Word: arrhythmias
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...some, desired effects. While highly publicized, psychotic reactions to occasional oral doses of Adderall are rare. Serious misjudgment can occur, such as writing an hour’s worth of essay in microscopic print. More gravely, snorting crushed Adderall increases the very small risk of a cardiac arrhythmia that can be fatal...
...Columbia defense engaged in an aggressive full-court press in the second half, attempting to cause some arrhythmia in Harvard’s offense. But after being caught off guard in its 74-71 loss to the Lions in Cambridge earlier this season, the Crimson anticipated Columbia’s aggressive defensive strategy this time around...
...practice and was found later to have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition that causes the heart muscles to thicken. "There were no warning signs at all," says Michael Meyer, an athletic trainer who saved Nwankwo's life using an automatic external defibrillator (AED), a portable electronic device that stops cardiac arrhythmia by shocking the heart...
...school in North America. It has been extraordinarily successful in shooting down some of the most cherished beliefs in health care, like the idea that long-term hormone-replacement therapy would help prevent heart disease in women. And it has clearly saved lives. Many doctors used to give anti-arrhythmia drugs to everyone who experienced irregular heartbeats after a heart attack because severely irregular beats could rapidly prove fatal. But then came the results of a randomized trial showing that patients with only mildly irregular heartbeats were more likely to die if given the anti-arrhythmia medication than their untreated...
...mail. Next, Bruce J. Biller and Debra S. Poaster, both UHS physicians, arrived at the scene and continued O’Brien’s CPR while administering an automated external defibrillator. The doctors shocked the professor four times before they were able to quell the arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat, and restore his heart to normal. The University has defibrillators in various areas on campus, ranging from UHS to the Malkin Athletic Center, that were donated by the Kadan Foundation, said UHS Director David S. Rosenthal ’59. The Kadan Foundation was started by a group...