Heart disease - Mean Green's Dickey has heart attack
Perhaps one of the most useful 20th century technologies for the diagnosis of heart disease is the electrocardiogram (EKG) machine. Although much more bulky and heavy than the modern EKG machines in use today, the first device was built at the turn of the century and was considered a huge advancement in medicine. Unlike its bulky ancestors, the modern EKG machine is lightweight and portable; most clinics have them on rolling tables that can be easily transported from room to room. The use of electrodes for an EKG reading is a relatively new procedure. In the beginning phases of EKG technolo. . .
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Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Oct 16, 2006… North Texas football coach Darrell Dickey suffered a heart attack early Friday morning and was back home resting comfortably Sunday night after being released …
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USA Today Examines Missed Heart Attack Diagnoses by ED Physicians
Kaiser network.org, DC - Oct 25, 2006According to a study published in April 2000 in the New England Journal of Medicine , ED physicians miss heart attack diagnoses in one in 50 patients, in part …
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OSU study looks at heart attack warning signs
Toledo Blade, OH - Oct 26, 2006… cardiologist will study the hearts of student-athletes at Ohio State University, hoping to discover the warning signs that could help predict heart attacks in …
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Tarby: I didn't have a heart attack . . . I just couldn't do the …
ic Liverpool, UK - Oct 16, 2006SCOUSE comedian Jimmy Tarbuck today laughed off claims of a heart scare - and said he would be fit and ready for Saturday's Strictly Come Dancing show. …
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State Rep. Debby Blumer in hospital: Apparent heart attack while …
Boston Herald, United States - Oct 13, 2006FRAMINGHAM- State Rep. Deborah Blumer suffered an apparent heart attack this morning while driving near the Loring Arena, according to police. …
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