The Affordable Care Act (ACA) instituted financial penalties against hospitals with high rates of readmissions for Medicare patients with certain health conditions. A new analysis led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess ...
Dec 26, 2016
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A team of Lomonosov Moscow State University scientists investigated the genetic mechanisms underlying the development of coronary atherosclerosis. The results are potentially valuable for estimating the risk of the myocardial ...
Apr 8, 2016
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In patients with acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), blood loss from greater use of phlebotomy (blood drawn for diagnostic testing) appears to be independently associated with the development of hospital-acquired ...
Aug 8, 2011
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A recent study published in the journal Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids on the harmful effects of acute myocardial infarction opens the door to the administration of a molecule (urocortin-2) as a potential treatment to ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Full vaccination against COVID-19 is associated with a lower risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and ischemic stroke 31 to 120 days after COVID-19, according to a research letter published online July 22 in the Journal ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Through single-cell RNA sequencing, a research group has successfully illuminated the characteristics of Myeloid immune cells in coronary plaque, which causes acute coronary syndrome (this term includes conditions such as ...
May 6, 2022
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The anticoagulant dabigatran is associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) or acute coronary syndrome in a broad spectrum of patients when tested against some other medicines, according to a ...
Jan 9, 2012
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L-carnitine significantly improves cardiac health in patients after a heart attack, say a multicenter team of investigators in a study published today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Their findings, based on analysis of key controlled ...
Apr 12, 2013
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The death of a child is an extremely stressful life event with potential long-term health consequences. The death of an offspring is associated with an increased risk of ischemic heart diseases in parents. This is according ...
Nov 4, 2021
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A large nationwide study based on all COVID-19 patients in Sweden performed at Umeå University, concludes that the risk of acute myocardial infarction and stroke is three-fold increased the first two weeks following COVID-19. ...
Aug 2, 2021
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