Could Your Smartwatch Interfere With Your Pacemaker?
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’re one of the millions of people with a pacemaker or an implantable defibrillator to help control abnormal heart rhythms, certain health-tracking devices may do more harm than good.Smartwatches, ring…
Learn MoreIrregular Heartbeat: What Is It and How Do You Treat It?
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many things can make your heart skip a beat — the words to a song, a case of the nerves or a near car accident — but these temporary palpitations aren’t usually cause for concern. But much more serious, and so…
Learn MoreWhat is a Heart Pacemaker?
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millions of people worldwide live with a pacemaker that regulates their heartbeat, but exactly what are these devices and how do they work?Pacemakers can save the lives of heart patients by preventing conditio…
Learn MoreAccelerated Pacing Improves Quality of Life in HFpEF Patients
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with a moderately accelerated personalized backup pacing rate (myPACE) is beneficial for patients with stage B and C heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), according to a study publi…
Learn MoreNon-MRI-Conditional ICDs Still Function After MRI
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with non-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-conditional implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), these ICDs still appropriately treat detected tachycardia after MRI, according to a study pub…
Learn MoreQuality of YouTube Medical Videos Often Poor for Patient Education
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — YouTube videos describing implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) for patients are highly variable with overall low quality, according to a study presented at the annual American College of Cardiolo…
Learn MoreParents of Children With ICD More Likely to Have PTSD Than Child
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parents of children with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) are more likely than youth with an ICD to have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study published in the September is…
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