News tagged with heart attack patients

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Biomarker trio predicts near-term heart risk

(Medical Xpress)—Cardiologists have identified a trio of biomarkers that may predict which patients with heart disease have a high risk of heart attack or death in the next two years.

Cardiology created May 21, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New blood-thinner measures may cut medication errors

Blood thinners are the preferred treatment option to prevent heart attacks, blood clots and stroke, but they are not without risk, and not just because of their side effects. These high-risk drugs, known as anticoagulants, ...

Cardiology created May 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aspirin not always best treatment for many individuals

(Medical Xpress)—An aspirin a day may not always keep heart disease away, say two University of Florida cardiologists. But a new algorithm they have developed outlines factors physicians should weigh as ...

Medications created May 16, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Risk of death, hospital readmission prolonged after heart attack, heart failure

Heart attack or heart failure patients may have a high risk of death or re-admission for a month or longer after leaving the hospital, researchers said at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Scientific ...

Cardiology created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young women often less healthy than young men before heart attacks

Young women tend to be less healthy and have a poorer quality of life than similar-aged men before suffering a heart attack, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes ...

Cardiology created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly 50 percent increase in ICU admissions, new study says

A study released today by George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) researchers offers an in-depth look at hospitals nationwide and admissions to intensive care units (ICU). The study, ...

Health created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists build a living patch for damaged hearts

Duke University biomedical engineers have grown three-dimensional human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue. This advancement could be important in treating heart attack patients or in serving as a platform for ...

Medical research created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

LDL cholesterol is a poor marker of heart health in patients with kidney disease

LDL cholesterol is not a useful marker of heart disease risk in patients with kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The finding sugges ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stents disrupt blood flow

(Medical Xpress)—A researcher at ETH Zurich is designing a realistic artery model with an implanted stent and is using a computer to simulate the blood flow through the stent. In doing so he is uncovering ...

Cardiology created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low-dose anticoagulation therapy used with new design mechanical heart valve lowers bleeding risk

For more than 40 years, patients under 65 years of age requiring heart valve replacement have had to choose between a mechanical valve that offers life-long durability but requires aggressive warfarin anticoagulation or a ...

Cardiology created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds Irish people slow to go to hospital with heart attack symptoms

(Medical Xpress)—Patient behaviour is one of the biggest causes of delay in getting to hospital when suffering a heart attack according to the findings of a new HRB-funded study at Trinity College Dublin. The delay is ...

Cardiology created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0