Shocks to heart may shorten life: study

This is a discussion on Shocks to heart may shorten life: study within the Windy City News forums, part of the Windy City Forums category; September 4th, 2008 05:00 AM - For people at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, implanted heart defibrillators can be a ...

		Windy City Chat - All about Chicago, the Windy City! > Windy City Forums > Windy City News
Shocks to heart may shorten life: study

Click here to register

LinkBack

Thread Tools

Display Modes

#1 (permalink)

September 4th, 2008

Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Sun-Times is offline

Senior Member

Join Date: Sep 2007

Posts: 23,518

Shocks to heart may shorten life: study

September 4th, 2008 05:00 AM - For people at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, implanted heart defibrillators can be a lifesaver, delivering an electric shock to correct an irregular heartbeat. But new research suggests that people who receive shocks from these devices are more likely to die later on.

BY MONIFA THOMAS Health Reporter mjthomas@suntimes.com
Click here to read the article...

Share
- Share this post on
- Digg
- Del.icio.us
- Technorati
- Twitter
- Spurl this Post!
- Reddit!
- Wong this Post!

Tags

heart, life, shocks, shorten, study

« Tribune sells a 10% stake in CareerBuilder | Police find 170 marijuana plants in Oak Lawn back yard »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is On Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:49 AM.

Shocks to heart may shorten life: study

Shocks to heart may shorten life: study

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)