Search Tag: post-myocardial infarction
The Relationship Between the Heart and the Waist
2020 03 Feb
New research shows that heart attack survivors who have extra weight around their waist are at a greater risk of another heart attack. This is another reason why measuring the waist may actually be more important than stepping on the scale. Excess weight around the waist has already been known to increase the odds of having a first heart attack.... Read more
Is it time for translation of ticagrelor?
2018 13 Sep
Ticagrelor is more efficient than clopidogrel in attenuating myocardial structural and functional alterations post-myocardial infarction (MI) and in improving cardiac healing, according to a recent study published in the journal Cardiovascular Research. The study by Gemma Vilahur, of the Cardiovascular Research Centre, ICCC Catalan Institute... Read more