EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Chest pain is misdiagnosed in women more frequently than in men, according to research presented today at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 The study also found that women with chest pain were more likely than men to wait over 12...
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Poor survival after heart attack linked to excess levels of signaling protein in heart
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM (Philadelphia, PA) – About 6.2 million Americans suffer from heart failure, an incurable disease with a staggering mortality rate – some 40 percent of patients die within five years of diagnosis. Heart failure is one form of heart disease, for which new therapies are desperately needed. Now, in new work, scientists...
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Long-term stress linked to increased risk of heart attack
Can long-term stress lead to heart attacks? Most people would probably answer in the affirmative, but the scientific evidence of this is scarce. A new study reveals that the levels of the stress hormone cortisol were increased in the months preceding a heart attack. The results suggest that long-term stress is a risk factor for...
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Instant death from heart attack more common in people who do not exercise
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Sophia Antipolis, 12 February 2021: An active lifestyle is linked with a lower chance of dying immediately from a heart attack, according to a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 Heart disease is the leading cause of death globally...
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Weight-reduction surgery for severely obese adults may prevent second heart attack, death
by American Heart Association People with severe obesity (BMI >35) and a prior heart attack who undergo weight-reduction surgery may lower their risk of a second heart attack, major cardiovascular event, heart failure and death compared to people with similar medical histories who did not have weight-reduction surgery, according to new research published today in Circulation. “It is well...
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Common medicine used to treat gout found to prevent progression of coronary disease
International study published in New England Journal of Medicine by Perth researchers HARRY PERKINS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH LEAD RESEARCHERS IN THE GROUNDBREAKING TRIAL. view more CREDIT: HARRY PERKINS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH An Australian-Dutch trial led by Perth GenesisCare cardiologists, Professor Peter Thompson and Dr Mark Nidorf, in collaboration with the Dutch Network for...
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Risk of heart attacks halves in patients with diabetes in 15 years
Sophia Antipolis, France – 29 Aug 2020: Dramatic reductions in the risk of heart attacks in patients with diabetes coincides with major increases in the use of preventive medications. That’s the finding of late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.1 “Our results suggest that when patients are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, starting...
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Depressed or anxious teens risk heart attacks in middle age
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Sophia Antipolis, France -26 Aug 2020: Depression or anxiety in adolescence is linked with a 20% greater likelihood of having a heart attack mid-life, according to research released today at ESC Congress 2020.1 In a warning to parents, study author Dr. Cecilia Bergh of Örebro University in Sweden, said: “Be vigilant...
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At high doses, popular biotin supplement could mask heart trouble
But a new study shows how large doses of it can interfere with some vital medical tests. Biotin, or vitamin B7, is an essential nutrient. And there is no issue with the lower doses found in multivitamins, said study author Danni Li, an associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at the University of Minnesota....
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New antiplatelet drug shows promise for treating heart attack
by University of Illinois at Chicago UIC’s Xiaoping Du oversees Ph.D. student Yaping Zhanga enter a sample in an aggregometer in his lab at the College of Medicine Research Building Credit: Joshua Clark/University of Illinois at Chicago Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a new drug that prevents blood clots without...