Yes, You Can Actually Die of a Broken Heart
On May 26, 2022, Joe Garcia died suddenly of a heart attack just two days after his wife, Irma, was killed in the Uvalde, Texas school shooting. The papers reported a Garcia’s family member saying, “I truly believe Joe died of a broken heart.”
As a cardiac scientist working in this field, I am regularly asked to comment on tragic cases like these. Sometimes they are celebrities such as Debbie Reynolds, who died soon after her daughter, Carrie Fisher. But often, they are long-married couples who pass away on the same day or soon after.
These events can be rare and sporadic, so it is hard to find a pattern....
Source: TIME: Health - December 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dr. Sian Harding Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news
Autonomic nervous system reactivity and preschoolers' social dominance - Lent MC, Perry KJ, Blakely-McClure SJ, Buck C, Murray-Close D, Ostrov JM.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of skin conductance level reactivity (SCLR) and respiratory sinus arrhythmia reactivity (RSAR) in preschoolers' social dominance, as well as potential gender differences in these associations. Reactivit... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 30, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
E-gaming should not equal E-fear - Sears SF, Sears JE, Nekkanti R.
Lawley et al., 2022 1) reported on 22 adolescent patients who experienced ventricular arrhythmias during electronic gaming (e-gaming). While this information is novel, the conclusions appear to over-reach with, "electronic gaming can precipitate lethal car... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 30, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia and sudden death during electronic gaming: an international case series and systematic review - Lawley CM, Tester M, Sanatani S, Prendiville T, Beach CM, Vinocur JM, Horie M, Uhm JS, Khongphatthanayothin A, Ayers MD, Starling L, Yoshida Y, Shah MJ, Skinner JR, Turner C.
Background
Electronic gaming has recently been reported as a precipitant of life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia in susceptible individuals.
Objective
The purpose of this study was to describe the population at risk, the nature of cardiac events, and ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 30, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Janssen to Highlight Latest Scientific Advances in Hematologic Diseases at ASH 2022 with Clinical and Real-World Data Across Innovative Pipeline and Distinguished Portfolio
RARITAN, N.J., November 3, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson are committed to redefining treatment outcomes in the hematology setting and today announced that abstracts from more than 50 company-sponsored studies, plus more than 20 investigator-initiated studies, will be presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans from December 10-13, 2022. Janssen’s commitment to advancing an innovative portfolio of therapies for healthcare professionals and patients is evidenced through more than 70 presentations that span clinical studies and r...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - November 3, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
Marijuana users over a third more likely to develop dangerous heart condition than non users
Marijuana users are at increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation, the most common type of heart arrhythmia that can lead to stroke and heart failure compared to non users. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaping Might Trigger Irregular Heartbeat, Animal Studies Show
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 -- In another strike against electronic cigarettes, a new mouse study has found that they can cause an irregular heartbeat, also called a cardiac arrhythmia.
Researchers from the University of Louisville ' s Christina Lee Brown... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 28, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
E-cigarettes may disrupt heart rhythm, hike risk of sudden cardiac arrest
Exposure to specific chemicals within e-cigarette liquids may trigger heart arrhythmias and electrical dysfunction -- cardiac effects that are similar or worse than what conventional cigarettes may prompt. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Your Gas Stove May Be Leaking Benzene Into Your Kitchen —Even When It ’ s Off
The U.S. goes through a lot of natural gas, consuming more than 30 trillion cubic feet of it last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration—about 15% of which is burned by home appliances. On top of climate concerns—natural gas may be less carbon polluting than coal, but the methane released during production is a powerful greenhouse gas in its own right—there is a growing awareness of the risk this gas poses to our health.
According to a new study published today in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, not only the atmosphere, but your kitchen may be a victim of contamina...
Source: TIME: Health - October 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Study: Women with a common heart arrhythmia have poorer health outcomes
A recent study analyzing sex-based differences in atrial fibrillation care finds that women suffer more complications from the condition and its treatment. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 19, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Music mogul Jamal Edwards died from a cardiac arrhythmia due to toxic substances
Brenda Edwards - who presents on Loose Women - lost her son earlier this year when he died from a cardiac arrhythmia. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Electronic Gaming Can Trigger Cardiac Arrhythmias in Some Children
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 -- In susceptible children, electronic gaming can precipitate lethal cardiac arrhythmias, according to research published online Oct. 10 in Heart Rhythm.
Claire M. Lawley, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., from Sydney Children ' s Hospitals... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 17, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
‘Serious risk’: Electronic games could precipitate potentially deadly heart arrhythmias
The findings underscore the importance of sharpening safety precautions around electronic gaming for children who have a condition that heightens their risk of fast heart rhythm disorders. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Myocardial Injury & COVID; Fewer Repeat Strokes; Video Games & Lethal Arrhythmias
(MedPage Today) -- Myocardial injury, not pre-existing cardiovascular disease, was a significant predictor of in-hospital death and cardiovascular events in critically ill patients with COVID-19. (Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - October 11, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Could Video Games Trigger Dangerous Heart Rhythms in Kids?
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 -- Playing video games may seem sedentary, but it can be enough to trigger life-threatening heart arrhythmias in certain vulnerable children, a new report finds.
Researchers in Australia pulled together reports of 22 children... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
