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New StemCell-Derived ‘Heart Patch’ Could Help Solve the Transplant Shortage
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 11, 2025 Source:New ‘Heart Patch’ Could Help Solve the Transplant Shortage Reference:Engineered heart muscle allografts for heart repair in primates and humans
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Can antidepressants increase sudden cardiac death risk? It remains a rare event and reverse causality may be partially at play.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 9, 2025 Source:Can antidepressants increase sudden cardiac death risk?
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“Holiday Heart Syndrome” is no different from “weekend” or “celebratory” heart when the culprit is alcohol.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 17, 2024 Source:What is ‘holiday heart’ and how can you avoid it this Christmas season?
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London Ont. hospital achieves national first in new cardiovascular procedure approved by Health Canada
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 14, 2024 Source:London Ont. hospital achieves national first in new cardiovascular procedure approved by Health Canada
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Study Concludes That You’re More Likely to Get Heart Issues From COVID-19 Than the Vaccine
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 27, 2024 Source:You’re More Likely to Get Heart Issues From COVID-19 Than the Vaccine Reference:Long-Term Prognosis of Patients With Myocarditis Attributed to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 Infection, or Conventional Etiologies
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AI stethoscope demonstrates ‘the power as well as the risk’ of emerging technology
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 13, 2024 Source:AI stethoscope demonstrates ‘the power as well as the risk’ of emerging technology
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Diet drinks may boost risk of dangerous heart condition by 20%, study says. Can we please stop the reporting of food-questionnaire-extrapolate-the-data-towards-meaningless-non-causal-relationships stories that have zero impact on clinical practice?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 8, 2024 Source:Diet drinks may boost risk of dangerous heart condition by 20 per cent, study says Reference:Sweetened Beverages, Genetic Susceptibility, and Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Cohort Study
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New centre of excellence established at the Ottawa Heart Institute for rare cardiac diseases.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 24, 2024 Source:Heart Institute establishes world’s first centre of excellence for rare cardiac conditions