Prognostic Factors ID’d for Stage IIIb AL Amyloidosis
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with stage IIIb amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis, baseline factors predictive of treatment outcomes and survival have been identified, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in Blood …
Learn MoreAHA News: Her Heart Stopped During a Procedure to Treat Her Stroke
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Holly Page was having a great day. She got her hair done, then enjoyed a long dinner catching up with friend Lisa Stillings. They were walking out of the restaurant when something strange ha…
Learn MoreBystander CPR, Defib Use Saves Lives Even If Ambulance Arrives Quickly
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bystander aid using CPR and a defibrillator can be critically important for saving lives when someone has a cardiac arrest — even when an ambulance arrives quickly, say researchers.A new study finds that wh…
Learn MoreManténgase en forma para evitar la fibrilación auricular y el accidente cerebrovascular
MARTES, 22 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas pueden ayudar a reducir las probabilidades de desarrollar fibrilación auricular (FA) o un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV) mediante un consejo médico estándar: mantenerse en buena aptitud fí…
Learn MoreSaltarse la aspirina tras un ataque cardiaco aumenta las probabilidades de recurrencia
MARTES, 22 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Si ha sufrido un ataque cardiaco, es probable que su médico le indicara que tome una aspirina de dosis baja al día para evitar un segundo ataque cardiaco o un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), pero la ma…
Learn MoreCanagliflozin Reduces Cardiorenal Biomarkers in T2D
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with type 2 diabetes and albuminuria, canagliflozin reduces the longitudinal trajectory of increase in cardiorenal biomarkers, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in Circulation.James L…
Learn MoreAHA News: Promotores Create a Bridge Between Healthier Living and a Growing Hispanic Population
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Patricia Guevara enjoys doing things with her 5-year-old daughter, Miranda, especially painting and drawing and taking an occasional walk in the park.After a promotora, or community health …
Learn MoreAHA News: A Lifetime of Challenges – Including a Spinal Stroke – Leads Dancer to Infinite Possibilities
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — As a Japanese American girl growing up in Irvine, California, Marisa Hamamoto felt like an outsider in her predominantly white community. Her schoolmates picked on her because she looked di…
Learn MoreHeterogeneity Found in Appropriate Use Criteria for Imaging of CAD
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-qualified Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for imaging of coronary artery disease (CAD) are heterogeneous and discrepant, according to a study published onl…
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