AHA News: La prestación de cuidados es una preocupación a medida que la comunidad hispana envejece más rápido
JUEVES, 31 de agosto de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Brindar cuidados ha sido parte de la vida de María Aranda desde pequeña, cuando su abuela puertorriqueña del mismo nombre vivía con su familia en el área de Los Ángeles. Ella recuerda c…
Learn MoreInfertility Treatment May Put Women at Greater Risk for Stroke
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Scientists have spotted an elevated risk of stroke in women who became pregnant after fertility treatments. Although the absolute number of strokes reported in the new study were low, women seeking fertility…
Learn MoreMore Stress, Higher Odds for A-Fib in Women After Menopause
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Postmenopausal women who are stressed, depressed or have trouble sleeping may face an increased risk of a common heart rhythm disorder, new research suggests.The study, of nearly 84,000 women over the age o…
Learn MoreTaking Statins After ‘Bleeding’ Stroke Could Help Prevent Another Stroke
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Taking cholesterol-lowering statin medication after a bleeding stroke, or intracerebral hemorrhage, may lower the risk of a subsequent stroke caused by a blood clot, according to new research.“Previous res…
Learn MoreMany Heart Attack, Stroke Survivors Do Not Know Their Cholesterol Levels
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of heart attack and stroke survivors are unaware of their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels, according to a survey released online by the American Heart Association (AHA).The surv…
Learn MoreMany Heart Attack, Stroke Survivors Do Not Know Their Cholesterol Levels
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of heart attack and stroke survivors are unaware of their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels, according to a survey released online by the American Heart Association (AHA).The surv…
Learn MoreESC: Catheter Ablation Aids Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation, End-Stage Heart Failure
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with atrial fibrillation and end-stage heart failure, the combination of catheter ablation and guideline-directed medical therapy is associated with a lower likelihood of a composite of all-cau…
Learn MoreHospital COVID-19 Burden Impacted NSTEMI Treatment, Outcome
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), hospital COVID-19 burden was associated with worse outcomes and treatments but did not affect race and ethnicity-associated inequit…
Learn MoreCardiac Arrest: Many People Experience Warning Signs the Day Before
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sudden cardiac arrest may not come on so suddenly after all.Fully 50% of people who experienced a sudden cardiac arrest had a telling symptom 24 hours before, and these symptoms are different in men than wo…
Learn MoreHeart, Diabetes, Cancer Drugs on List for Medicare Price Negotiations, White House Says
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration on Tuesday named the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and participating drug companies as a first step in a landmark program aimed at red…
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