EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Barcelona, Spain – 26 Aug 2022: The risk of death or poor prognosis after a heart attack is more than 20-fold higher in smokers with exhaled carbon monoxide levels above 13 ppm, indicating heavy smoking and inhalation of smoke. That’s the finding of late-breaking research presented at ESC Congress 2022. “The...
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EDITING HUMAN GENETIC CODE TO PREVENT HEART ATTACKS
Heart attacks are the world’s leading cause of death, yet the few treatments available are often expensive and inaccessible. Although that’s been the case for years, the World Health Organization warned back in 2020 heart disease numbers were still on the rise. Verve Therapeutics says altering human genomes to prevent the buildup of bad cholesterol might...
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Surprising risk factors may predict heart attacks in young women
by Yale University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new Yale-led study has for the first time identified which risk factors are more likely to trigger a heart attack or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for men and women 55 years and younger. Researchers discovered significant sex differences in risk factors associated with AMI and in the...
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Scientists discover world’s first cure for heart attacks using the same mRNA technology as Covid vaccines
By STEWART CARR FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 21:04 EDT, 15 April 2022 | UPDATED: 02:46 EDT, 16 April 2022 Genetic tracking used to create Covid vaccines is now being adapted to help regenerate hearts damaged from cardiac arrests. Scientists at King’s College London have tracked genetic codes called mRNAs which produce proteins to generate healthy heart cells. The ground-breaking research could lead to...
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Five childhood risk factors predict heart attacks and strokes in adulthood
MURDOCH CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE IMAGE: FIVE CHILDHOOD RISK FACTORS THAT PREDICT STROKE AND HEART ATTACKS IN ADULTHOOD HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AFTER BEING TRACKED FOR UP TO HALF A CENTURY IN THE WORLD’S LARGEST INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE STUDY. CREDIT: I-YUNMAI Five childhood risk factors that predict stroke and heart attacks in adulthood have been identified...
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Keep taking the tablets – ‘big data’ provides clues on how to help prevent repeat heart attacks
People who have been treated with cholesterol– or blood pressure-lowering medications before a heart attack were nearly ten times more likely to still be taking them as prescribed 12 months after their heart attack, new research shows. To try to understand factors associated with taking protective medications, a team of Sydney researchers studied medication use in...
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Common cause of heart attacks in younger adults linked to gene variants
by Michael Morrison, Massachusetts General Hospital Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a tear in an artery supplying blood to the heart, is a common cause of serious or fatal heart attacks that occur in women under age 50. Although the cause of SCAD is unknown, risk factors include female sex, recent childbirth, irregular...
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Foamy cells inspire better way to predict heart attacks
by University of Connecticut Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A heart attack or stroke can blindside people who thought they were at low risk. Now, research led by UConn Health has found a new model that could improve how we assess heart disease. The study is published in the January 18 issue of Circulation. Heart attacks and...
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Should you take aspirin to prevent heart attacks?
by University of Kentucky Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If you take a daily aspirin to help decrease your chance of a heart attack or stroke, you should check in with your health care provider. A new report indicates the over-the-counter drug may do more harm than good for some patients. Aspirin is a pain reliever...
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Should you take aspirin to prevent heart attacks?
by University of Kentucky Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If you take a daily aspirin to help decrease your chance of a heart attack or stroke, you should check in with your health care provider. A new report indicates the over-the-counter drug may do more harm than good for some patients. Aspirin is a pain reliever and...