SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on A-V Block CV Therapeutics and Astellas Announce FDA Approval for Lexiscan(TM) (regadenoson) Injection  Apr 11, 2008 Lexiscan should not be administered to patients with second- or third-degree AV block or sinus node dysfunction who do not have a functioning artificial pacemaker ... Less frequent side effects reported in patients administered Adenoscan include second and third degree AV block, fatal cardiac arrest, ventricular tachycardia and nonfatal myocardial infarction. (PR Newswire) Tuesday, February 12, 2008 3:14:40 PM (IST) Mangalore: Complex ...  Feb 13, 2008 Dr Praveen J Shetty, cardiologist at A J Hospital & Research Centre who did ECG, echocardiogram and angiogram diagnosed her to have a complex heart disease Atrial (sinus venosus) and Ventricular Septal Defects, Pulmonary Valvular Stenosis, Binodal disease (Sick sinus syndrome + AV block). She had severe physical debility because of heart problems. (Daijiworld.com) Sleep Apnea Common, But Undiagnosed, Among Pacemaker Patients  Mar 14, 2007 Thirty-three patients had a high degree atrioventricular block or AV block, which is a blocked electrical signal from the heart's upper chamber (atria) to the pumping chamber (ventricle) ... Half of the patients with heart failure, 68 percent of patients with AV block, and 58 percent of patients with sinus node disease had sleep apnea. (Science Daily) Back to Health News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2008 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2008