News tagged with heart attack patients

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Study finds strong link between income inequality and readmission risk, but not mortality

The authors estimate nearly 40,000 extra admissions to hospital as a result of income inequality over the three year study period.

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Chest pain prior to a heart attack can protect the heart

Patients who experience chest pain in the 24 hours preceding a heart attack, also called preinfarction angina, have smaller heart attacks and improved cardiac function in the contemporary cardiac stenting era, researchers ...

Cardiology created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mini stroke symptoms quickly fade, but patients remain at risk

Each year, as many as 500,000 Americans experience mini strokes called transient ischemic attacks (TIAs).

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Taking insulin for type 2 diabetes could expose patients to greater risk of health complications

Examining the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) - data that characterises about 10% of the UK population - a team of researchers from Cardiff University's School of Medicine looked at the risk of death for patients ...

Diabetes created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High risk of cardiovascular diseases amongst Swedish-born and immigrant MS patients

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) run a high risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure, regardless of migration background. According to principal investigator Tahereh ...

Neuroscience created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diabetes distresses bone marrow stem cells by damaging their microenvironment

New research has shown the presence of a disease affecting small blood vessels, known as microangiopathy, in the bone marrow of diabetic patients. While it is well known that microangiopathy is the cause of renal damage, ...

Diabetes created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Public report national audit of percutaneous coronary interventional procedures 2011

The 2011 annual report of the National Audit of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) highlights the significant progress within hospitals to expand PCI services to treat more patients with acute coronary ...

Cardiology created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood pressure, cholesterol most important indicators of heart disease risk in diabetics

For people with diabetes, meeting the recommended guidelines for blood pressure and cholesterol is even more important than meeting the guidelines for blood sugar control in reducing the risk of heart attack or stroke, according ...

Diabetes created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Readmissions frequent in month after hospital discharge

Following hospitalization for heart attacks, heart failure, or pneumonia, patients are at high risk of being readmitted for a broad spectrum of medical conditions in the month following hospital discharge, research at Yale ...

Health created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Viral reactivation a likely link between stress and heart disease

A new study could provide the link that scientists have been looking for to confirm that reactivation of a latent herpes virus is a cause of some heart problems.

Cardiology created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Depression after heart attack: Threat perception has to be addressed

Patients who feel strongly threatened by their heart disease immediately after their heart attack have a higher risk of developing depressive symptoms. The data derived from this study can lead to better heart patient management.

Cardiology created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Sleep apnea may offer unusual protection for heart attack patients

(Medical Xpress)—People who suffer from breathing disorders such as sleep apnea are usually at higher risk for cardiovascular disease. But an intriguing new study from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists ...

Sleep apnea created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

FDA: Pradaxa not for patients with mechanical heart valves

(HealthDay)—The blood thinner Pradaxa should not be used to prevent stroke or blood clots in patients with mechanical heart valves, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a warning issued Wednesday.

Cardiology created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with diabetes may not receive best treatment to lower heart disease risk

For some people with diabetes, there may be such a thing as too much care.

Diabetes created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low copays, mail-order pharmacies may reduce adherence disparities to hypertension meds

New research suggests that making prescription refills more affordable and easier to get may reduce disparities among hypertension patients.

Health created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0