Another Reason to Hate Mondays: Higher Risk for Severe Heart Attacks
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Monday can be a downer as folks leave weekend play behind. Now, researchers say Monday might also be the most common day for deadly heart attacks.Doctors at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and the Roy…
Learn MoreIncident MI Tied to Faster Declines in Cognitive Function Over Time
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Incident myocardial infarction (MI) is not associated with a decrease in global cognition, memory, or executive function but is associated with faster declines in these measures over time, according to a study …
Learn MoreIncident MI Tied to Faster Declines in Cognitive Function Over Time
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Incident myocardial infarction (MI) is not associated with a decrease in global cognition, memory, or executive function but is associated with faster declines in these measures over time, according to a study …
Learn MoreLos ataques cardiacos podrían dejar un legado de deterioro cerebral en los sobrevivientes
VIERNES, 2 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sufrir un ataque cardiaco es una mala noticia para el cerebro, ya que aumenta las probabilidades de deterioro mental en los próximos años, encuentra una nueva investigación. Los investigadores observaron…
Learn MoreMachine Learning Model Improves Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A machine learning model, incorporating cardiac troponin concentrations with clinical features, can improve the diagnosis of myocardial infarction, according to a study published online May 11 in Nature Medic…
Learn MoreHeart Attacks Could Leave Legacy of Brain Decline in Survivors
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having a heart attack is bad news for your brain, raising your odds for mental decline in the years to come, new research finds.Looking at studies conducted over five decades, researchers found that a heart att…
Learn MoreQuadriceps Strength Linked to Lower Risk for Heart Failure After AMI
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A higher level of quadriceps isometric strength (QIS) is associated with a lower risk for developing heart failure after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according to a study presented at the European Society…
Learn Moreβ-Blockers Seem Not to Reduce Risks More Than One Year After Heart Attack
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with myocardial infarction (MI), beta-blocker (βB) treatment beyond one year after MI does not appear to reduce the risk for mortality or further MI, according to a study published online May 2 i…
Learn MoreSurviving a Heart Attack in Younger Years Could Be Even Tougher on Women
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women who have a heart attack at a younger age tend to have worse outcomes and are more likely to return to the hospital than their male counterparts.More significant underlying risk factors could be why, accor…
Learn MoreYounger Women With AMI Have More Adverse Outcomes After Discharge
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Compared with men, younger women with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have more adverse outcomes in the year following discharge, according to a study published in the May 9 issue of the Journal of the America…
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