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NICE seeks new members for its independent advisory committees on the use of health technologies
Members of all Committees are drawn from the NHS, healthcare professionals, patients and carers, and the academic world. We currently have vacancies for Committee members in the following categories: Clinical Pharmacist, General Practitioner, Professional Allied to Medicine, Consultant Physician, Medical Device Industry Representative, Consultant Surgeon and Nurse.
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Pacing the Heart
Malaysia Star, February 22nd 2012
MY friend’s father recently fainted at the airport when he was coming home from Europe. They rushed him to the hospital. After many investigations, they finally diagnosed that he had a heart problem and would need a pacemaker. What is a pacemaker?
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Electrophysiology: Identifying the Causes of an Irregular Heartbeat
Ladue-Frontenac Patch, February 20th 2012
The heart is an amazing muscle. It pumps approximately 2,000 gallons of blood throughout the body and beats about 100,000 times each day. The heart is located in the center of the chest but, because the bottom of the heart tips to the left, more of the heartbeat is felt on the left.
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Heart screenings increasingly vital for student athletes
Columbian.com, February 20th 2012
The loss of two young athletes and the near-death of a third student have raised the visibility of sudden cardiac arrest among active teens, and many parents are taking precautionary measures to seek out screening options with the hope of identifying any risk to their own children.
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Cardiologist: hidden heart conditions can claim the lives of teen athletes
KY3, February 20th 2012
The 17-year old basketball player from Spokane who collapsed at school and died later Wednesday morning had a pre-existing heart condition. The Christian County Coroner said Thursday the heart condition, with which the teen was born, eventually claimed his life.
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Let’s make our towns a safer place to live
The Leamington Spa Courier, February 20th 2012
MAKING Leamington, Warwick, Kenilworth and the surrounding villages among the safest places to live is the aim of a new campaign backed by The Courier and Weekly News.
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Ventricular tachycardia causes abnormal heart rhythm
Chicago Tribune, February 16th 2012
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've read with interest your columns on atrial fibrillation. Would you also please comment on conditions of the heart's lower chambers, particularly ventricular tachycardia?
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15-Minute-Old Newborn Implanted With Pacemaker
Medical Daily, February 17th 2012
A 15-minute old Californian newborn was hooked to a tiny pacemaker that saved her life from a rare but fatal heart defect, doctors announced on Monday.
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Smart Implants for Heart Rhythm Disorders : Healthymagination
Healthymagination, February 16th 2012
Millions of people have smart phones, but smart heart implants are reserved for people with heart rhythm disorders and other cardiac conditions that put a person at risk for sudden cardiac arrest.
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Long QT: The stranger beside us
theheart.org, February 8th 2012
The phenotype of the "long-QT syndrome" (LQTSy) is notorious for its generic visage. For centuries, "crime scenes" were devoid of fingerprints, and there were no weapons; autopsy reports were "normal" on "healthy" unsuspecting victims
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Chris is looking for a REAL Valentine's heart
This is Plymouth, February 14th 2012
A WEMBURY man whose heart had failed by 87 per cent after two near-fatal heart attacks is looking for a new heart this Valentine's Day.
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Seven In 10 Brits Have High Blood Pressure, Warn Experts
Huffington Post, February 14th 2012
Seven in 10 Brits are putting themselves at risk of strokes and premature heart attacks because their blood pressure is too high, a recent study has revealed.
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Keep a check on your heart
The Star, February 10th 2012
Doncaster’s community cardiac services team are encouraging residents to monitor their own heart health with a quick and easy pulse check.
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Hertfordshire village gets its own life-saver
Welwyn Hatfield Times, February 10th 2012
A MACHINE to help people suffering life-threatening heart conditions has been installed in a village thanks to a charity. A defibrillator now sits on the outside wall of the Peace Memorial Hall in Codicote after CHAT (Codicote Heart Action Team) raised £1,500 for the device.
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Heart patient pumped for race
New York Daily News, February 10th 2012
An upper East Side grandmother who recently underwent open heart surgery is about to put her pacemaker through its paces. East Side grandmother who recently underwent open heart surgery is about to put her pacemaker through its paces.
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