Treating severe drug-induced hyperthermia with an ice-water bath
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Ice water submersion for rapid cooling in severe drug-induced hyperthermia. Laskowski LK et al. Clin Toxicol 2015 Mar;53:181-184.
Abstract
There is still debate about the optimal method of cooling severely hyperthermic patients, such as those with core temperature > 104oF (40oC) who are exhibiting changes in mental status. Some common techniques include ice packs to the groin and axillae, cooling blankets, along with convection (evaporation) techniques such as cool sprays and fans. There is little debate, however, about the proposition that the faster these extremely hyperthermic patients are cooled th...
Source: The Poison Review - February 21, 2015 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical active cooling drug-induced hyperthermia ice-water bath Source Type: news
St. Jude Medical's New Ablation Catheter Receives FDA Approval
Catheter ablation, a clinical technique for treating cardiac arrhythmias, has a brand new tool at its disposal. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved St. Jude Medical’s FlexAbility ablation catheter for clinical use, and developers hope the new design will assist electrophysiology (EP) specialists with conducting safer procedures in more challenging cases. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - January 30, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
St. Jude Medical Announces FDA Approval Of FlexAbility Ablation Catheter
St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, recently announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the FlexAbility Ablation Catheter, a new ablation technology used by electrophysiologists for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - January 29, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Beethoven May Have Composed Masterpieces To His Own Irregular Heartbeat
Many who listen to Beethoven's masterpieces would describe them as deeply heartfelt -- and according to new research, this description may be surprisingly apt.
The unusual rhythms found in some of Beethoven's most iconic works may be linked to the heart condition cardiac arrhythmia, which he is suspected to have had, research from the University of Michigan and University of Washington suggests.
In a new paper published in the journal Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, the researchers -- a cardiologist, a medical historian and a musicologist -- investigated the link between the German composer's likely heart conditio...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Beethoven May Have Composed Masterpieces To His Own Irregular Heartbeat
Many who listen to Beethoven's masterpieces would describe them as deeply heartfelt -- and according to new research, this description may be surprisingly apt.
The unusual rhythms found in some of Beethoven's most iconic works may be linked to the heart condition cardiac arrhythmia, which he is suspected to have had, research from the University of Michigan and University of Washington suggests.
In a new paper published in the journal Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, the researchers -- a cardiologist, a medical historian and a musicologist -- investigated the link between the German composer's likely heart conditio...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Beethoven researchers say he composed masterpieces following his irregular heartbeat
Michigan researchers say passages of music match the irregular rhythms of Beethoven's own heart caused by cardiac arrhythmia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Research opens opportunities to develop targeted drug therapy for cardiac arrhythmia
Biomedical engineers have discovered that for one important channel in the heart, the membrane voltage not only causes the channel to open, but also determines the properties of the electrical signals. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 23, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Abbott closes $250m Topera buyout
Abbott says it closed the $250 million buyout of Topera Medical and its cardiac arrhythmia mapping technology.
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said yesterday that it closed its acquisition of Topera Medical, paying $250 million up front and placing another unspecified amount on the table in performance-based milestones.
Topera Medical, Abbott LaboratoriesNews Well, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Mergers & Acquisitionsread more (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - December 23, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Source Type: news
Research opens opportunities to develop targeted drug therapy for cardiac arrhythmia
(Washington University in St. Louis) Biomedical engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered that for one important channel in the heart, the membrane voltage not only causes the channel to open, but also determines the properties of the electrical signals. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 23, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
NYIT study: Thyroid hormones reduce animal cardiac arrhythmias
(New York Institute of Technology) Rats that received thyroid hormones had a reduced risk for dangerous heart arrhythmias following a heart attack, according to a new study by a team of medical researchers at New York Institute of Technology.In the National Institutes of Health-funded study, published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure, the team found that thyroid hormone replacement therapy significantly reduced the incidence of atrial fibrillation -- a specific kind of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia -- in the rats, compared to a control group that did not receive the hormones. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 10, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
InfoBionic raises $17M for remote heart monitoring system, MoMe
Lowell, Massachusetts-based remote patient monitoring company InfoBionic raised $17 million in a round led by Safeguard Scientifics, which now owns 20 percent of the company. Other investors that participated in the round include Excel Venture Management, Zaffre Investments and existing investors Mass Medical Angels (MA2), Broadview Ventures, TiE, Beta Fund, Boardwalk, Launchpad Venture Group, Cherrystone TCA, HTC, Boynton, […] (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - November 24, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Aditi Pai Tags: Uncategorized Beta Fund Broadview Ventures cardiac arrhythmia monitoring InfoBionic Launchpad Venture Group Mass Medial Angels MoMe System remote patient monitoring Safeguard Scientifics Source Type: news
Pop quiz: cardiac arrhythmia from an herbal medicine
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Life-threatening cardiovascular toxicity following ingestion of Chinese herbal medicine. Martinez A et al. Emerg Med Australas 2014 Oct;26:512-13.
Abstract
This case report describes a 46-year-old Chinese woman in Melbourne who presented with peri-oral and facial paresthesias, gastronintestinal disturbance (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain,) tachycardia and hypotension. She also had decreased level of consciousness and ventricular tachycardia. Symptoms started 30 minutes after ingesting a Chinese herbal medicine.
The following is a pop quiz based on this presentation. Click on the question to r...
Source: The Poison Review - November 21, 2014 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical aconite cao wu cardiotoxicity Chinese herbal medicine chuan wu fu zi monkshood wolfsbane Source Type: news
DaVita, Medtronic to study arrhythmia in dialysis patients
Cardiac device-maker Medtronic and dialysis-provider DaVita Healthcare Partners plan to team up to identify and study cardiac arrhythmia in patients undergoing dialysis.
DaVita Inc., MedtronicNews Well, Clinical Trials, Cardiovascular, Dialysis, Patient Monitoring, Renalread more (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - November 18, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Val Kennedy Source Type: news
Abbott buys into electrophysiology with $250m Topera acquisition
Abbott pays $250 million plus milestones for Topera Medical and its cardiac arrhythmia mapping technology and inks a deal to acquire Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics and its ablation catheter.
Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics Inc., Topera Medical, Abbott LaboratoriesNews Well, Electrophysiology, Mergers & Acquisitionsread more (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - October 29, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Source Type: news
New view on how cells control what comes in and out
A common protein plays a different role than previously thought in the opening and closing of channels that let ions flow in and out of our cells, researchers report. Those channels are critical to life, as having the right concentrations of sodium and calcium ions in cells enables healthy brain communication, heart contraction and many other processes. The new study reveals that a form of calmodulin long thought to be dormant actually opens these channels wide. The finding is likely to bring new insight into disorders caused by faulty control of these channels, such as cardiac arrhythmias, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disea...
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 27, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
