sudden cardiac death

(MedPage Today) -- A watch-sized device worn on the wrist successfully detected loss of pulse in an early-stage trial, a key step in developing a practical, noninvasive way to monitor patients at risk for sudden cardiac death, researchers said.

Exercise and sex can both boost the risk of heart attack and sudden cardiac death, according to a new report, although the increase in risk is small and transient, the researchers say.

The fats hidden in many packaged foods can be especially deadly if youre a woman. In fact, women who have heart disease and who eat the most trans fats are three times as likely to suffer a sudden cardiac death.

(American Heart Association) Postmortem testing to identify mutations associated with sudden cardiac death is less expensive than comprehensive cardiac tests for surviving relatives.

Many insurers cover comprehensive cardiac tests of surviving relatives, but few cover postmortem testing.

Doctors know that sudden cardiac death is more common among athletes than non-athletes. But the more research that's done on the condition, the louder the debate over how athletes should be screened for the condition -- and how much it should cost

Did any of the King of Pop's varied and unconfirmed health problems contribute to his sudden cardiac death?

NEW YORK (AP) -- Newer anti-psychotic drugs are no safer than older ones for the risk of suddenly dying from a heart problem, says a study that finds they roughly double that hazard.

The older drugs had already been linked to an increased chance of sudden cardiac death, in which the heart loses its normal rhythm and can't pump blood normally....