Destacar el vínculo entre la gripe y los problemas cardiacos puede convencer a la gente de vacunarse
MARTES, 7 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La gripe acaba con las vidas de más de 500,000 personas cada año en todo el mundo, y conduce a problemas cardiacos en muchas más. Publicitar estos problemas cardiacos potenciales podría animar a las perso…
Learn MoreMore Steps Reduce Risk for New Cardiovascular Events in Older Adults
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For older adults, every additional 500 daily steps are associated with a 14 percent lower risk for a cardiovascular disease (CVD) event during 3.5 years of follow-up, according to a study presented at the A…
Learn MoreNew Ablation Treatment Could Improve A-Fib Care
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A quicker, safer option for treating an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation might be just months away.Atrial fibrillation is currently treated with drugs or a procedure known as thermal ablation….
Learn MoreWomen Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women are more likely than men to die after coronary artery bypass surgery, according to a large new study.Researchers still don’t understand why women have these poorer outcomes.“This should be a ‘wake-up …
Learn MoreACC: Treat-to-Target LDL-C Strategy Noninferior to High-Intensity Statins
TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with coronary artery disease, a treat-to-target low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) strategy is noninferior to high-intensity statin therapy, according to a study published online March 6…
Learn MoreACC: Young U.S. Adults Face High, Rising Burden of Cardiovascular Risk Factors
TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of diabetes and obesity increased and the prevalence of hypertension did not decrease among young adults in the United States from 2009 through March 2020, according to a study published online…
Learn MoreNexletol podría ser una alternativa contra el colesterol para las personas que no pueden tomar estatinas
LUNES, 6 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — No todo el mundo puede tolerar las estatinas para reducir el colesterol alto, pero ahora, un nuevo estudio encuentra que un medicamento, el ácido bempedoico (Nexletol) redujo la tasa combinada de eventos c…
Learn MoreLos jóvenes de EE. UU. se enfrentan a unas tasas crecientes de obesidad, hipertensión y diabetes
LUNES, 6 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los adultos jóvenes en Estados Unidos soportan una creciente carga de factores de riesgo de la enfermedad cardiaca, lo que hace que sea más probable que sufran un ataque cardiaco o un accidente cerebrovasc…
Learn MoreACC: COVID-19 Vaccination Cuts Risk for Cardiac Events With SARS-CoV-2 Infection
TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Partial or complete COVID-19 vaccination is associated with a lower risk for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, according to a re…
Learn MoreMechanical Thrombectomy Comparable to Best Medical Treatment for Rare Type of Stroke
TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with primary isolated distal medium vessel occlusions (DMVOs) of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA), mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has comparable clinical and safety outcomes to best medical treat…
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