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Defibrillators useful in public, less so at home

2011-01-26T14:32:22Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Devices to restore a normal heartbeat after cardiac arrest appear to be less useful at home than in public places, researchers said Wednesday.

The so-called automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, are already present in airports and casinos across the U.S. But some research has hinted lately that for more and more Americans, their hearts are too f...

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2010-03-17T14:45:56Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wider dissemination of portable defibrillators in Japan's schools, workplaces and other public venues has increased the number of people who survive cardiac arrest, researchers reported Wednesday.

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Heart defibrillator shock can signal more trouble, but device doesn't harm quality of life

A lifesaving shock from an implanted heart defibrillator provides relief that a crisis was avoided, but new research suggests it can also be a sign that more trouble is ahead.

A study found that heart failure patients were far more likely to die within four years after their defibrillator zapped the heart into beating normally than those who got no shock.

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Stem Cells

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