MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'heart condition'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:48:06 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526824&cid=t_99936_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FY2IUIXhIKu0%2F           Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an irregular heartbeat that may be very fast.  Your heart has 4 compartments called chambers.  The top 2 chambers are called the atria.  The bottom 2 chambers are called the ventricles.  In atrial fibrillation, the atria stop beating regularly.  Instead, they tremble (fibrillate) in a disorganized way.  This can cause an irregular, and sometimes very fast, heartbeat.  Atrial fibrillation is most common in people older than 60 years of age.  However, you can get AF at any age.  Sometimes, atrial fibrillation has no cause, but your risk goes up if you have any of the following conditions: heart disease caused by high cholesterol, a larger heart size caused by high blood pressure, damage to a heart valve, an overactive thyroid gland, lun... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526824 Sun, 02 May 2010 20:31:39 +0100 3526824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1660892&cid=t_99936_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F348903030%2F Remember when beloved Cheers and Frasier star Kelsey Grammer had a ’small’ heart attack last month. Well, he is back in the hospital. It is so scary. Even for celebrities- remember they are real people as well.  He had just come out last week and stated how scary his heart attack was. Mr. Grammer said that he almost died and that his heart actually stopped and needed to be hit twice to revive him. Television star Kelsey Grammer is back in hospital with an irregular heartbeat, two months after suffering a heart attack the actor has said nearly killed him. Kelsey presented to the hospital feeling faint and tired. Most likely his irregular heart beat is caused by his medication he is taking to help with his heart muscle and post MI effects. Good luck to him- hope he is back on hi... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1660892 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:04:30 +0100 1660892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=658876&cid=t_99936_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F04%2F10-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-heart-problems%2F Filed under: Drugs, Women Heart Health, Men Heart Health, Aging Heart Health, SurgeryYou've been diagnosed with a heart problem. You have a lot of questions but you can't seem to get your head around this, this thing that's just been dropped on you like bomb. You probably feel very alone but believe it or not, situations like this are pretty common so WebMD has come up with this handy list of things you should ask your doctor about your heart condition. You need to know the facts, what can be done and where you'll end up on this roller coaster of life--and you might not know which questions to ask. Either that or you're too overwhelmed to think it through. You can even print the list out and take it to your doctor. If you've gone through this before, what information did you find the m... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=658876 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 658876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=463416&cid=t_99936_113_f&fid=34649&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftechnhealth.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F09%2Fwireless-monitors-helping-heat-patients.html Wireless monitors helping heart patientsSeattlepi.com is reporting on a new wireless device that collects data from a heart patient and sends the information back to the physician.The data is transferred to a website that is then checked daily by staff for alerts and monitors trends. For the patient, they have peace of mind knowing that someone is monitoring their heart condition and for the physician, ensures quality and consistency of care.tags technorati : wireless device heart disease heart condition (Source: Tech 'n' Health) Tech 'n' Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=463416 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:00:00 +0100 463416