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Certain ulcer medications may increase risk of acute kidney injury after heart surgery

by American Society of Nephrology Acute kidney injury (AKI), an abrupt decline in kidney function, often arises after major surgeries. A recent analysis indicates that taking certain reflux and ulcer medications that reduce stomach acid may put patients at an elevated risk of developing AKI following cardiac surgery. The findings will be presented online at...

Atrial flutter: What to know
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Atrial flutter: What to know

Atrial flutter is a type of abnormal heart rhythm that causes a rapid but regular heartbeat. It can lead to severe complications without treatment from a doctor. Atrial flutter occurs when the upper chambers of the heart, or atria, beat much faster than the ventricles, which are the lower chambers. According to one support group,...

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Why You Should Have Heart Surgery in the Afternoon

“You know how Carl Sagan said that we have billions of stars? Well, we have billions of clocks,” says ­Carrie Partch. “Someday I think there’s going to be this palm-to-forehead moment where we all say: I cannot believe we didn’t understand that every form of life on this planet has a clock that links us to...