by Jeff Hansen, University of Alabama at Birmingham Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Twenty years ago, clinicians first attempted to regenerate a failing human heart by injecting muscle myoblasts into the heart during a bypass operation. Despite high initial hopes and multiple experimental and clinical studies since then, outcomes have been neutral or marginally positive for...
DALLAS, Nov. 17, 2021 — Death from a heart attack or stroke may be the first cardiovascular disease (CVD) event in some people who smoke cigarettes and CVD is the leading adverse health effect among smokers, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association. Decades of research links...
by University of Oxford Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Oxford have identified a drug that could ultimately help improve heart function in people with diabetes who have heart attacks. The drug, currently in clinical trials as a potential treatment for a form of anemia, could help diabetic hearts to recover and reduce their risk...
MINNEAPOLIS – Blood sugar control has always been important for people with diabetes when it comes to preventing a stroke. But a new study finds for people with diabetes who have a stroke, there may be an ideal target blood sugar range to lower the risk of different types of vascular diseases like a stroke or...
By Megan Marples, CNN Smoking cannabis can significantly increase your risk of a heart attack, research finds. (CNN)Whether you smoke it, vape it or eat it as an edible, cannabis may be significantly increasing your risk of a heart attack.Adults under 45 years old who consumed cannabis within the last 30 days, suffered from nearly...
by Karolinska Institutet Graphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvab059 Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified eight primary factors that increase the risk of a common bleeding complication after heart attack. Some of these factors are already known, but using machine learning techniques, the researchers have found additional predictors, such as smoking, blood pressure and blood...
by University of Otago Graphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1111/joim.13348 People using two different inhalers for common chronic lung diseases are more than 50 percent more likely to have a heart attack than those on just one, new University of Otago-led research reveals. Inhaled long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs) and long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) are the main drugs used to treat...
By Nick Lavars July 15, 2021 The venom of Australian funnel-web spiders could have life-saving potentialpelooyen/Depositphotos As unlikely as it may seem, the venom of the deadly funnel-web spider could prove a valuable source of a number of life-saving medicines, including drugs that kill skin cancer and reduce brain damage in stroke victims. Adding to these possibilities is...
Kelly Elterman, MD June 1, 2021, 8:56AM (PT) Key takeaways: A heart attack and cardiac arrest are both serious medical emergencies, but they are not the same. A heart attack can sometimes lead to a cardiac arrest, but it is not the only cause. Treatment for a heart attack depends on the type of heart...
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY People with prediabetes were significantly more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or other major cardiovascular event when compared with those who had normal blood sugar levels, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session. Researchers said the findings should serve as a wake-up call for clinicians...
