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News items on 'Acute Myocardial Infarction'
Women have 'same heart symptoms'
(BBC 25/10/2009)
It is a myth that women have different heart attack symptoms from men, according to Canadian researchers. A study presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress found no gender differences in symptoms after studying 305 patients undergoing angioplasty. They say it is a commonly held belief that men and women feel the effects of a heart attack differently. Dr Beth Abramson, of Canada's Heart and Stroke Foundation, said: "Heart disease is an equal-opportunities killer."
Women less likely to call 999 for heart attack signs
(The Scotsman 09/09/2009)
WOMEN having a heart attack may put off dialling 999 because they are not experiencing "classic" symptoms, a charity warned yesterday. A poll for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) found 33 per cent would expect to have a severe or crushing chest pain, which is actually more likely to affect men. Women experience "unusual symptoms" more often than men, such as a dull pain, ache or heavy feeling in the chest, a mild discomfort in the chest accompanied by a general unwell feeling...
(The Scotsman 25/08/2009)
A NEW kind of "patch", which uses the body as a "bioreactor", may in future be used to repair damage caused by heart attacks. Cells lost from the heart do not grow back naturally, leaving the organ in a weakened and vulnerable state. Researchers in Israel demonstrated the new patch in rats with injured hearts. It was grown from cells and after seven days the patch was removed and grafted on to the animal's heart.
'Magnetic' stem cells for hearts
(BBC 18/08/2009)
Heart attacks and other vascular injuries could eventually be treated using regular injections of magnetised stem cells, experts say. In animal trials, the cutting-edge treatment delivered the healing cells to the precise site of damage where their help was needed. Although human tests are needed, a similar magnetic approach has been used to guide cancer therapies. The expert US journal Cardiovascular Interventions reports the findings.
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Pump helps to repair girl's heart
(BBC 28/07/2009)
A surgical technique that could help treat heart patients without the need for transplants has been developed. A team at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital treated a girl, whose heart had stopped, by connecting her to an electronic pump to relieve the heart. She was connected to it for three weeks while the heart tissue healed. The pump has been removed and she is recovering. Professor Stephen Westaby, who pioneered the treatment, said it could be used in many heart attack cases.
Defibrillators at airports to slash heart attack deaths
(The Scotsman 30/06/2009)
LIFE-SAVING defibrillator machines could be installed at airports and railway stations as part of plans announced yesterday to cut deaths from heart attacks. The idea is outlined by the Scottish Government in a new strategy for the NHS which includes methods of improving cardiac and stroke treatment.
Heart attack man 'saved 12 times' thanks ambulance staff
(BBC 19/06/2009)
Three ambulance staff fought for an hour to save 35-year-old builder Ian Burston after he suffered a massive heart attack at his girlfriend's home. The father of two from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, thanked them in person after they visited him during his recovery. Paramedic Gareth Williams said: "You do get people back but 12 times is pretty incredible." The incident happened at about 0800 BST on 15 April, when Mr Burston collapsed after feeling unwell on his way to work.
Finger on the Pulse: The importance of the priceless work done by the nation's carers
(Telegraph 12/06/2009)
An elderly woman who suffered a heart attack was terrified of going into hospital. That is because she is one of the nation's priceless carers in her case looking after a husband suffering from Parkinson's disease and dementia. Mrs Maddox continued asking this question in A&E, even after she learnt she'd suffered a heart attack. "We're going to have to admit you to the cardiac unit," the doctor told her. "But what about Manuel?" she said. "I can't come into hospital, I have to look after him."
Warning over triathlon death rate
(The Independent 26/05/2009)
It is one of the fastest-growing Olympic sports and one of the most gruelling. But a series of deaths among competitors in the triathlon has raised concerns about whether the physical demands of the race are too great. A record 100,000 competitors took part in 700 events in the UK last year, organised under the auspices of the British Triathlon Association. Now a study has revealed that the risk of dying in a triathlon, though low, is nearly double the risk of dying in a marathon.
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