News tagged with heart patients

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Control of heart disease risk factors varies among outpatient practices

Control of heart disease risk factors varies widely among outpatient practices, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2013.

Health created May 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

Patients fare better at hospitals using Get With The Guidelines-Stroke

People with strokes caused by blood clots fared better in hospitals participating in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke program according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes ...

Cardiology created May 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

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

Heart failure patients living longer, but long-term survival still low

People hospitalized for acute heart failure are likely to survive longer compared to the prior decade, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association and presented at the American Heart Association's ...

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

Long-term outcomes in patients with advanced coronary artery disease are better than expected

Death rates associated with patients with refractory angina, or chronic chest pain, are lower than previously considered; therefore, physicians should focus on relieving the chest pain symptoms and improving the quality of ...

Cardiology created May 15, 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

Exercise for patients with major depression: What kind, how intense, how often?

Exercise has been shown to be an effective treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), both when used alone and in combination with other treatments. There's now sufficient research data to provide specific guidance on ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 10, 2013 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Swimming pools may pose hazard for people with heart devices

(HealthDay)—With summer approaching, researchers caution that swimming pools may pose a risk to patients with irregular heartbeats who've received implantable defibrillators.

Cardiology created May 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Minimally invasive VATS-LCSD helps children with refractory ventricular arrhythmias

Inherited ventricular arrhythmias are an important cause of morbidity and sudden cardiac death in children who have structurally normal hearts. Despite conventional medical therapy, some of these children remain symptomatic ...

Cardiology created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Helping kids with severe respiratory failure survive until lung transplantation

Adults with end-stage respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension requiring ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) have been "bridged" toward lung transplantation with novel lung assist devices such as the Novalung. ...

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

Understanding a heart patients' quality of life can improve outcomes

Completing a quality-of-life questionnaire at a healthcare provider's office could help patients live longer and live better, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart ...

Cardiology created May 06, 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