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BOSTON – Tweaking implantable cardioverter defibrillator settings to lengthen the detection window is safe and significantly reduces inappropriate antitachycardia pacing and shocks, an investigator said at the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society. Patients with ICDs programmed with a number... »
Azithromycin Slightly Raises Risk of Cardiovascular Death
A small absolute increase in the risk of cardiovascular death occurs during a 5-day course of azithromycin therapy, according to a report in the May 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. This rise is most pronounced among the 10% of patients who are already at highest risk for... »
Guidance Offered on Children With Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
BOSTON – Although it ranks behind hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as a cause of sudden cardiac death in children and young adults, the Wolff-Parkinson-White electrocardiogram pattern warrants monitoring and, in some cases, intervention, according to authors of a consensus statement announced at the... »
BOSTON – Tweaking implantable cardioverter defibrillator settings to lengthen the detection window is safe and significantly reduces inappropriate antitachycardia pacing and shocks, an investigator said at the annual meeting... »
Azithromycin Slightly Raises Risk of Cardiovascular Death
A small absolute increase in the risk of cardiovascular death occurs during a 5-day course of azithromycin therapy, according to a report in the May 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. This rise is most... »
Guidance Offered on Children With Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
BOSTON – Although it ranks behind hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as a cause of sudden cardiac death in children and young adults, the Wolff-Parkinson-White electrocardiogram pattern warrants monitoring and, in some cases,... »
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