Wandering atrial pacemaker

Sinus Node Dysfunction

Sinus node dysfunction refers to a number of conditions producing physiologically inappropriate atrial rates. Symptoms may be minimal or include weakness, palpitations, and syncope. Diagnosis is by...

Prostate Cancer Pub Med

Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate ca...

Pacemaker Implants With Corevalve Edge Lower

Data from some countries suggest that an issue that has plagued the CoreValve device--that of the requirement to fit a pacemaker in up to 30% of TAVI patients--may be on the wane. Doctors say several...

Wandering minds associated with aging cells

(University of California - San Francisco) Scientific studies have suggested that a wandering mind indicates unhappiness, whereas a mind that is present in the moment indicates well-being. Now, a pre...

Wandering minds associated with aging cells: Attentional state linked to length of telomeres

Scientific studies have suggested that a wandering mind indicates unhappiness, whereas a mind that is present in the moment indicates well-being. Now, a preliminary study suggests a possible link bet...

Possible link between mind wandering and aging

Scientific studies have suggested that a wandering mind indicates unhappiness, whereas a mind that is present in the moment indicates well-being. Now, a preliminary UCSF study suggests a possible link...

The Cognitive Processes Underlying Mind Wandering

It happens innocently enough: One minute you're sitting at your desk, working on a report, and the next minute you're thinking about how you probably need to do laundry and that you want to try the ne...

More than just 'zoning out' -- Exploring the cognitive processes behind mind wandering

It happens innocently enough: One minute you're sitting at your desk, working on a report, and the next minute you're thinking about how you probably need to do laundry and that you want to try the ne...

Intense Mind Wandering Can Lead To Car Accidents

Intense mind wandering puts people at a significantly higher risk of crashing on the road and threatens the safety of others. This finding came from a study conducted by French researchers and was pub...

Mind Wandering Increases Crash Rate

Intense mind wandering puts people at a significantly higher risk of crashing on the road and threatens the safety of others. This finding came from a study conducted by French researchers and was pub...

A Wandering Spleen Presenting as an Acute Abdomen: Case Report.

BACKGROUND: A wandering spleen, defined as a spleen without peritoneal attachments, is a rare entity characterized by splenic hypermobility due to laxity or maldevelopment of the supporting splenic li...

Multimodality imaging of a neonatal wandering spleen.

Wandering spleen, a rare entity, is caused by the absence or laxity of the normal anchoring splenic ligaments. Only three neonatal cases have been reported in the English-language literature. We prese...

Laparoscopic splenopexy and gastropexy for wandering spleen associated with gastric volvulus.

Wandering spleen is not a common condition in childhood and has been described only rarely in association with gastric volvulus. The authors report the successful management of wandering spleen associ...

Relationship between observable emotional expression and wandering behavior of people with dementia.

OBJECTIVE: This study explored the relationship between observable emotional expression and wandering behaviors of people with dementia (PWD). METHODS: A secondary data analysis was conducted of a mul...

Prevalence and comorbidity of nocturnal wandering in the US adult general population.

To assess the prevalence and comorbid conditions of nocturnal wandering with abnormal state of consciousness (NW) in the American general population.