Sleep Apnea Lowers Blood Oxygen, Upping Heart Risks
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sleep apnea may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke as erratic breathing causes oxygen levels to drop, new research shows.”These findings will help better characterize high-risk versions of obstructiv…
Learn MoreUna aspirina de dosis baja al día sube las probabilidades de sangrado cerebral, sin bajar el riesgo de ACV
JUEVES, 27 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Durante años, los adultos mayores tomaban una aspirina de dosis baja al día para evitar un primer ataque cardiaco o accidente cerebrovascular (ACV). Ahora, otro estudio muestra que, para la mayoría, el r…
Learn MoreDaily Baby Aspirin Raises Odds for Brain Bleeds, With No Lowering of Stroke Risk
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For years, older adults took a baby aspirin a day to help ward off a first-time heart attack or stroke. Now yet another study is showing the risks are not worth it for most.Specifically, researchers found th…
Learn MoreLos días calurosos y con contaminación podrían duplicar el riesgo de ataque cardiaco
MARTES, 25 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El calor extremo y el asfixiante humo de los incendios forestales que arropan grandes zonas de Estados Unidos este verano son un peligro activo para la salud del corazón, informa un nuevo estudio. Los dí…
Learn MoreHot, Polluted Days May Double Heart Attack Risk
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The extreme heat and choking wildfire smoke blanketing wide swaths of the United States this summer are actively dangerous to heart health, a new study reports.Days where soaring heat combines with fine parti…
Learn MoreUn nuevo implante cardiaco monitoriza, trata… y luego se disuelve
VIERNES, 7 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un implante experimental que está ahora en desarrollo podría servir como monitor y marcapasos temporal para los pacientes cardiacos enfermos, y entonces disolverse cuando ya no es necesario. El implante …
Learn MoreNew Heart Implant Monitors, Treats — and Then Dissolves Away
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An experimental implant now under development could serve as a temporary monitor and pacemaker for ailing heart patients — then dissolve away when it’s no longer needed.The soft, lightweight and transparent im…
Learn MoreLoneliness Can Really Break a Heart in People With Diabetes
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Loneliness might be a true heartbreaker for people with diabetes — raising their odds of a heart attack even more than unhealthy lifestyle habits do.That’s according to a new study of over 18,000 adults with …
Learn MoreNew High-Tech CT Might Expand Heart Imaging
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The benefits of noninvasive imaging may soon be available to patients at high risk of coronary artery disease, according to researchers studying a newer technology.That technology is called ultra-high-resolut…
Learn MoreNew High-Tech CT Might Expand Heart Imaging
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The benefits of noninvasive imaging may soon be available to patients at high risk of coronary artery disease, according to researchers studying a newer technology.That technology is called ultra-high-resolut…
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