Cardiology Animations

Insidermedicine In 60 – March 17, 2010

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From Atlanta – Being skinny does not reduce risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a report presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting. Researchers studied over 1200 patients with a history of at least one heart attack, finding that non-obese heart failure patients were at 76% increased risk of sudden cardiac death when compared to obese heart failure patients. From South Africa – According to a report published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, a new tuberculosis booster shot may improve resistance in adults. Researchers developed the Aeras-402 vaccine by weakening TB virus to the point that it could no longer replicate, inserting antigens that would then stimulate the immune system. The vaccine was proven safe in humans and shown to stimulate the immune system to further protect against TB. And finally, From Egypt – According to a report published International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health, obese pregnant women or those who have been occasionally exposed to smoke during pregnancy may put their child at increased risk of future health problems. Researchers studied the umbilical cords of 65 babies, finding that mothers who were obese during pregnancy, or who smoked passively during pregnancy, reduced the amount of oxygen that reached their unborn child.