Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Healthy, older adults free of heart disease need not fear that bouts of rapid, irregular heartbeats brought on by vigorous exercise might increase short- or long-term risk of dying or having a heart attack, according to a report by heart experts at Johns Hopkins and the U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA)...
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include both popular diagnostic tests, not just one of them, according to new research from heart experts at Johns Hopkins...
Tags: Diagnostic Tests, Heart Defects, Heart Experts, Johns Hopkins, Screening Programs, Screening Tests, Signs Of Life, Study Recommends That, Young Athletes
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