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Light puts hearts in rhythm: Medicine’s next big thing?

Heart arrhythmia kills 130,000 people annually BALTIMORE, Md. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – As many as six million Americans suffer from heart arrhythmia, a condition where the heart beats irregularly, or skips a beat. It contributes to more than 130,000 deaths every year. Now, researchers in the United States and Germany are looking at a gentle option[…]

The Challenge of Youth Heart Screenings–Should Echo be a Standard?

According to the March of Dimes, 40,000 children are born with heart defects each year in the United States.  That’s nearly 800 kids every week. In about 20% of the cases, (8,000 annually), family history plays a significant role. The remaining 80% are due to other causes we may not typically consider. Heart defects come[…]

LACK OF DIVERSITY IN GENE SAMPLES MAY CAUSE FALSE HCM DIAGNOSIS

A recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine concluded that individuals of African descent found to carry genes previously identified with HCM did not, in fact, have the disease.  Thus, the article highlighted the importance of including diverse populations when sequencing genomes for genetic diseases so as to avoid false diagnoses. The New York[…]

Dehydration can lead to kidney stones, kidney failure, and cardiac arrest

  Dehydration can lead to kidney stones, kidney failure, and cardiac arrest. The risk of dehydration is much higher in the summertime, as the weather is hotter and people are outdoors and being active more often. While running low on liquid intake is usually associated with weakness and malaise, you should also know without proper[…]

Sudden cardiac death common in male minority athletes

Sudden cardiac death due to genetic or congenital heart diseases is more common in male minority athletes. According to a study published in The American Journal of Medicine, many variables have recently garnered attention among physicians when diagnosing and causes of sudden cardiac death in athletes, including race, sex, cardiac diagnosis and sport. While the[…]

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