Mobile Health Intervention Does Not Augment Cardiac Rehab
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation (CR), a mobile health (mHealth) intervention seems not to improve six-month outcomes in terms of physical activity levels, according to a study published onli…
Learn MoreHeavy Marijuana Use May Harm the Heart
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who abuse marijuana may be setting themselves up for heart problems down the road, Canadian researchers report.The new study found that people with so-called cannabis use disorder may have a 60% high…
Learn MoreSmoggy Days Raise Short-Term Odds for Stroke
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to air pollution, even for just a short time, drives up your risk of having a stroke over the next few days, new research warns.That conclusion stems from a review of 110 studies conducted across A…
Learn MoreSmoking Increases Risk for Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes After PCI
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), smoking is associated with an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the Eur…
Learn MorePandemic-Linked Drop in Cardiac Testing Recovered in United States
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the United States and non-U.S. high-income countries, the reductions in cardiac testing seen in the early COVID-19 pandemic recovered by 2021, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in Radiology…
Learn MoreBurden of Heart Disease Considerable for American Indians, Alaska Natives
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — American Indian and Alaska Native patients with Medicare insurance have a considerable burden of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online Sept. 22 in JAMA Network Open.Lauren A. Eberly, …
Learn MoreCardiac Rehab Barriers Vary Globally According to Region
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) barriers vary globally according to region, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.Gabriela Lima de Melo Ghisi, P.T., Ph.D., from the …
Learn MoreShort-Term Survival Worse for Single-Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease Patients
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Single-ventricle congenital heart disease (CHD) patients undergoing heart transplant have worse short-term survival, according to a study published online in the Sept. 19 issue of the Journal of the American …
Learn MoreEl abuso de sustancias aumenta el riesgo de infarto cardíaco o cerebral durante el embarazo
VIERNES, 22 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El abuso de sustancias y el embarazo podrían ser una combinación peligrosa.Una nueva investigación descubre que las mujeres embarazadas con un historial de abuso de sustancias tenían un riesgo drás…
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