Search results for 'arrhythmias or arrhythmia or (fibrillation or fibrillate or fibrillated or fibrillates)'

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Shock stops arrhythmia

Shock stops arrhythmia OSSEO, WISCONSIN. Thomas Screnock, a family doctor in Wisconsin, reports an interesting case where a persistent atrial fibrillation was stopped and sinus rhythm restored through exposure to static elecricity. Dr. Screnock's patient was a 51-year-old, otherwise healthy man, who ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a87f.htm 03/02/04, 3642 bytes

Magnesium

... of oral magnesium supplements are better absorbed when taken with a meal. CLICK HERE for my favorite supplements CONTENTS Magnesium and Cardiac Arrhythmias Magnesium and Cardiovascular Disease Magnesium and Bone Mass Magnesium and Muscle Health Magnesium and Diabetes Magnesium and Hypertension Magnesium ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/ihnmagnesium.html 08/07/07, 71227 bytes

Lone Atrial Fibrillation

... News - Your Gateway to Better Health A comprehensive, fully referenced review of the causes, prevention and treatment options for lone atrial fibrillation – a stress–related disorder that is becoming increasingly common. LONE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION by Hans R. Larsen, MSc ChE A steady, inconspicuous heartbeat ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/ratrial_fibrillation.htm 03/27/04, 24787 bytes

Ximelagatran – A Promising New Anticoagulant

... of Coumadin. Several studies were carried out in the early 1990s to determine the effectiveness of warfarin in preventing stroke in atrial fibrillation patients. Unfortunately, these studies did not distinguish between AF with underlying heart disease and AF without heart disease (lone atrial fibrillation ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/rximelagatran.htm 09/09/04, 54503 bytes

Valsalva maneuver in atrial fibrillation

Valsalva maneuver in atrial fibrillation ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Paroxysmal (intermittent) atrial fibrillation is an increasingly common heart arrhythmia. The condition may be associated with heart disease or it may have no known cause in which case it is classified as lone, primary or idiopathic atrial ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a102k.htm 03/02/04, 4461 bytes

Digoxin may worsen atrial fibrillation

Digoxin may worsen atrial fibrillation ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN. A recent study of coronary artery bypass surgery patients reached the surprising conclusion that patients treated with digoxin (digitalis, Lanoxin) were almost three times more likely to develop atrial fibrillation after their operation than ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a109e.htm 03/02/04, 4349 bytes

Spontaneous conversion of lone atrial fibrillation

Spontaneous conversion of lone atrial fibrillation MODENA, ITALY. Lone atrial fibrillation, that is atrial fibrillation (heart palpitations) without underlying heart disease, is becoming an increasingly common disorder. It manifests itself by irregular, rapid heartbeat and is often accompanied by dizziness ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a106c.htm 03/02/04, 4375 bytes

Aspirin versus warafin

... warfarin therapy (anticoagulation) and aspirin therapy (antiplatelet treatment) in the prevention of stroke in patients with non- rheumatic atrial fibrillation. The push for widespread use of warfarin (Coumadin) came after a trial that found a 68 per cent lower incidence of ischemic stroke in a group ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a112c.htm 03/02/04, 4390 bytes

International Health News Letter to the Editor – April 2001

LETTER TO THE EDITOR – JUNE 2001 I noticed with great interest your reference to a connection between atrial fibrillation and amalgam dental fillings. Many dentists are using titanium implants. Do you consider these safe? LL, USA Editor: I have not come across any reports to the effect that titanium ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/l112b.htm 03/02/04, 3203 bytes

Potassium levels critical in heart surgery

... , MICHIGAN. It is well-established that heart attack patients with low blood levels of potassium are more prone to develop serious (ventricular) arrhythmias than are patients with normal levels. A major study just released by a group of researchers from 24 American medical centers concludes that preoperative ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a93e.htm 03/02/04, 4489 bytes