Tag Archive | "ECG"
Cardiac screening could prevent college sports deaths
New study recommends that young athletes have electrocardiogram (EKG) tests to reduce their risk of sudden cardiac death.
Continue reading...Provider buys CareCenter MD; raves, comes back for six more
Thursday, January 20, 2011
CareCenter MD, a diagnostic workstation weighing less than six ounces, is able to produce digital test results and send them, wirelessly, to a laptop.
Continue reading...Cardiac stress testing: Selecting the right stress test
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The American Heart Association has published a clinical update summarizing noninvasive cardiac stress testing options.
Continue reading...Reducing firefighters’ risk of sudden cardiac arrest: Cardiac Science for the week of Nov. 1
Monday, November 1, 2010
University of Pittsburgh researchers are testing two high-tech cooling techniques to reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest among firefighters.
Continue reading...Another high school football death; Texas mom calls for cardiac screenings
Monday, September 20, 2010
Another Texas high school football death has a mom calling for cardiac screenings.
Continue reading...In memory of Eric: Cardiac screening for teen athletes
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Teens at a San Diego area high school took advantage of free EKG testing at a cardiac screening event organized by the family of a teen athlete who died of sudden cardiac arrest.
Continue reading...For some sedentary patients, a treadmill stress test before exercise
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The latest issue of Circulation advises doctors on when and how to prescribe exercise, including when to start the process with a cardiac stress test.
Continue reading...Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Parents advocate for cardiac screening
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
After their son Sean died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Jim and Sheila Fisher became leaders in advocating for heart screening for teens using EKG tests and echocardiograms.
Continue reading...We encourage you to register your medical devices
Friday, July 9, 2010
Follow Neil Barnes' example and register your cardiac medical devices.
Continue reading...Bedside diagnostic test for Long QT Syndrome
Thursday, July 1, 2010
A new study proposes a bedside ECG test for diagnosis of Long QT Syndrome (LQTS), an abnormal heart rhythm that can lead to sudden cardiac arrest.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
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