A-Fib Linked to Worse Hospital Outcomes in Multiple Myeloma
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Overall, 13.1 percent of hospitalized patients with multiple myeloma (MM) have atrial fibrillation, which is associated with worse outcomes, according to a study recently published in Cureus.Inimfon Jackson…
Learn MoreCOVID Often Joined by Heart Disease, Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a mix of bad and good news, a new large study confirms that COVID can raise the risks of new-onset heart trouble and diabetes — though those threats typically wane again after a few months.The study, of…
Learn MoreUna reducción en la violencia de los vecindarios también podría mejorar la salud cardiaca
LUNES, 18 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Todas las ciudades desean unas tasas de criminalidad bajas. Pero un nuevo hallazgo podría ofrecer un motivo del todo nuevo para defender el cambio: unas tasas de criminalidad decrecientes también podrían …
Learn MoreFewer Americans Are Dying of Heart Disease Than a Decade Ago
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Deaths from heart-related causes have dropped over the past 20 years, though differences persist by race and ethnicity as well as where people live and their access to care.The U.S. National Institutes of Hea…
Learn MorePrognosis Worse With Overstrict Salt Restriction in HFpEF Patients
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), overstrict cooking salt restriction is associated with a worse prognosis, according to a study published online July 18 in Heart.Jiayo…
Learn MoreWho’ll Get Long COVID? Just a Look at a Patient Gives Clues
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes just looking at a person can give clues to their likelihood of developing long COVID after a bout with the virus.For example, obese people are five times more likely to suffer long COVID symptoms th…
Learn MoreGenotype Tied to Endovascular Therapy Outcomes in LVO Stroke
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Carriers of the ring finger protein 213 p.R4810K variant who undergo endovascular therapy for acute anterior-circulation large-vessel occlusion more often have instant and early reocclusion, according to a st…
Learn MoreLa pérdida de memoria posterior al ACV se puede resolver en algunos pacientes
VIERNES, 15 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La pérdida de la memoria es un síntoma común tras un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), pero hay esperanzas de que algunos pacientes puedan recuperarla.Un nuevo estudio de Noruega examinó a 86 pacientes q…
Learn MoreNeighborhood Drop in Violent Crime May Also Boost Heart Health
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Every town wants low crime rates. But a new finding may offer a whole new reason to advocate for the change: Falling crime rates may lower heart disease fatalities.An analysis of 2000-2014 data from Chicago il…
Learn MoreAHA News: People From ‘Socially Vulnerable’ Counties Hospitalized For COVID-19 Had More Heart Problems
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Adults from the most socially vulnerable counties in the U.S. were more likely to die or experience serious heart problems when hospitalized for COVID-19 than those from less vulnerable areas …
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