Category Archives: Heart Disease
Irregular heartbeat diagnosis device invented
A study conducted at Scripps Health has found that a novel new heart monitoring device helped emergency room patients avoid unnecessary follow-up care. Scripps Health electrophysiologist Steven Higgins, MD, presented findings of the study titled, “Prevalence of Arrhythmias in Emergency … Continue reading
Most doctor cardiology training programs do not teach prevention techniques: American Journal of Cardiology
Am J Cardiol. 2012 Apr 4. [Epub ahead of print] Current Status of Preventive Cardiology Training Among United States Cardiology Fellowships and Comparison to Training Guidelines. Pack QR, Keteyian SJ, McBride PE, Weaver WD, Kim HE. Source Division of Cardiovascular … Continue reading
ICD related heart infections linked to high complication, death rates
Newswise — CHICAGO – Patients with infective endocarditis involving implanted cardiac devices experience a high rate of complications such as valve infections, heart failure, and persistent bacteremia, and high in-hospital and 1-year mortality rates, particularly if there is valve involvement, … Continue reading
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Why heart disease is worse for diabetics: new research
UT Southwestern Medical Center cardiologists have uncovered how a specific protein’s previously unsuspected role contributes to the deterioration of heart muscle in patients with diabetes. Investigators in the mouse study also have found a way to reverse the damage caused … Continue reading
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Heart patients on statins have lower depression risk: UCSF study in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Patients with heart disease who took cholesterol-lowering statins were significantly less likely to develop depression than those who did not, in a study by Mary Whooley, MD, a physician at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) and a professor … Continue reading
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Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure increases risk of future onset of heart disease: first study
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a controversial chemical widely used in the plastics industry. A new study followed people over a 10-year time period and shows that healthy people with higher urine concentrations of BPA were more likely to later develop … Continue reading
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Ban on heart bypass surgery drug aprotinin may be lifted in EU
The European Medicines Agency has recommended that the suspension of the marketing authorisations for aprotinin-containing medicines in the European Union (EU) be lifted. This follows a full review of the benefits and risks of all antifibrinolytic medicines, which found that … Continue reading
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Hyperglycemia, high blood sugar, may be related to cardiac damage independent of atherosclerosis: Hopkins study
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) injures the heart, even in patients without a history of heart disease or diabetes. Researchers found that elevated levels … Continue reading
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Imagine what would happen if we went after sedentary behavior the way we go after smokers
State-Specific Prevalence of No Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among Adults With and Without Doctor-Diagnosed Arthritis — United States, 2009 MMWR Weekly December 9, 2011 / 60(48);1641-1645 The prevalence of no leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among U.S. residents decreased from 31% in … Continue reading
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Low vitamin C levels may raise heart failure patients’ risk
Low levels of vitamin C were associated with higher levels of high sensitivity C-Reactive protein (hsCRP) and shorter intervals without major cardiac issues or death for heart failure patients, in research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2011. … Continue reading
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Self-healing hearts not far away: Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
Cellular reversion processes arise in diseases of the heart muscle, for example myocardial infarction and cardiomyopathy, which limit the fatal consequences for the organ. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim and the … Continue reading
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CVD med adherence program launched by CVS Caremark
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — In an effort to attack the high costs of cardiovascular illnesses and to improve the treatment outcomes of cardiac patients, CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) has launched Pharmacy Advisor™ for chronic cardiovascular care, a … Continue reading
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First artificial aortic heart valve placed without open-heart surgery OK’d by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first artificial heart valve that can replace an aortic heart valve damaged by senile aortic valve stenosis without open-heart surgery on November 2. Senile aortic valve stenosis is a progressive, age-related disease … Continue reading
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How heart disease manifests itself differently in women and what that means
Newswise — Bethesda, Md. – Heart disease affects men and women in different ways. In women, symptoms of burgeoning heart disease are often more insidious, but when a heart attack strikes, it is more lethal than it is in men. … Continue reading
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UN commits to prevention, control of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, chronic respiratory disease, cancer
New York | Geneva – WHO welcomes the adoption today by the UN General Assembly of the political declaration on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke, chronic respiratory disease and cancer which … Continue reading
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