| May 16, 2012 | Popular antibiotic linked to rare heart deaths |
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An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study.
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| April 17, 2012 | UWMC nurse finishes 13th in Boston Marathon |
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| April 04, 2012 | Pressing the chest saves lives |
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A new study in the journal Circulation by UW Medicine lead author Dr. Peter Kudenchuk finds that cardiac arrest victims who get CPR that emphasizes chest compressions have a survival rate that's nearly double those who get older types of CPR.
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| March 30, 2012 | Accessing State-of-the-Art Heart Care |
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What if you could repair parts of the heart without surgery? Or use crystal-clear imaging to help evaluate heart attack risk? Thanks to a new alliance of more than 40 cardiologists, led by UW Medicine, advanced technology and skill are coming together in the Seattle area to give you greater access to breakthroughs in treating heart problems. In this podcast, we’re joined by several of the region’s leading cardiologists as they explain the benefits of receiving state-of-the-art heart care.
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| March 21, 2012 | Patient leaves UW Medical Center with artificial heart |
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Christopher Marshall had his heart removed, and a pneumatic heart installed at UW Medical Center
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| February 14, 2012 | Hero's heart beats on with new aortic valve |
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Of all the gifts you could be enjoying this Valentine's Day -- from roses to romance -- one San Juan Island man thinks his tops the list: a new heart valve he received at UW Medical Center as part of a national clinical trial.
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| December 23, 2011 | Holiday stress causes spike in heart attacks |
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UW Medicine's Dr. David Baker, an attending physician at Harborview and the medical director of Airlift Northwest, often spends his holidays helping others recover. Studies show that heart attacks increase by a full third when the holidays roll around.
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| November 14, 2011 | Few docs follow heart attack guidelines for student athletes |
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| October 13, 2011 | Resuscitation Academy comes to Seattle |
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With King County leading the nation in survival rates for cardiac arrest, Seattle plays host to a Resuscitation Academy comprised of physicians and emergency care providers to share best practices in treatments and response to sudden cardiac arrest.
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| September 13, 2011 | UW's Drezner part of team to place defibrillators in schools |
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Roosevelt High School is the first Seattle Public school to receive an automated external defibrillator through a partnership between the Seattle Seahawks and the Nick of Time Foundation.
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| August 26, 2011 | Aetna recognizes UWMC for excellence in cardiac care |
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| July 07, 2011 | UW Medicine physicians at the 'top' |
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| June 13, 2011 | Can stem cells fix human hearts? |
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Installing a pump or an artificial heart is not likely to become mainstream treatment for heart disease. Scientists are more enthusiastic about an approach involving stem cells — cells that can be coaxed into replacing heart cells damaged or destroyed by disease.
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| June 01, 2011 | Foundation, UW docs educate public on cardiac arrest among young people |
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The Nick of Time Foundation (NoTF) is dedicated to educating the public on Sudden Cardiac Arrest and death among young people.
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| May 26, 2011 | Boosting good cholesterol fails to prevent heart attacks |
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Boosting “good” cholesterol did not protect against heart attacks and strokes in an eagerly awaited study that was abruptly stopped when the outcome became clear, officials said Thursday.
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