in JAMA Internal Medicine showed that this risk was specifically linked to nonarrhythmic causes.

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January 26, 2020
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Genetics and the heart: Top news of 2019

Genetics and the heart: Top news of 2019

Healio and Cardiology Today compiled a list of the most-read articles on updates in genetics and CVD published in 2019.

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November 08, 2019
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CV controversy of ADHD medication use in children and adolescents

ADHD affects approximately 11% of school-aged children every year, and this rate continues to rise annually. The primary treatment modality includes amphetamines and methylphenidate, with 82.5% of children being prescribed medication.

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October 23, 2019
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Identifying kids at risk for sudden cardiac death presents serious challenges

Identifying kids at risk for sudden cardiac death presents serious challenges

Sudden cardiac death — the leading cause of sudden death among high school and college athletes in the United States — is not something that can be easily predicted.

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October 05, 2019
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Healio’s top stories on sudden cardiac arrest

Healio’s top stories on sudden cardiac arrest

October marks Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness on one of the leading causes of death in the U.S.

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September 18, 2019
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Early ICD use prolongs survival after coronary stenting

Early ICD use prolongs survival after coronary stenting

PARIS — Early use of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator after primary PCI lengthened survival among high-risk patients with STEMI, according to results of the DAPA trial reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

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September 04, 2019
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ICDs confer reduced short- and long-term mortality in HFrEF

ICDs confer reduced short- and long-term mortality in HFrEF

PARIS — Implantable cardioverter defibrillators were underutilized for primary prevention in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction despite their ability to reduce short- and long-term all-cause mortality, according to a prospective propensity-score matched analysis presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

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September 02, 2019
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Periodic repolarization dynamics may identify ICD candidates

PARIS — Use of periodic repolarization dynamics, a marker for repolarization instability associated with sympathetic activity, appeared to identify patients whose mortality risk would be reduced with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, according to new data from the EU-CERT-ICD study.

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Left Ventricular Non-Compaction

Left ventricular non-compaction, also known as LVNC, spongy myocardium or hypertrabeculation syndrome, is a pathologic cardiac condition in which the myocytes exhibit a “spongy” appearance.

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