A new method of analyzing images from CT scans can predict which patients are at risk of a heart attack years before it occurs, researchers say. The technology, developed by teams at Oxford University and institutions in Germany and the U.S., uses algorithms to examine the fat surrounding coronary arteries as it shows up on computed tomography...
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Five reasons you could develop heart disease before 50
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, yet people generally associate it with an older, aging population. But heart attacks, strokes and other types of heart disease can be blind to age—particularly when certain factors are in play. Here are five reasons why heart disease can strike by the age of 50:...
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How olive oil and sleep could stave off heart attacks and strokes: New study examines plasma protein’s role
Apolipoprotein A-IV linked with thrombosis in new study ST. MICHAEL’S HOSPITAL TORONTO, September 6, 2018 – Foods high in unsaturated fats may protect against cardiovascular disease, and new research published today in Nature Communicationshas uncovered why. IMAGE: NEW RESEARCH FROM DR. HEYU NI, PLATFORM DIRECTOR FOR HEMATOLOGY, CANCER AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DISEASES AT THE KEENAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE (KRCBS) OF ST. MICHAEL’S...
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Diagnostic device can prevent strokes and heart attacks
A team of engineers and biochemists at ANU has invented and trialled a bio-optics diagnostic device that can reveal the formation of blood clots and help doctors to identify patients at imminent risk of having a stroke or heart attack. Image: Ph.D. scholar Sherry He, from the ANU ResearchSchool of Engineering, and Dr. Samantha Montague, from the...
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Weight loss drug shows no increased risk in cardiovascular outcomes
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL For the first time, investigators report that a weight loss drug led to weight loss without increasing the incidence of heart attacks, strokes and death from heart disease in a population of people who are especially at risk for cardiovascular events. At the 2018 European Society of Cardiology meeting, Brigham and...
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At 88, this doctor won’t give up on a long-ignored treatment for strokes and heart attacks
Dr. Victor Gurewich at his office in Cambridge, Mass.KAYANA SZYMCZAK FOR STAT ofessor at Harvard Medical School, but in many ways, Dr. Victor Gurewich is an outsider. His research is funded by a small family foundation, and he hasn’t tried for a federal grant in decades. He’s a primary care doctor whose work tramples on...
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New discovery could reverse tissue damage caused by heart attacks
A new discovery by University of Bristol scientists helps to explain how cells which surround blood vessels, called pericytes, stimulate new blood vessels to grow with the hormone ‘leptin’ playing a key role. Leptin is produced by fat cells which helps to regulate energy balance in the body by inhibiting the appetite. This study, described...