ESC: Mavacamten Cuts Need for Septal Reduction Tx with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), mavacamten reduces the need for septal reduction therapy (SRT) at week 56, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in JAMA Car…
Learn MoreOpening All Arteries Best When Heart Attack Strikes in Old Age: Study
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After a heart attack, elderly adults have better odds for improved health and survival if all major heart vessels are cleared, not just the one that caused the heart attack.Because these patients often have ot…
Learn MoreAHA News: After a Lifetime of Being Blue, Heart Surgery Restores Color to Woman’s Life
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Patti Allbritton was born a little blue.She wasn’t particularly sad – it wasn’t that kind of blue. She was born with a rare congenital heart defect called tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary at…
Learn MoreESC: Bystander Defibrillation Improves Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Regardless of emergency medical service (EMS) response time (15 minutes: RR, 1.98).“The findings indicate that when resources are limited, defibrillators should be located in areas where ambulance response tim…
Learn MoreLifestyle Risk Factors, Cardiometabolic Diseases Prevalent in Young Adults
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. young adults have a high prevalence of lifestyle risk factors and cardiometabolic diseases, with varying rates based on race and ethnicity, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in the Journal o…
Learn MoreUna niñez ‘sedentaria’ podría significar unos corazones más pesados y menos sanos en el futuro
MIÉRCOLES, 23 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los niños deben levantarse del sofá y moverse más, según un nuevo estudio, que vinculó el tiempo que se pasa sentado en la niñez con el daño en el corazón en la adultez temprana. Esto fue cierto incl…
Learn MoreAspirin Underused in Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aspirin is underused in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Aug. 22 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Sang Gune K. Yoo, M.D., from Was…
Learn MorePrognostic Factors ID’d for Stage IIIb AL Amyloidosis
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with stage IIIb amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis, baseline factors predictive of treatment outcomes and survival have been identified, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in Blood …
Learn MoreAHA News: Her Heart Stopped During a Procedure to Treat Her Stroke
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Holly Page was having a great day. She got her hair done, then enjoyed a long dinner catching up with friend Lisa Stillings. They were walking out of the restaurant when something strange ha…
Learn MoreManténgase en forma para evitar la fibrilación auricular y el accidente cerebrovascular
MARTES, 22 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas pueden ayudar a reducir las probabilidades de desarrollar fibrilación auricular (FA) o un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV) mediante un consejo médico estándar: mantenerse en buena aptitud fí…
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