NCAA Athletes: ECG Abnormalities Persist After COVID-19 NCAA Athletes: ECG Abnormalities Persist After COVID-19
In a small study, college athletes recently recovered from COVID-19 showed abnormalities in their electrocardiograms compared with matched controls who had not been infected.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - June 3, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Orthopaedics News Source Type: news
AI Algorithm Aids Early Detection of Low Ejection Fraction
FRIDAY, May 28, 2021 -- An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that uses data from electrocardiography can help increase the diagnosis of low ejection fraction (EF), according to a study published online May 6 in Nature Medicine.
Xiaoxi Yao,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 28, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
NHS pay campaign: #2daysfor2k kicks off around the UK
In the latest instalment of the #2daysfor2k campaign taking place now, health workers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are taking part in a whole host of imaginative ways to demand a real pay rise.
UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “NHS staff have given their all during the pandemic. But despite their incredible efforts, the Westminster government says a meagre 1% rise is all they’re worth. We have to apply maximum pressure to force them to admit they’ve got this badly wrong.
“The record number of patients waiting for treatment shows the huge challenges ahead for the NHS. A £2k wage increas...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 18, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article 2days for 2k health pay NHS Source Type: news
Identification of pilots' fatigue status based on electrocardiogram signals - Pan T, Wang H, Si H, Li Y, Shang L.
Fatigue is an important factor affecting modern flight safety. It can easily lead to a decline in pilots' operational ability, misjudgments, and flight illusions. Moreover, it can even trigger serious flight accidents. In this paper, a wearable wireless ph... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Psychophysiological data-driven multi-feature information fusion and recognition of miner fatigue in high-altitude and cold areas - Chen S, Xu K, Yao X, Zhu S, Zhang B, Zhou H, Guo X, Zhao B.
Fatigue-induced human error is a leading cause of accidents. The purpose of this exploratory study in China was to perform field tests to measure fatigue psychophysiological parameters, such as electrocardiography (ECG), electromyography (EMG), pulse, bloo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Roche launches new ways to use their cardiovascular tests empowering clinicians to improve diagnosis and treatment of millions of people
Basel, 28 April 2021 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced a series of five new intended uses for two key cardiac biomarkers using the Elecsys ® technology: high sensitive cardiac troponin T (cTnT-hs) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide test (NT-proBNP). These gold standard biomarkers³ have proven to be successful in supporting cardiovascular disease management and can help clinicians diagnose heart attacks⁴ (cTnT-hs) and bett er manage heart failure⁵ (NT-proBNP). Roche ' s introduction of five new intended uses for these existing, globally accepted diagnostic solutions means more people could benef...
Source: Roche Media News - April 28, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche launches new ways to use their cardiovascular tests empowering clinicians to improve diagnosis and treatment of millions of people
Basel, 28 April 2021 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced a series of five new intended uses for two key cardiac biomarkers using the Elecsys ® technology: high sensitive cardiac troponin T (cTnT-hs) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide test (NT-proBNP). These gold standard biomarkers³ have proven to be successful in supporting cardiovascular disease management and can help clinicians diagnose heart attacks⁴ (cTnT-hs) and bett er manage heart failure⁵ (NT-proBNP). Roche ' s introduction of five new intended uses for these existing, globally accepted diagnostic solutions means more people could benef...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 28, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
AHA News: Doctor Asked,'Did You Know You Had a Heart Attack? '
FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- At an annual checkup, Tasha Benjamin ' s doctor looked over her electrocardiogram readings and asked whether she ' d had a heart attack.
Thinking it was a joke, she responded, " Well, I do have... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Opportunistic Mobile ECG Detects A-Fib in American Indians
FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 -- For American Indians, opportunistic, mobile single-lead electrocardiography (ECG) in tribal clinics can detect more cases of atrial fibrillation (AF) than usual care, according to a study published online April 21 in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 23, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Cardiac corrected QT interval changes among patients treated for COVID-19 infection during early phase of pandemic
(JAMA Network)What The Study Did:Baseline corrected QT interval (QTc) on 12-lead electrocardiograms and ensuing changes among patients with and without COVID-19 are evaluated in this study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - April 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
All Over the U.S., People Have Gained Weight During the COVID-19 Pandemic
If you’re like most Americans, the past year has been a time of fear, anxiety and often profound tedium—but also of worsening dietary habits. Take 328 million people and confine them to their homes for weeks and months on end and they’re going to start eating more and exercising less. That means, no surprise, weight gain. A study published March 22 in JAMA took a crack at determining just how many pounds the average American packed on in between February and June 2020, and came up with about 7.08 lb. (3.24 kg).
Even before the pandemic began, the researchers, all from the University of California, San Fra...
Source: TIME: Health - March 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Janssen Announces U.S. FDA Approval of PONVORY ™ (ponesimod), an Oral Treatment for Adults with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Proven Superior to Aubagio® (teriflunomide) in Reducing Annual Relapses and Brain Lesions
TITUSVILLE, N.J. – (March 19, 2021) – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved PONVORY™ (ponesimod), a once-daily oral selective sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1) modulator, to treat adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease and active secondary progressive disease.1,2,3 PONVORY™ offers MS patients superior efficacy in reducing annualized relapse rates compared to an established oral therapy and a proven safety profile backed by ove...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 19, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
Proof-of-concept system turns smart speakers into contactless heart rhythm monitors
Smart speakers such as the Amazon Echo or the Google Nest can be used to monitor heart rhythms without physical contact as effectively as an electrocardiogram, according to research from the University of Washington published in Communications Biology. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 9, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Digital Health, Emerging Technologies, Technology Source Type: news
Performing more than 20 purposeful gameplay headers in a soccer season may alter autonomic function in female youth soccer players - Bonn MM, Harriss AB, Thompson JWG, Dickey JP.
This study evaluated the effects of cumulative purposeful soccer heading on autonomic nervous system function in 22 female youth soccer players (13.3 ± 0.9 years). A 10 minute electrocardiogram recording was collected at baseline and following the 20 g... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Feb 12 2021 This Week in Cardiology Feb 12 2021 This Week in Cardiology
Prediabetes, AI and ECGs, HFpEF, and observational studies are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week ’s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - February 12, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
