A health education class tailored to South Asian culture was associated with improvements in certain cardiac risk factors and lower odds of death among participants, a new study shows.
Nov 16, 2021
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Hispanics adults hospitalized for treatment of symptoms of peripheral artery disease (PAD) were more likely to access this care by going to the emergency room (ER), and they experienced longer and more expensive hospitalizations ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Smoking and high blood pressure are independent cardiovascular risk factors that frequently coexist within patients. While the exact effect of smoking on blood pressure control is not fully understood, smoking is associated ...
Nov 1, 2021
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In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, Tian-Jiao Lyu, Ling-Yan Li, Xu and colleagues from the Putuo Center Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, ...
Oct 27, 2021
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A lower extremity amputation in a patient with peripheral artery disease—narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the legs or feet—is the culmination of years of failure by the U.S. health system. Our study, published ...
Oct 13, 2021
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To track cardiovascular health, doctors measure blood pressure, cholesterol levels and blood sugar, among a number of other cardiovascular disease risk factors. Such measures can help predict whether a person is at risk of ...
Oct 1, 2021
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Merck will spend about $11.5 billion to buy Acceleron Pharma and its potential treatment for high blood pressure in vessels that connect the lungs and heart.
Sep 30, 2021
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(HealthDay)—If you're older and your legs ache, it could be nothing—or it could be a sign of peripheral artery disease (PAD).
Sep 29, 2021
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It's called a silent killer. Warnings are rare, but of the million people who suffer a ruptured brain aneurysm each year, almost half will die and only a third will recover without disabilities.
Sep 29, 2021
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Physical activity may paradoxically hasten the build-up of calcium deposits (plaque) in the coronary arteries, the amount of which is used to assess future cardiovascular disease risk, finds research published online in the ...
Sep 20, 2021
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