May 3rd, 2008
More and more children with congenital heart disease are receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) to maintain proper heart rhythm. ICDs were first introduced for adults in the 1980s, but little is known about how well they work in children, who account for less than 1 percent of recipients. A report in the April 29 Journal of […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments
April 4th, 2008
In the first study that followed children through their developmental years into their teens, more proof that we need to educate our youth on good nutrition, exercise and risk factors associated with heart disease.
Young children who lead inactive lifestyles are five-to-six times more likely to be at serious risk of heart disease, with that degree […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments
April 1st, 2008
As many as 1000 deaths each year are associated with long QT syndrome. This very scary cardiac arrhythmia puts teen and young persons at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, usually ending in death. These same young ladies and gents have healthy hearts otherwise.
Researchers have found that a drug that is used in cases of angina […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments
December 15th, 2007
I’m not gonna lie to ya! I’ve got nothing tonight. I have been searching and searching for news worthy, exciting, groundbreaking information or research and have yet to find anything so I will share a little something that I have been observing a lot of lately.
High blood pressure among our children… Working in an urgent […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments
December 13th, 2007
I have been thinking about what type of list post to write here at A Hearty Life for a few days. We are having a theme type day here at our science and health channel today and our exact theme is “a top 5 holiday type list on your specific topic”.
Hmm… we all know the […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 9 comments
November 19th, 2007
Good morning everyone! Consider this a from the heart kind of post… my heart. I am sorry I have been non existent for a few days. We had a swimming tournament for our older two daughters at the beach on Saturday then in upper Delaware on Sunday, so no internet access for me. I have […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments
September 19th, 2007
Okay, so I had let everyone know over on my other blog, Diabetes Notes, about my crazy week, but I forgot to mention it over here. My lil’ one had surgery last Friday and she is having a very tough time. It seems that she has developed an infection at her surgery site, […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments
July 7th, 2006
In a game of pretend gladiators with his police officer father, 11-year-old Conor Johnson was stabbed in the heart and died four short hours later. His mother, Sharon Johnson, claimed that his medical care was inadequate with no specialist cardio-thoracic surgeons available.
Ian Johnson, 40, told a coroner’s inquest how the four-inch stainless steel knife “slipped […]
By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 3 comments
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