Archive for the ‘Cardio Vascular System’ Category
Evaluating dizziness in the cardiologist’s office
Posted by: admin on: July 29, 2011
I see a lot of patients who are sent to me for evaluation of dizziness. On the surface you wouldn’t think a cardiologist would have much to do with a symptom that relates more to the head than the heart, but there is some logic to it—poor blood flow to the brain could lead to […]
Guidelines Issued for Antibiotic Prophylaxis with Implanted Heart Devices
Posted by: admin on: July 28, 2011
Dental patients should not take prophylactic antibiotics simply because they have pacemakers or implanted defibrillators, according to a new statement from the American Heart Association (AHA). Although 2007 guidelines already exclude these patients from the list of those who need prophylactic antibiotics to prevent endocarditis, the AHA wanted to emphasize this point because many physicians […]
A-B-C is for babies; now it’s C-A-B!
Posted by: admin on: July 27, 2011
It used to be following your ABC’s: airway, breathing and chest compressions. Now, Compressions come first, only then do you focus on Airway and Breathing. The only exception to the rule will be newborn babies, but everyone else whether it’s infant CPR, child CPR or adult CPR will get chest compressions before you worry about […]
Refer Heart Patients for Cardiac Rehab before they leave Hospital
Posted by: admin on: July 25, 2011
Mending broken hearts — the vital blood-pumping organs that have gone through surgical repairs, transplant or heart attacks — was the focus of new research released on Valentine’s Day. Cardiac rehab programs, reduce death rates by 25 per cent for heart patients Ensure that heart patients get automatically referred at the rehab as they’re leaving […]
Anti obesity drug Sibutramine withdrawn from US markets due to adverse cardiovascular risk
Posted by: admin on: July 22, 2011
Abbott Laboratories has withdrawn the obesity drug Sibutramine (Meridia) from the market in light of clinical trial data pointing to an increased risk for stroke and myocardial infarction, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. The agency asked Abbott Laboratories to pull the drug from the market after it evaluated data from a […]
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