Other Links relating to arrhythmia and cardiology

The following are other links that relate to the heart and things relating to it. These web sites are for educating you as a patient. We do not want to overwhelm you with links but we we feel these links will make your learning experience more productive. These sites are current as of the day this page was created. If any of these links are no longer active please try again later as we routinely update, change and add new links periodically.

NOTE: If you need a log-on and password to visit one of these sites you can
go to bugmenot.com and get one. Follow the instructions on their web site.

American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org

http://www.circres.ahajournals.org

American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
http://www2.ajkd.org

Annals of Internal Medicine
http://www.annals.org

Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial.
http://cvm.controlled-trials.com/content/3/1/10

Apricots, Article on
http://www.thirdage.com/news/archive/ALT02020625-02.html?std

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
http://atvb.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/22/12/1996

Aspirin -
Modulation of Aspirin-Insensitive Eicosanoid Biosynthesis
by 6-Methylprednisolone in Unstable Angina.
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/107/1/55

Blood Thinners
Risks associated with blood thinners rise with age
(Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050714/hl_nm/blood_thinners_dc

BMJ - British Medical Journal
http://bmj.com

Breast Cancer Facts Everyone Should Know (videos)
http://www.thirdage.com/breast-cancer/breast-cancer-screening-treatments-everyone-should-know

Canadian Medical Association Journal
http://www.cmaj.ca

Cardima - medical device journal
http://www.cardima.com

Cardiology Resources - Medscape section on cardiology
http://www.medscape.com/cardiologyhome

Cardiovascular Electrophysiology- Journal
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01129.x

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) - Cleveland Clinic
http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com
also...http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/diseasemanagement/cardiology/cad/cad.htm

CRESTOR (ROSUVASTATIN) Information
As a result of worldwide public interest, rosuvastatin is the first product for which AstraZeneca will make the clinical trial program data available to the public. The following link is a location for information on ROSUVASTATIN (Crestor):
http://www.rosuvastatininformation.com

Defibrillators

FDA Approves Software Update that Identifies Potential Defibrillator Lead Fractures
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01878.html

Dictionary (Medical Terms)
http://www.intelihealth.com

Diet, nutrition, and health information
http://www.erlanger.org

Drug Facts - drug facts and comparisons
http://www.drugfacts.com

Drug Info Net - healthcare information
http://www.druginfonet.com

Drug Pipeline Alert - Drug Pipeline Alert covers pharmaceutical research and the development of new drugs in high-cost therapeutic areas, such as psychiatric, Alzheimer's, cancer, asthma, heart disease and diabetes.
http://www.aishealth.com

Electrophysiology - EP Lab Digest educational tool and voice for the electrophysiology professional.
http://www.eplab.com

Episodic Muscle Weakness
http://www.neuro.wustl.edu

Erlanger Hospital
http://www.erlanger.org

Fainting And Seizures
http://www.medtronic.com/reveal/seizures/

Free Medical Journals - access to free scientific knowledge
http://www.freemedicaljournals.com

Genetic Testing
~Genetic Testing in the Long QT Syndrome: Development and Validation of an Efficient Approach to Genotyping
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/294/23/2975

Guidant - Pioneering lifesaving technology to give patients another day,
another year, another lifetime.
http://www.guidant.com

Health Encyclopedia
http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/002520.cfm

Health Insurance - insurance and more
http://www.allquoteinsurance.com

Homocysteine and Vascular Diseases.
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/106/7/e33

Lancet (The Lancet) - medical journal
http://www.thelancet.com

Library (medical) - National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov

Lipids- Intensive Lipid Lowering with Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/359/13/1343?query=TOC

Medical Conferences - medical resources
http://www.medicalconferences.com

Medical search site (defaults to German language)
http://www.elsevier.nl/

Medication Providers: - Alternative Pharmacy
http://www.magendavidmeds.com:446/index.shtml

Medtronic - pacemaker and cardiac pacing
http://www.medtronic.com

NASPE - North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology
http://www.naspe.com

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm

Non-Heart Failure Patients and Pacing
http://www.eplab.com/eplab/displaynews.cfm?newsid=121605

Obesity and Cholesterol
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with a greater body mass index (BMI) require more intensive lipid-lowering strategies to halt coronary artery plaque progression than leaner patients require, Cleveland Clinic Foundation investigators report in the June 1, 2006 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. Compared with leaner patients, the drop in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels was significantly less in heavier patients, 49.1% versus 43.0%, respectively. Heavier patients also had a significantly greater decrease in C-reactive protein levels than did leaner patients.

Pacing and Electrophysiology
http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/1891#

Periodic Paralysis
http://www.periodicparalysis.org

Sleep Apnea
Treatment may improve cardiovascular disease - Reuters Health -June 21, 2006. Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who are treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) show signs of reversal of systemic endothelial vascular dysfunction, which has been implicated in cardiovascular disease, Australian researchers report in the June issue of Thorax. Dr. Jodee Lattimore and colleagues at Royal Prince Albert Hospital, Sydney note that obstructive sleep apnea is a common and potentially reversible cause of systemic hypertension. However, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Researchers studied 10 subjects with obstructive sleep apnea before and after they received 3 months of CPAP.

St. Jude Medical
http://www.sjm.com

Smoking Articles
http://www.healthcentral.com/centers/OneCenter.cfm?center=Smoking

Stress/Weight Gain Article
http://www.thirdage.com/news/archive/ALT02020625-01.html?std

Texas Arrhythmia Institute - prevention and treatment
of cardiac arrhythmias
http://www.txai.org

Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
http://www.guideline.gov
also... (http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=3190)

Warfarin
Incidence of thromboembolic stroke and of major bleeding in patients with atrial
fibrillation and chronic kidney disease treated with and without warfarin

Wearable Defibrillators
http://www.eplab.com

X-Rays - Super X-Rays promise easier Heart Screening
http://www.thirdage.com/news/articles/ALT02/07/11/19/ALT02071119-01.html?utm_campaign=nl_health&utm_term=20071119&utm_source=ta_nl&utm_medium=email

MISCELLANEOUS MEDICAL ITEMS OF INTEREST

Vaccine For Multiple Sclerosis And Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Promising test results from Technion research could lead to a vaccine to fight rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases.

Autoimmune diseases, in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues, are among the most widespread of serious chronic diseases. In arthritis, immune cells attack the joints, while in MS, they attack the myelin sheaths of nerve cells.

Current treatments involve either steroids that fight the inflammation caused by the attacks, or drugs that depress the immune system. Both these approaches create serious side effects and can only slow, but not stop, the progress of the diseases. They are also effective mostly at very early stages of each disease.

"We know that immune cells use chemical markers to induce inflammation that destroys organs. Our goal is to enlist the immune system itself to interfere with this process."

The vaccine generated by Dr. Karin's method reversed an arthritis-like disease in rats by mobilizing part of the immune system to protect joints under attack by other immune cells. The work was reported in two related papers in the September Journal of Immunology.

The next step is to move towards clinical tests of the vaccine in humans. Clinical tests are now planned for MS patients, and the group is negotiating with a U.S. pharmaceutical company.

For a more detailed news release on the study, please go to
http://www.ats.org/v2/News/news.html

Homocysteine Level -

An increased plasma homocysteine level is a strong, independent risk factor for the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease and it can put a risk to your heart. Homocysteine is a dietary byproduct of animal protein. A sulphur-containing amino acid formed during methionine metabolism. Normally, it is broken down in the bloodstream by folic acid and the B vitamins. Researchers believe elevated levels of homocysteine causes damage to the cells lining the walls of arteries, which contributes to the development of plaque

A study found that the stroke victims had higher homocysteine levels in general, and the likelihood of suffering a stroke increased as the homocysteine levels increased.

Homocysteine, a metabolite of the amino acid methionine, has been linked to an elevated risk of vascular disease. Supplementation with vitamins B6, B12, and folic acid, as well as betaine, has been shown to effectively lower homocysteine levels in the blood and may be expected to offer some protection against vascular disease.

The nutritional advice seems to be not much different from anything else we have seen before when it comes to homocysteine don't be too liberal with animal protein, avoid refined carbohydrates and take alcohol in moderation. There is definitely a school of thought, that folate and B vitamin intakes should be supplemented - 'eat right and take a multivitamin' seems to be the emerging consensus.

Researchers have found that people who had relatively high levels of homocysteine in their blood were almost twice as likely to be depressed, relative to people with the lowest blood levels of homocysteine.

Other Items pertaining to homocysteine:

Folic Acid Improves Endothelial Function in Coronary Artery Disease via Mechanisms Largely Independent of Homocysteine Lowering. http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/105/1/22

Controlled Study - Comparison of the effect of low-dose supplementation with L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate or folic acid on plasma homocysteine: a randomized placebo-controlled study.
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/77/3/658

For more in depth information on homocysteine visit these web sites or key in the key words in the search box at www.google.com:

http://www.inpharm.com

CDC.org

Doctors.net.uk

eMedicine.com

Entrez Pub Med

Medicinenet.com

NIH

Reuters Healthline

WebMD

MDconsult.com

Doctors Guide

Uptodate.com

Agendus

Antibiotic Guide

Clinical Medicine Consult

HanDbase, MedCalc

MedMath

Patientkeeper

Smartlist-to-go

Diagnosis

Tarascon Pharmacopoeia

Marik's Primer of Differential

 

Mediterranean Diet

A Mediterranean type diet -- rich in vegetables, legumes, fruits and olive oil -- indeed appears to lower the risk of death, say researchers. For the article visit: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030625/hl_nm/diet_deaths_dc
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