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The FDA has warned physicians to exude caution when administering saquinavir (Invirase, Roche) with a boost of ritonavir (Norvir, Abbott) as a treatment for HIV infection, after a clinical trial found that the combination could potentially cause abnormal heart rhythms.
Heart rhythm disturbances called Torsade de Pointes can produce serious complications for patients including sudden cardiac arrest. A scientific statement issued jointly by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology said healthcare professionals should pay more careful attention to the risks associated with ECG monitoring and drug-induced long-QT syndrome administration.
Thursday, December 17 2009
Patrick Sips, PhD, a research fellow in the department of anesthesiology and critical care at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, was awarded the third annual American Heart Association-Philips Healthcare Resuscitation Fellowship Award.
New findings shed light on the burden of sudden cardiac arrest among children and suggest additional research may lead to better prediction and prevention of sudden death, according to a study published in the November edition of HeartRhythm Journal.
October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) has awarded its 2009 leadership awards, going to the New York City Fire Department and the governor of Illinois, among others.
In a recent study, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia found that the use of cooling blankets upon arrival at the hospital for sudden cardiac arrest patients was cost effective. Cardiovascular Business News asked lead author Raina Merchant, MD, to discuss the topic.
Zoll Medical, a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, has received FDA approval to market and sell an upgraded LifeVest wearable defibrillator.
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Cambridge Heart has signed a non-exclusive development and distribution agreement with an undisclosed U.S. stress test manufacturer to develop a microvolt T-Wave alternans module.
Royal Philips Electronics has signed a contract to become a medical equipment supplier of the New York Yankees, providing the team with onsite digital x-ray and automated external defibrillators.
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The FDA has granted clearance to Physio-Control, a subsidiary of Medtronic, for unrestricted worldwide distribution of its Lifepak external defibrillator.
The European Union has granted CE mark of approval for St. Jude Medical’s Fortify ST implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and its Unify cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator for distribution throughout Europe.
The FDA has issued warnings for Cardiac Science’s Powerheart and CardioVive automated external defibrillator (AED) G3 series, manufactured between August 2003 and August 2009, for the possibility of malfunction during use.
A $566,000 grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has allowed researchers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., to continue work on an optical system to simultaneously image electrical activity and metabolic properties in the same region of a heart.
For years, the Lucas automated chest compression device was powered only pneumatically. However, the company now released the Lucas 2 with a lithium ion polymer battery that lasts up to 45 minutes, which was showcased at the 21st annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference.
Sandy Fire District, in Sandy, Oregon, an emergency service in the Portland area, has installed Zoll Medical's AutoPulse, an automated CPR device.
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital in Hampshire, England, has installed Zoll Medical’s AutoPulse non-invasive cardiac support pump in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
Royal Philips Electronics has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of InnerCool Therapies, a therapeutic hypothermia company, which involves the management of a patient's body temperature.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the “Josh Miller HEARTS Act,” (H.R. 1380), legislation that establishes a federal grant program to help fund the placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at elementary and secondary schools across the country. While also requiring school personnel to receive training in the operation of AEDs, the legislation will increase public awareness of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and the importance of AEDs in schools.
Jolife has renewed its exclusive distribution agreement for the Lucas chest compression system with Physio-Control, a provider of external defibrillation and monitoring technology.
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Middle age introduces itself in many ways; one is atrial fibrillation (AF). My onset of AF seems to have coincided with a mountain bike accident in the woods of North Carolina that resulted in some cracked ribs.
The use of health IT to reduce rehospitalizations will be welcome but also disruptive, said Stephen Jencks, an independent consultant in healthcare safety during a Feb. 24 webinar on the potential use of health IT to mitigate rehospitalizations, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).