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They are among the hardest patients for a doctor to see. They are young, fit, healthy. And they just suffered a heart attack.
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Peter Mellow
January 13, 2019 9:42 PM
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Olympic medalist Dick Tayler has revealed how he has battled depression and had suicidal thoughts after a cardiac arrest two years ago.
Tayler, who was best known for winning the 10,000-metres gold medal at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, told The Country's Jamie Mackay his heart stopped for 5 minutes, damaging his brain.
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Peter Mellow
December 12, 2018 10:54 PM
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Over-indulgence, stress and lack of sleep make Christmas most perilous time of year for your health.
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Peter Mellow
December 6, 2018 5:43 PM
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With its groundbreaking new ECG feature, the Apple Watch can keep tabs on your heart’s health. This is how they tested it.
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Peter Mellow
November 8, 2018 7:58 PM
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In “Heart: A History,” Dr. Sandeep Jauhar argues that doctors need to devote more attention to how factors like unhappy relationships and work stress influence heart disease.
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Peter Mellow
October 25, 2018 6:50 PM
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There is already a well-established path to countering cardiovascular disease. All it really requires is the will of individuals and society to follow it.
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Peter Mellow
September 27, 2018 7:35 PM
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Lessons from Jane Brody’s brother: Having all the right cholesterol numbers and staying active is no guarantee your coronary arteries are in great shape.
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Peter Mellow
September 19, 2018 9:50 PM
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Mimi Swartz’s “Ticker” tells the story of the doctors who, against all odds, struggled to make a device to replace one of our most vital organs.
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Peter Mellow
September 16, 2018 8:35 PM
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The Apple Watch has FDA clearance to be used as a medical device to measure for irregular heart rhythms. But some physicians worry this will send healthy people who get a warning rushing to the doctor for no reason.
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Peter Mellow
September 14, 2018 3:55 AM
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Apple's Watch upgrade brings new features that some warn could put strain on health services.
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Peter Mellow
August 27, 2018 9:25 PM
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A Texas teacher, 44, faces a “balance bill” of almost twice his annual salary for a heart attack he never expected to have.
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from Aspects of Ageing
August 21, 2018 8:24 PM
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The heart and the brain are two different organs, but keeping the heart healthy can also lower the risk of dementia, finds new research.
Business leader Dominique Lamb is helping battle a stereotype that's causing doctors to under-recognise and under-treat heart disease, a leading killer of women.
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Peter Mellow
January 19, 2019 11:19 PM
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New drugs could cut cholesterol by up to 75 per cent and prevent thousands of strokes, heart attacks and deaths, but there's a catch.
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Peter Mellow
January 12, 2019 8:04 PM
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Football legend Wynton Rufer thanks the stranger who saved his life after a heart attack.
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Peter Mellow
December 10, 2018 7:46 PM
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This Patient Page describes candidates for cardiac rehabilitation and how it can help treat cardiovascular disease.
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November 29, 2018 11:09 PM
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For more than 20 years Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne Professor Alistair Royse and his colleagues have used one of the two arteries in our forearms, the radial artery, which has proven more durable than using veins to bypass blocked arteries near the heart.
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November 2, 2018 6:13 PM
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A 20-something writer is convinced the end is near. Only one question remains: does he tell his loved ones by text or Instagram?
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October 22, 2018 10:37 PM
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Work has begun on Australia's first heart hospital to be built here in Melbourne. The 500 million dollar centre is set to offer life changing treatment to thousands of patients.
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Peter Mellow
September 24, 2018 7:05 PM
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A new study says the MitraClip could offer a safe and effective treatment for heart failure patients with secondary mitral regurgitation.
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Peter Mellow
September 16, 2018 8:37 PM
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Taking low-dose aspirin daily doesn't delay the onset of disability in healthy older people. Nor does it prevent heart attack or stroke in those who hadn't experienced either condition before.
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Peter Mellow
September 14, 2018 8:00 PM
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The heart may not be the origin of our feelings, but it is affected by them.
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Peter Mellow
September 3, 2018 12:36 AM
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A University of Melbourne study finds over 70% of Australian women don't eat healthily and don't exercise, putting them at risk of heart disease and dementia.
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Peter Mellow
August 26, 2018 7:10 PM
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We control my heart from a laptop. So why do I feel so helpless?
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Peter Mellow
August 19, 2018 2:30 AM
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Cardiac arrest is a major complication and killer of hospitalized patients, with only about 1 in 5 surviving. A recent study compared responses within hospitals to learn how to improve outcomes.
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