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Week of November 9, 2007 |
This week's topics include use of automatic external defibrillators, heart risk of childhood obesity, 64 slice CT to look at the heart, and seasonal variation in blood pressure.
Program notes:
0:26 New studies from American Heart Association meeting
0:43 AEDs
1:26 Survival increased 4x
2:43 Easy way to administer lifesaving treatment
3:43 Schools, airports, malls
4:24 33-34% of kid obese
5:29 Thickened heart muscle
6:42 Obesity isn't an isolated health problem
7:50 Cardiac CT
8:44 Advantages of CT
9:40 Seasonal variations in blood pressure
10:28 Independent of climate
11:28 Measure blood pressure at home
12:08 Can adjust medications
13:01 End
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