Pacemaker That Dissolves When It Is Not Needed

First-Ever Transient Pacemaker Harmlessly Dissolves In Body-Disappears After It's No Longer Needed  by Northwestern University.  July 5, 2021.   

22-Year-Old Develops 3-D Maps To Distinguish Cardiac Chest Pain Versus Non-Cardiac Chest Pain

22-Year-Old's 3-D Scanner Can Diagnoses Heart Diseases In 90 Seconds by Ryan Prior.  CNN.  March 8. 2018. 

Study: Cancer Treatment In Last Two Trimesters Shows No Impact On Children's Normal Cognitive And Cardiac Function

Study Offers Support For Cancer Treatment During Pregnancy by Catherine Saint Louis.  The New York Times.  September 28, 2015. 

Mobile App Matches Cardiac Arrest Victims With Nearby People With CPR Training

Mobile App Helps Save Cardiac Arrest Victims by Bianca Seidman.  CBS News.  June 13, 2015. 

Beyond A Certain Point Exercise Has Dangers For Middle-Aged Men

Risk Of Heart Attack High For Fit Middle-Aged Men by Jamie Lampros.  Standard-Examiner.  July 30, 2013.

(1)  Sudden cardia arrest brought on my extreme physical stress affects men ______________ more often than women.

(2)  Long-distance bike races, marathons, and triathlons can cause ____________________________ and can permanently trigger __________________

(3)  A person is ____________ more likely to have a heart problem while exercising than at rest.

(4)  The authors of the study indicate that _____________ minutes of exercise are plenty.

(5)  Men in most danger are ______________________________________.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest A Danger For Individuals With Sleep Apnea

Sleep Apnea Sufferers Have Higher Risk Of Death From Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Study Finds by Amanda Cochran.  CBS News.  June 12, 2013.

(1)  Up to _______million Americans suffer from sleep apneas with ________ percent of them not obese.

(2)  When a person stops breathing during a bout of sleep apnea, the brain will realize that ________________ sending __________ which pumps up _________________________.  Blood vessels can _____________, and over time, you're at risk for ________________.

(3)  Symptoms of sleep apnea can include ___________ but also ___________ and neck __________.

Security Risks found In Sensors For Heart Devices, Consumer Electronics

Security Risks Found In Sensors For Heart Devices, Consumer Electronics.  Science Daily.  May 16, 2013.

(1)  The researchers demonstrated that they could forge ___________ with ____________________.

(2)  The researchers know of _____ cases where a hacker has corrupted an implanted cardiac device.

(3)  The findings revealed new risks for analog sensors which rely on _________________
_____________.

(4)  The human body acts as a ______________________.

(5)  A problem is that emerging medical sensors ___________ rather than implanted, could be more susceptible to interference.

(6)  What is one security solution to potential interference?

Job Loss, Age, and Heart Attack Risk Linked

Study:  Unemployment May Raise Risk of Heart Attack by Nanci Hellmich.  USA Today.  November 19, 2012.

Using the massive Health and Retirement Study, researchers examined 13,451 individuals ages 51-75 for a relationship between joblessness and heart attack after age 50.  They was found that multiple job losses may result in heart attack risks equal those associated with smoking, hypertension, and diabetes.

Walmart Institutes No Cost Heart and Spine Surgeries for Its Associates

Walmart Expands Health Benefits To Cover Heart and Spinal Surgeries At No Cost To Associates.  Bloomberg Businessweek.  October 11, 2012.

Six leading hospital and health systems in the U.S. will participate in the program that is called by Walmart officials the "first time a retailer has offered a comprehensive, nationwide program for heart, spine and transplant surgery.