Tag Archives: Myocardial infarction

Atrial Fibrillation: What You Need To Know

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The term for it is atrial fibrillation and it is a creepy disease that may result in a variety of symptoms and even stroke. AF, as it is normally called, occurs when your heart beats irregularly and...

Knowing Signs of Heartburn vs. Heart Attack

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Heartburn and heart attack symptoms can feel very similar, so learning to recognize the difference between the two may save you or someone you love. Heartburn is a symptom of digestive acid...

No, A New Apple Gadget Won’t Tell You If You’re Having A Heart Attack

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No one knows for sure but Apple appears to be strongly interested in adding medical applications and technologies to its current and future products. We know that Apple has patented a heart...

Merck’s Vorapaxar Gets Positive FDA Review

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A few years ago a novel antiplatelet agent from Merck seemed all but dead. Vorapaxar, a thrombin receptor antagonist, was widely thought to have no future after unacceptably high serious bleeding...