Long-Term Outcomes Similar for Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds Versus Metal Stents
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, first-generation bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) seem to be as safe as cobalt chromium everolimus-eluting stents (CoCr-EES) at five years, a…
Learn MoreVigorous Exercise Not Harmful With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among individuals with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), vigorous exercise is not associated with a higher rate of death or life-threatening arrhythmias such as resuscitated sudden cardiac arrest, arrhythmi…
Learn MoreLarge Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat ‘Leaky’ Heart Valves
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When one of the heart’s valves springs a big leak, that can spell big trouble.The good news: The condition, known as degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR), is treatable using a minimally invasive intervent…
Learn MoreBleeding-Linked Hospitalization Up With Amiodarone in A-Fib
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with atrial fibrillation receiving apixaban or rivaroxaban, the risk of bleeding-related hospitalizations is greater during amiodarone treatment than flecainide or sotalol, according to a study pu…
Learn MoreCT Scans Beat Gene Scores at Predicting Mid-Life Heart Risk
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to predicting heart trouble down the road, the arteries may say a lot more than the genes do, according to a new study.Researchers found that CT scans of the heart arteries were better than genet…
Learn MoreAHA News: Why a Cardiac Crisis Can Also Be a Mental Health Issue
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — The physical needs of someone recovering from a heart attack, cardiac arrest or major heart surgery can be easy to understand. For many people, the mental and emotional healing may be less so….
Learn MoreAHA News: Her Childhood in India – and Parenthood – Changed This Nutrition Expert’s Eating Habits
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — These days, Saroja Voruganti, an associate professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, prefers a balanced diet that emphasizes “whole” foods and steers clear of …
Learn MoreEl azúcar en la sangre podría ser clave para la capacidad cerebral tras un ACV
VIERNES, 19 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tener un azúcar en la sangre más alto podría conducir a una pérdida más rápida de la capacidad cerebral tras un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), sugiere un nuevo estudio. La hipertensión y el colesterol …
Learn MoreEl ACV avanza como causa de mortalidad en todo el mundo
VIERNES, 19 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las muertes debidas al tipo más común de accidente cerebrovascular (ACV) han aumentado de forma significativa en las tres últimas décadas en todo el mundo, y aumentarán de forma incluso más marcada en lo…
Learn MoreLosing Weight Before Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Boosts Outcomes
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Obese people might be wise to slim down before undergoing an ablation procedure to treat an abnormal heart rhythm, researchers report.Folks with atrial fibrillation who lost 3% or more of their body weight befo…
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