More articles about: Cardiovascular: Diseases & Conditions
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How Effective is Body Cooling in Patients that Experience Cardiac Arrest?
Michigan Medicine researchers initiate a nationwide clinical trial with hopes of discovering the effectiveness of body cooling on patients who experience a cardiac arrest.
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Irregular Heartbeat Unmasks a Serious Cardiac Disease
An irregular heartbeat leads one father, and his family, down a heart diagnosis path they could have never expected.
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New Technology Improves Atrial Fibrillation Detection After Stroke
It’s important to determine whether stroke patients also experience atrial fibrillation (Afib). Monitoring technology invented at Michigan Medicine could make the process easier and more accurate.
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Standing Up to Surgical Scars
Kristin VanSingel is proud of her scars, the result of several critical heart surgeries since infancy that have kept her alive.
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5 Tips to Combat ICD Anxiety
A U-M social worker shares tips to help patients adjust to living with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
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Should STEMI Patients Recover in the ICU?
Providers need clearer guidance on whether a patient who has suffered a STEMI heart attack should recover in the intensive care unit, a new U-M study finds.
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Are Your Pregnancy Symptoms a Sign of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy?
One mother shares her experience with a rare form of heart failure and the importance of knowing when to advocate for yourself.
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TAVR Leads to ‘Beginning of a New Life’
Learn how this septuagenarian went from planning her funeral to dancing at her wedding, thanks to a procedure known as transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR.
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Registry Helps Move Aortic Dissection Care Forward
Diagnosis, treatments and outcomes for acute aortic dissection have evolved. An international registry reveals trends and the power of data.
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Do's and Don’ts for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Patients
Take simple steps during and after aortic surgery to help stay healthy and minimize the risk of complications.
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More Than One-Third of Patients Risk Major Bleeding By Doubling Up on Blood Thinners
A new study finds patients were taking too many antithrombotics for no reason, leading to a significant increase in bleeding events.
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Growth of Cardio-Obstetrics Care Presents Challenges, Opportunity
Cardio-obstetrics teams are caring for more women than ever before. An expert explains the growing field.
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Improving Maternal Bonding Time for Newborns With Heart Disease
Study shows simple communication tool helps triple the number of babies with congenital heart conditions who experience family bonding before medical interventions.
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Is Your Racing Heart a Sign of Supraventricular Tachycardia?
Approximately 2 in every 1,000 people have supraventricular tachycardia, a type of arrhythmia that can often be cured.
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Jack Harbaugh’s New Outlook After Heart Attack and Bypass Surgery
The former assistant U-M football coach under Bo Schembechler, and father of current coach Jim Harbaugh, says heart health should be a focus for all ages.