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Changes from a normal heartbeat are called arrhythmias, and almost all of us have them. That’s according to Hugh Calkins, a cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Johns Hopkins. Calkins: Someone can be asymptomatic, it’s very common to have a cardiac arrhythmia …
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Cardiac arrest that often takes place when an athlete sustains a sudden and sharp blow to the chest goes by a fancy Latin name. Hugh Calkins, a cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Johns Hopkins, explains. Calkins: Commotio cordis is a condition …
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Cardiac arrest, where the heart suddenly beats so fast that blood cannot be pumped, grabs headlines when it is experienced by a young and presumably healthy athlete. Yet cardiologist and electrophysiologist Hugh Calkins at Johns Hopkins says most cardiac arrest …
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You may have heard the terms ‘cardiac arrest’ and ‘heart attack’ used interchangeably, but they are actually quite different. Hugh Calkins, a cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Johns Hopkins, explains. Calkins: Cardiac arrest results from ventricular fibrillation, it’s not a heart …
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When you look at the rates of missed diagnoses in various emergency departments, they’re lowest in academic medical centers. That’s according to the latest Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality study led by David Newman-Toker at Johns Hopkins. Newman-Toker: If …
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Medication errors and falls top the list of adverse events that may take place when you’re hospitalized, a recent study found. Johns Hopkins physician David Newman-Toker, lead author of a study looking at adverse events resulting from emergency department visits, …
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