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Show Tuesday, August 17. 1993 Sun Advocate, Price, Utah 5B University study shows less expensive, safer heart procedure A simple heart monitor, carried like a purse, is as reliable in determining the effectiveness of different drugs in controlling abnormal heart rhythms as a sophisticated, but commonly used procedure in which pacing wires are threaded through patients' veins into their hearts. In addition to being as reli- able and less expensive, the monitor is safer, faster and achieves the desired result a greater percentage of the time Arthritis than the heart catheterization procedure. Two articles in the Aug. 12 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine report on a eight-yea- r study directed by Jay W. Mason, M.D., chief of cardiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, which shows that the relatively simple Holter heart monitor, worn on the outside of the body, has several important advantages over heart catheterization in determin ing which drug better controls ventricular tachycardia and tive heartbeats. The study showed that Holter monitoring led to predictions of the efficacy of drugs more often than did electrophysiologic (catheterization) study, but there was no significant difference in the success of the drug therapy used in conjunction with the two methods. The drug sotalol was more effec study concludes that a reasonable initial strategy for patients suffering arrhythmia is treatment with sotalol, with assessment of its efficacy by Holter monitoring. These findings are controversial, according to Dr. Mason, because cardiologists have relied on the catheterization procedure for years. It is difficult for some to believe fibrillation, or irregular antiar-rhythm- ic that the simple, external than the other six drugs in preventing death and recurrence of the arrhythmia. The of types heartbeats." At the recent Arthritis The Excellence in Public Relations Award was given to the chapter for its Get a Grip awareness campaign. The Get a Grip campaign was developed and implemented by the public relations committee to increase awareness and prom- ote participation in the patient service programs offered by the foundation. These programs include the Course Arthritis Self-Hel-p Education Arthritis (ASIIC), and Support Groups (AESG) and the People with Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE) program. rams. The Utah chapter had the highest attendance nationally, based on population and market penetration, at the Arthritis Self-Hel-p Course (ASHC) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Self-Hel-p Course (SLESHC). The Better Your Best award was received for successful g during 1992. This award recognized the achievements of the Utah chapter in raising funds to help increase public aware fund-raisin- The Utah chapter also received an award for having the highest participation in its disease management prog ness and patient service programs. It also issued a challenge to reach high goals in g in the years to fund-raisin- come. For more information on how to get involved in Arthritis Foundation programs, contact the Utah Chapter. The missions of the Arthritis Foundation is to support research to find the cure for and prevention of arthritis and to improve the quality of life for those affected by arthritis. health education at the Health Weber-Morga- n Department and conference chair. That is why children will be the focus of the third annual Utah Conference on Violence to be held at Weber State University, Thursday and Friday, Sept. 9 and 10. The conference will Xook at the effects, of tle.yolehce jqx., children and how the cycle of violence can be broken. Thompson says the goal of the conference is to help communities prevent pain and suffering before they happen rather than to heal the physical and emotional wounds of violence after they occur. The upcoming conference features keynote speaker Michael Medved, PBS movie critic and national best selling author. His presentation, Hollywoods Three Big Lies About Media and Society, will touch on the medias influence on children. "" Author' and consultant Susan Schechter will discuss Protecting Children By Por- tecting Their Mothers." Nata Read this ad, then read it again and youll understand our new Double CD. When you make and renew a short-terdeposit in a Key Bank certificate, well give you additional interest points - twice, Theres no catch. 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Then, when your CD matures, just roll your money into another short-tercertificate, and well add additional interest points to the rate in effect when you renew, Not only do you earn yourself a great return -- twice -- you get security because m stay for the electrophysiologic study, requiring the physical placement of catheters inside the heart, is 25 days at a cost of $42,002. Holter monitor study hospirequires only a y tal stay, at an average cost of 10-da- $29,970. The Holter monitor keeps a record ofa persons heartbeats for a period. A computer then analyzes this record against the medication being given at the time to determine if it adequately controls 'the arrhythmias. 24-ho- ur The electrophysiologic method attempts to initiate the abnormal rhythm in the heart while the patient is being given one of the drugs. It is a higher risk procedure. The study, which included 2,103 patients at 14 medical centers across the country, cost $15 million. Although the U ofU Health Sciences Center was only one of the 14 centers conducting the study, 32 percent of the patients studied were at the U. The study was funded primarily by the National Institutes of Health. CARE-A-VA- N Transport service for seniors, both and transportation available. service in drivers private vehicle. For more information contact Project Care Debra Anderson 6 or out-of-to- enforce- - drugs, the study says. The median initial hospital In-to- ment officials, medical and health professionals, social workers, mental health providers, survivors of violence, youth leaders, religious leaders, community officials, and individuals who are seeking for answers to the increasing youth violence problem. Weber State University social sciences credit is available. The preregistration fee -- information. Of seven drugs commonly used to control these often fatal cardiac arrhythmias, sotalol was found to be twice as effective as the others. The risks of recurrence of arrhythmia (andor death) were significantly lower in patients who received sotalol than in those who received other PROJECT Violence conference to focus on children Children who learn violent behavior as they grow are more inclined to act violently themselves because they have not learned a better way, says Kevin Thompson, director of abnormal Ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation are conditions in which the electrical impulses that trigger and regulate the heartbeat go awry, causing the heart to beat too rapidly or even to stop. The rhythms often are fatal. 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