Aromatherapy With Peppermint Oil Beneficial After Heart Surgery
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Use of aromatherapy with peppermint oil after open-heart surgery attenuates pain and improves sleep quality, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.Mahla Maghami, from …
Learn MoreCardiac Rehab Lowers Risk for Death After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is associated with lower two-year mortality following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to a study published online June 29 in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.Tyler…
Learn MoreTras un baipás, la supervivencia de las mujeres es peor que la de los hombres
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres son más propensas que los hombres a fallecer tras una cirugía de derivación (baipás) de las arterias coronarias, según un nuevo estudio de gran tamaño. Los investigadores todavía no compren…
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 MoreWomen Still at Higher Risk for Adverse Outcomes After CABG
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women have a significantly higher risk for adverse outcomes following coronary artery bypass graft surgery, with no significant change in risk from 2011 to 2020, according to a study published online March 1…
Learn MoreOutcomes Superior With CABG Versus Multivessel PCI
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) outcomes are better than multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndrome, according to a study presented at the …
Learn MoreSex and Heart Disease
Like most everybody else, people with heart disease spend a lot of time thinking about sex. But if your heart’s in trouble, those thoughts can turn dark. You may worry that sex could finish you off. You may also wonder what happened to your desire. If…
Learn MoreLeg Artery Disease Can Lead to Amputation, But a Surgery May Help Prevent That
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors know a lot about the best ways to treat heart attacks and strokes, but until now they really didn’t have this kind of information for peripheral artery disease (PAD).Affecting as many as 10 million p…
Learn MoreEs menos probable que los afroamericanos reciban unos tratamientos cardiacos que salvan vidas
MIÉRCOLES, 19 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Es frecuente que una persona que tiene una insuficiencia cardiaca avanzada necesite un trasplante de corazón o una bomba cardiaca mecánica para sobrevivir.Pero los pacientes blancos tienen el doble …
Learn MoreBlack Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A person with advanced heart failure may often need a heart transplant or a mechanical heart pump to survive.But white patients are twice as likely as Black patients to get this critically important care, a…
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