Search Tag: heart attacks

Cardiology Management

Cardiovascular-disease-cvd-prevention-symposium

2022 08 Oct

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Sex-differences-in-risk-factors-to-predict-heart-attack

2022 10 May

A new study has identified the risk factors that are more likely to trigger a heart attack or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for men and women 55 years and younger. The findings are published in JAMA.  Significant sex differences have been reported in risk factors associated with AMI and in the strength of associations among young adults. These...Read more

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Smoking-and-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease

2019 08 Jul

The most in-depth study in the world on smoking risks to cardiovascular health reveals 17 Australian smokers die each day from heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular conditions.  The Australian National University (ANU) conducted a study, in partnership with the Heart Foundation and the Sax Institute, with 190,000 Australian smokers and...Read more

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New-techniques-help-rule-out-and-predict-heart-attacks

2018 10 Oct

Researchers in the U.S. have developed a new protocol to rule out myocardial infarctions (MIs), or heart attacks, in emergency departments using a recently approved high-sensitivity troponin t test. The new protocol was found to be safe, ruling out more patients for heart attack and doing so faster than the traditional protocol, according to a study...Read more

IMAGING Management

Cardiac-hybrid-imaging-as-tool-for-predicting-heart-attacks

2018 04 Jul

According to researchers, cardiac hybrid imaging with CT and nuclear stress testing is an excellent long-term predictor of adverse cardiac events like heart attacks in patients being evaluated for coronary artery disease (CAD). Hybrid imaging findings could help guide treatment decisions, such as whether or not a patient should have a revascularisation...Read more

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Human-cardiac-muscle-patches-improve-recovery-from-heart-attacks

2018 16 Jan

Large cardiac-muscle patches created from human cells have been tested on large animals in a heart attack model, with results showing the patches significantly improved recovery from heart attack injury, according to a study published in the journal Circulation. The results are a step closer to the goal of treating human heart attacks by suturing cardiac-muscle...Read more

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Fewer-heart-attacks-during-weekends-summer-vacation

2017 11 Jul

New research supports evidence showing that stress is related to a higher risk of myocardial infarction (MI) – i.e., heart attack. In the new nationwide registry study of 156,000 people of the Swedish population, the daily incidence rate of MI was higher during the winter holidays, and on Mondays, whereas rates were lower during weekends and during...Read more

IMAGING Management

Incidental-findings-from-scans-increase-hospital-stay-cost

2017 11 May

According to a new analysis of medical records that were gathered from more than 300 hospitalised patients, routine imaging scans used to help diagnose heart attacks generated incidental findings in over half of the patients. However, only 7% of these findings were medically significant. Researchers are thus urging imaging experts and hospitals to...Read more

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Exercise-and-vitamin-d-better-together-for-heart-health

2017 30 Apr

A new study published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism provides further evidence that exercise and adequate vitamin D can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Data of more than 10,000 American adults for nearly 20 years were analysed by researchers to investigate the relationship between these two health factors and their...Read more

IMAGING Management

Noninvasive-imaging-helps-predict-heart-attacks

2017 14 Mar

A new study in the journal Radiology demonstrates the effectiveness of using noninvasive CT angiography and stress tests to detect which patients are likely to suffer a heart attack or other adverse cardiovascular event. This noninvasive approach may be a better option than coronary angiography, an invasive technique, in identifying such high-risk...Read more

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Statins-aspirin-reduce-heart-attack-severity

2016 20 Sep

According to new research, medications prescribed for prevention of heart attacks such as statins and aspirin can also reduce the severity of heart attacks. The research is published in PLOS ONE and findings will be presented at the 27th Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology (GW-ICC). The study was conducted with 14,790 patients hospitalised...Read more

ICU Management

Study-heart-patients-fare-worse-in-icus

2016 09 Aug

A new study suggests that patients who have heart attacks or flareups of CHF fare worse in hospitals that rely on intensive care units to care for such patients. The findings are published in CHEST . Findings show that these patients may be half as likely to get proven tests and treatments and are less likely to survive a month after hospital stay....Read more

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Avoidable-heart-attacks-in-europe

2016 31 May

According to Prof. Fausto Pinto, President of the European Society of Cardiology, many people in Europe are dying of heart disease, prematurely and unnecessarily. He feels that this is a massive tragedy that could easily be avoided.  The results revealed by new mortality data show that a total of 184,000 fatal heart attacks and 94,000 fatal strokes...Read more

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Heart-attacks-affecting-younger-more-obese-people

2016 29 Mar

New findings presented at the American College of Cardiology's 65th Annual Scientific Session in Chicago, IL, show that serious heart attacks are affecting younger and more obese individuals. Rates of blood pressure, diabetes and COPD are also higher in this patient group.  ST-elevation myocardial infarction or STEMI is the most severe and deadly...Read more

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Stress-management-with-cardiac-rehab-cuts-incidents-in-half

2016 22 Mar

According to research from Duke Health, patients recovering from heart attacks or other heart troubles could cut down their risk of another heart attack incident by half if they incorporate stress management into their treatment. The findings are published in Circulation . The clinical trial included 151 outpatients between the ages of 36 to 84...Read more

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Esc-trans-fats-not-safe-for-consumption

2015 19 Jul

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has welcomed FDA's decision to ban industrial trans fats. FDA has stated that trans fatty acids (TFA) are unsafe for consumption and has provided a three-year compliance period to allow industries to gradually phase out processed food. It is expected that this measure will help reduce cardiovascular disease...Read more

ICU Management

Hospital-readmissions-for-sepsis-a-problem

2015 10 Jul

A new UCLA study reveals that between 2009-2011 sepsis accounted for roughly the same percentage of hospital readmissions in California as heart attacks and congestive heart failure (CHF) — and that it cost the healthcare system more than both of them combined. Annual cost of sepsis-related readmissions in California during the study period was estimated...Read more

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Bacterial-cause-behind-fatal-heart-complications

2015 21 May

A research team led by Professor Aras Kadioglu and Professor Cheng-Hock Toh at the University of Liverpool has shown that the cause of cardiac injury is a toxin called pneumolysin, which is released by the bacteria during infection. The researchers have discovered that this toxin could directly attack heart muscle cells, causing injury, damage and death....Read more