(HealthDay)—Jatenzo (testosterone undecanoate) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat men with low testosterone, medically called hypogonadism. The approval covers men with low levels of the male hormone due to specific medical conditions, including genetic disorders such as Klinefelter syndrome or tumors that have damaged the pituitary gland, the agency said in a news release. Jatenzo should not be used to treat men with “age-related...
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Prescription fish oil pill lowers heart attack risk in those already on statins
by Alan Mozes, Healthday Reporter (HealthDay) —Patients who have high triglycerides and take cholesterol-lowering statins to lower their risk for heartattack or stroke can cut that risk by another 30 percent by adding a high-dose omega-3 fatty acid pill, investigators report. The prescription drug, called Vascepa, is not to be confused with over-the-counter dietary omega-3 (often fish oil) supplements. Such supplements typically contain far lower doses of the critical omega-3...
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How the heart sends an SOS signal to bone marrow cells after a heart attack
Human cells shed exosomes. These tiny extracellular, membrane-bound vesicles can carry cargo for cell-to-cell communication, ferrying diverse loads of proteins, lipids or nucleic acids. University of Alabama at Birmingham and Chinese researchers now report that exosomes are key to the SOS signal that the heart muscle sends out after a heart attack. After the heart attack, the exosomes in the bloodstream carry greatly increased amounts of heart-specific microRNAs—an observation seen in both mice...
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Potential new treatment for heart attack
Scientists have found a potential new drug for treating the heart damage caused by a heart attack by targeting the way the heart reacts to stress, according to new research published in the journal, Cell Stem Cell and part-funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). [1] The research team used stem cells to grow heart tissue and mimic a ‘heart attack...
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For chest pain not caused by a heart attack, doctors have a remedy
If you feel chest pain, get to a doctor fast. Nothing you’re about to read below should dissuade you from that common-sense advice. That said, this worrisome symptom often does not mean a heart attack. Chest pain can be the result of other problems in the heart or lungs, a muscular ailment, or even indigestion....
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One in every 37 type 2 diabetics who take this commonly prescribed drug will have a heart attack, stroke or even AMPUTATION over the next two years
Sulfonylureas and basal insulin are given if the go-to drug metformin fails Basal insulin makes patients twice as at risk as those taking a newer drug class One in 103 on sulfonylureas will have a cardiovascular event over two years Two commonly–prescribed type 2 diabetes drugs raise a patient’s risk of suffering a heart attack, stroke,...
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Two Commonly Prescribed Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Raise Risk For Heart Attack
Two drugs that doctors commonly prescribe for patients with type 2 diabetes carry an increased risk of cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, heart failure, and even amputation. Sulfonylureas And Basal Insulin Matthew O’Brien, from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, warned diabetes patients to be aware of medications they take in case these could lead...
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Researchers invent medical device for early intervention of congestive heart failure
A research team from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has invented a smart handheld medical device that could enable early intervention for patients with congestive heart failure. The portable innovation, which resembles a stethoscope, is made up of an acoustic sensor connected to a smartphone. It enables early...
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Among heart attack survivors, drug reduces chances of second heart attack or stroke
AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 7, 2018) – In a clinical trial involving 18,924 patients from 57 countries who had suffered a recent heart attack or threatened heart attack, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and fellow scientists around the world have found that the cholesterol-lowering drug alirocumab reduced the chance of having additional...
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Abdominal aortic calcification may signal future heart attack
Computed tomography (CT)-based measures of calcification in the abdominal aorta are strong predictors of heart attacks and other adverse cardiovascular events—stronger even than the widely used Framingham risk score, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. Images from CT colonography show segmented abdominal aortic calcification measured with semiautomated CT tool on (a) coronal and (b) sagittal...