Opening All Arteries Best When Heart Attack Strikes in Old Age: Study
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After a heart attack, elderly adults have better odds for improved health and survival if all major heart vessels are cleared, not just the one that caused the heart attack.Because these patients often have ot…
Learn MoreAHA News: After a Lifetime of Being Blue, Heart Surgery Restores Color to Woman’s Life
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Patti Allbritton was born a little blue.She wasn’t particularly sad – it wasn’t that kind of blue. She was born with a rare congenital heart defect called tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary at…
Learn MoreLos testigos que administran RCP y usan desfibriladores salvan vidas, aunque la ambulancia llegue pronto
JUEVES, 24 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La ayuda de los testigos, mediante la administración de reanimación cardiopulmonar (RCP) y el uso de desfibriladores, puede ser crítica para salvar la vida a alguien que sufre un paro cardiaco, incluso …
Learn MoreCatheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Cuts Risk for Dementia, Death
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), those undergoing catheter ablation have a lower risk for incident dementia and mortality, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in the Journal of the American…
Learn MoreESC: Bystander Defibrillation Improves Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Regardless of emergency medical service (EMS) response time (15 minutes: RR, 1.98).“The findings indicate that when resources are limited, defibrillators should be located in areas where ambulance response tim…
Learn MoreWegovy May Be Valuable New Option for Heart Failure Patients
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide) and its diabetes-focused cousin, Ozempic, have already upended the treatment of both obesity and diabetes, with sales of both drugs skyrocketing.Now, injected Wegovy could…
Learn MoreLifestyle Risk Factors, Cardiometabolic Diseases Prevalent in Young Adults
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. young adults have a high prevalence of lifestyle risk factors and cardiometabolic diseases, with varying rates based on race and ethnicity, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in the Journal o…
Learn MoreUna niñez ‘sedentaria’ podría significar unos corazones más pesados y menos sanos en el futuro
MIÉRCOLES, 23 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los niños deben levantarse del sofá y moverse más, según un nuevo estudio, que vinculó el tiempo que se pasa sentado en la niñez con el daño en el corazón en la adultez temprana. Esto fue cierto incl…
Learn MoreESC: Recurrent Myocardial Infarction Often Unrecognized
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with recurrent myocardial infarction (MI) are more likely to recognize the symptoms but still miss many symptoms, according to a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2023, …
Learn MoreAspirin Underused in Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aspirin is underused in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Aug. 22 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Sang Gune K. Yoo, M.D., from Was…
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