STOP-VT: A Multi-center Trial to Evaluate Catheter RF Ablation With Magnetic Navigation for Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia

Posted in Anemia / Low Haemoglobin Support group on Sat, 03 Sep 2011

The much-awaited results from the STOP-VT Study (Study to Obliterate Persistent Ventricular Tachycardia) were presented at the ESC Congress 2011 today. Read More

Balloon Pump Use Prior to Angioplasty Does Not Reduce Heart Muscle Damage: Study

Posted in Anemia / Low Haemoglobin Support group on Sat, 03 Sep 2011

A new study conducted by Duke University Medical Center researchers says that inserting intra-aortic balloon pumps prior to angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) does not redu...

Research Details the First European Registry to Evaluate the Real-Life Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

Posted in Anemia / Low Haemoglobin Support group on Sat, 03 Sep 2011

40% of patients undergoing a catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation have no underlying disease associated with the arrhythmia, and precipitating factors are rare, results presented today from the A...

Negative Effect of CPR

Posted in Heart Attack Support group on Sat, 03 Sep 2011

Longer cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) doesn''t increase the chance of survival in cardiac arrest patients, finds study. ...Read More

Importance of Platelet Reactivity Testing

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 03 Sep 2011

Patients who achieved lower platelet reactivity measured by the VerifyNow P2Y12 Test, had a reduced incidence of cardiovascular deaths, heart attack and stent thrombosis, shows study. ...Read More

Drop in Newborn Death Rates

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 03 Sep 2011

Death rates among newborns are declining worldwide, shows study conducted by the World Health Organization. ...Read More

Guidelines for Treating Pneumonia in Children

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 03 Sep 2011

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) have issued new guidelines for treating children from life-threatening pneumonia. The guidelines, whi...

MRSA in Hospitalized Children Can Trigger Full-blown Infections

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Sat, 03 Sep 2011

According to a Johns Hopkins Children''s Center study of more than 3,000 hospitalized children, those colonized but not sick with the antibiotic-resistant bacterium MRSA are at considerable risk for d...

Updated UTI Guidelines

Posted in Urinary Tract Infection Support group on Sat, 03 Sep 2011

American Academy of Pediatrics issues new guidelines for urinary tract infection management in children. ...Read More

Study Says How Kids Respond to Bullying and Why

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Sat, 03 Sep 2011

The way in which children respond to bullying and why has been detailed in a new study. Read More