Heart Failure Device

“Back in 94 I was laying down Christmas Eve and my heart started racing and when I got here my heart rate was 250 beats.” Ronald McClarin has a dangerous heart rhythm--which is why doctors put into him an ICD--an implantable cardioverter. It keeps his heart beating regularly…and shocks it when the rhythm has gone arhy.

But pacemakers and ICDs do fail from time to time.

There are more and more pacemakers and so called ICD’s—implantable cardioverter-defibillators used each year.

Still there is not a lot known about their reliability and how often they malfunction--something that could cause a very serious problem. (Read more about Heart Failure Device)

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HEART CAT SCANS

Fast heart CAT scans have been a screening test in limbo. The exact role and place for this exam, which is becoming more widely available, hasn’t been well defined, until now. (Read more about HEART CAT SCANS)

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BYPASS VS. STENT STUDY

Tonight we have some important health news that will touch many of us. Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of death in America. Doctors use two main methods of treating the condition: heart bypass surgery and coronary stents.

This study is important because it looks at the treatment of people with so called multi-vessel disease--where more than one heart artery is blocked. And the study shows, in most, if there’s more than one artery blocked, the way to go is with surgery. (Read more about BYPASS VS. STENT STUDY)

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HEART ATTACK TRANSFER

There is a warning tonight for those at risk of a heart attack. New research says you should make sure you or someone you love is taken to a hospital that can perform the procedure called angioplasty.
The fact is, many patients who live in outlying areas are not transported directly to a hospital that can perform this important procedure which opens up blocked arteries. And if then the person is transferred to a hospital that does do it, in many cases, it’s simply too late. (Read more about HEART ATTACK TRANSFER)

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CELEBREX HEART DANGER

THERE IS A WARNING TONIGHT CONCERNING THE POPULAR PAIN KILLING DRUG CELEBREX.
PFIZER, THE COMPANY THAT MAKES CELEBREX, HAS ANNOUNCED A GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED CANCER-PREVENTION TRIAL OF CELEBREX WAS HALTED AFTER PATIENTS TAKING IT HAD MORE THAN TWICE AS MANY HEART ATTACKS AS PATIENTS TAKING A DUMMY PLACEBO PILL.
(TALENT) HAS THIS IMPORTANT STORY (Read more about CELEBREX HEART DANGER)

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Cardiac Catheterization

Cardiac Catheterization is a specialized heart test used to visualize the blood vessels around the heart and measure the pumping function of the chambers of the heart. (Read more about Cardiac Catheterization)

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CV PROFILOR SPECIAL REPORT

High blood pressure is a problem that affects more than one in every four Americans. The disease can slowly destroy the blood vessels and lead to numerous problems, including heart attacks and strokes. But does blood pressure tell the whole tale of blood vessel health? (Read more about CV PROFILOR SPECIAL REPORT)

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