Archive for 'Heartwire (ACC)'
“Recalled” Riata ICD leads: Brainstorming conference aims for guidance
[Heartwire.com, January 20, 2012] A meeting of the minds in Minneapolis today aims, in part, to figure out what to do with the thousands of people in the US—about 79 000, according to St Jude Medical—who remain fitted with the company’s “recalled” St Jude Medical Riata or Riata ST implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads. There remains a [...]
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 4:06 pm under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Heartwire (ACC), Minneapolis Heart Institute.
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Minneapolis study shows hint of steroid benefit following AF ablation
[Heartwire, May 25, 2010] Researchers at the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern are excited about a small study known as the Steroid after Ablation (SAAB) trial, lead by Dr. Daniel Melby, a cardiologist with the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern. Interim results showed that steroid therapy following the ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) resulted in a [...]
Posted: May 25th, 2010, 1:57 pm under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, heart health, Heartwire (ACC), Minneapolis Heart Institute.
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Long-term marathon running linked with increased coronary calcification
[heartwire, March 23, 2010] Long-term marathon training and racing might not be as good for the heart as some runners think, a new study suggests. Researchers have shown that long-term marathon runners, those who have completed at least 25 marathons over the past 25 years, have increased coronary calcium and calcified plaque volume. Presenting the results [...]
Posted: March 24th, 2010, 1:26 pm under heart health, Heartwire (ACC), Minneapolis Heart Institute, Online.
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