This RSS news feed maintained by uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 20 UW news releases about Cardiology. http://uwnews.org/apps/uwnews/public/rss.aspx?q=uwnByAuthorId&departmentID=168&numToShow=20 http://uwnews.org/images/uwnewslogo_small.jpg http://uwnews.org/ uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information (c)2009 University of Washington News and Information | http://uwnews.org | uwnews@u.washington.edu | 206-543-2580 Bob Roseth | roseth@u.washington.edu Ken Fine | kenfine@u.washington.edu Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:08:40 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Researchers have located nine new genetic variants, and confirmed the role of another recently identified variant, that affect the time that it takes for the heart to reset itself after each beat. The duration of this QT interval, as it is called, is routinely measured by electrocardiogram, and lengthened QT interval is a known risk factor for sudden death. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48222 Health and Medicine Leila Gray (leilag@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48222 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:14:41 GMT UW scientists are discovering how the body's over-production of clot-busters speeds up artery wall damage, knowledge that may point to new ideas for preventing heart disease and strokes. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=44905 Health and Medicine Leila Gray (leilag@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=44905 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:06:43 GMT An analysis of emergency medical services-treated cardiac arrest outcomes in 10 areas in North America finds a five-fold difference in survival rates, according to a UW-led study in the Sept. 24 issue of JAMA. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43749 Health and Medicine Clare Hagerty (clareh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43749 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT While implantable heart defibrillators reduce the risk of death from sudden cardiac arrest in patients with mild to moderate heart failure, patients who receive defibrillator shocks for rhythm disturbances have a higher future risk of death, primarily from heart failure, a new study has found. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43509 Health and Medicine Mary Guiden (mguiden@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43509 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:34:11 GMT A new model developed at the University of Washington provides an accurate estimate of one-, two- and three-year survival rates and average years of survival for patients with heart failure. The model incorporates medications and devices that are used to treat heart failure and how altering these affects survival. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=23098 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (craigd@u.washington.edu ) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=23098 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 07:00:00 GMT