Athletic Heart Syndrome: What It Is, Symptoms and Treatments
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s no secret that athletic endurance and strength go hand-in-hand with a healthy heart. “Exercise strengthens the heart muscle, enabling it to pump a greater volume of blood with each heartbeat,” said Dr. D…
Learn MoreBlack Patients More Likely to Get Riskier Heart Surgeries
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Insured Black patients are less likely to undergo minimally invasive heart valve replacement or repairs — relatively safe procedures — than their white counterparts, new research shows.Black patients who …
Learn MoreFlakes Are Falling Again: Here’s the Safe Way to Shovel Snow
THURSDAY, Nov. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Shoveling snow is a strenuous workout that poses risks for people with heart conditions.“We have to think of shoveling snow as a pretty significant exertion, like an exercise,” said Dr. Donald Ford, chair of…
Learn MoreMore Geriatric Phenotype for Black Patients Hospitalized With AMI
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Despite a younger age, Black participants hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have a more geriatric phenotype, with more functional impairments, according to a study published online Nov. 23…
Learn MoreLa cirugía para perder peso reduce las probabilidades de un ataque cardiaco en las personas muy obesas
MIÉRCOLES, 15 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Someterse a una cirugía bariátrica podría ayudar de forma significativa a prevenir los ataques cardiacos, los accidentes cerebrovasculares (ACV) y la angina en las personas muy obesas, encuentra u…
Learn MoreWeight-Loss Surgery Slashes Odds for Heart Attack in Very Obese People
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Getting bariatric surgery may significantly help prevent heart attacks, strokes and angina in very obese people, a new study finds. The study participants were also affected by what’s known as nonalcoholic …
Learn MoreIs Surgery Always Necessary for Folks With Chronic Angina?
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Folks suffering chest pain from clogged arteries appear to have some true flexibility in choosing the medical care that’s right for them, researchers report.That’s because their overall risk of death is about t…
Learn MorePsoriasis Not Tied to Myocardial Infarction in Patients With ESRD
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), psoriasis is not associated with an increased risk for myocardial infarction (MI), according to a study recently published in the American Journal of the …
Learn MoreLos matrimonios malos ponen en peligro la recuperación tras un ataque cardiaco
LUNES, 31 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un matrimonio malo puede romperle el corazón… literalmente.Los sobrevivientes a un ataque cardiaco que tienen una relación estresante son más propensos a experimentar una recuperación difícil, informa…
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