Tres hombres se deshicieron de una letal afección cardiaca. Averiguar cómo podría ayudar a otros
JUEVES, 8 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes que desarrollan una devastadora enfermedad del corazón tienen ahora un nuevo motivo de esperanza, después de que un estudio identificara a tres hombres que experimentaron una reversión espon…
Learn MoreHalf of Medicaid Patients With Diabetes, Heart Failure Do Not Get Follow-Up
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than half of Medicaid-covered adults with diabetes and heart failure in Alabama did not receive guideline-concordant postdischarge care, according to a study published online June 7 in the Journal of the…
Learn More3 Men Rid Themselves of a Deadly Heart Condition. Finding Out How Might Help Others
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients who develop a devastating heart condition have new reason to hope after a study identified three men whose condition spontaneously reversed.The condition is called transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. …
Learn MoreRisk for Heart Failure Higher in Young Adult Cancer Survivors
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Young adult (YA) cancer survivors, especially those diagnosed with leukemia or those treated with anthracycline chemotherapy, face an increased risk for heart failure, according to a research letter publishe…
Learn MoreHemodynamic Monitoring Beneficial for Chronic Heart Failure
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic heart failure, hemodynamic monitoring with the CardioMEMS-HF system improves the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) overall summary score more than standard care, accord…
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 MoreLarge Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat ‘Leaky’ Heart Valves
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When one of the heart’s valves springs a big leak, that can spell big trouble.The good news: The condition, known as degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR), is treatable using a minimally invasive intervent…
Learn MoreExercise No Threat to People With an Inherited Form of Enlarged Heart
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with the rare heart disorder hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) can safely engage in vigorous exercise, according to new research.This finding could lead to fewer activity restrictions for people with thi…
Learn MoreAddition of GLP1-RA Tied to Lower MACE, Heart Failure Risk in Those With Diabetes
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with diabetes without preexisting cardiovascular disease, the addition of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RA) is associated with a lower risk for major adverse cardiac events (MA…
Learn More¿Todos los sobrevivientes a un ataque cardiaco necesitan betabloqueadores?
JUEVES, 4 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El estándar es que los sobrevivientes a un ataque cardiaco tomen betabloqueadores durante años, pero un nuevo estudio sugiere que quizá esto sea innecesario para las personas que hayan tenido un ataque car…
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