Cardiology
Infective endocarditis: What it is, symptoms and treatments
Imagine getting your tooth extracted and a bacterial infection develops afterwards that travels down to your heart.
Apr 25, 2023
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News tagged with pulmonary embolism
Medical research
Humans, and piglets, and bears, oh my! Preventing dangerous blood clots
"Don't poke the bear," they said. But that's exactly what a team of scientists have been doing to discover the secrets of blood clotting.
Apr 13, 2023
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Cardiology
Hormone therapy for gender dysphoria may raise cardiovascular risks
People with gender dysphoria taking hormone replacements as part of gender affirmation therapy face a substantially increased risk of serious cardiac events, including stroke, heart attack and pulmonary embolism, according ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Cardiology
When chest pain isn't a heart attack
Aside from injuries, the second most common reason adults in the United States go to the emergency department is chest pain, accounting for more than 6.5 million visits annually. Despite the growing prevalence of cardiovascular ...
Feb 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Higher rates of heart issues in men with COVID-19 not explained by pre-existing cardiovascular conditions
COVID-19 typically presents as a respiratory illness, but cardiovascular complications such as irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), lack of blood flow to the brain (stroke) and heart failure are also reported in some patients. ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Cardiology
Exertional dyspnea: A misleading presentation of pulmonary embolism
The Pulmonary Embolism Dyspnea Italian Study (PEDIS), just published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, has demonstrated for the first time that the recent onset of severe respiratory fatigue due to minor efforts, ...
Jan 24, 2023
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Cardiology
More patients may benefit from surgery for pulmonary embolism
A new American Heart Association scientific statement suggests surgery be considered for more people with high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE). The statement, published today in the American Heart Association's flagship peer-reviewed ...
Jan 23, 2023
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Cardiology
Researchers use AI to triage patients with chest pain
Artificial intelligence (AI) may help improve care for patients who show up at the hospital with acute chest pain, according to a study published in Radiology.
Jan 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Surgical risk persists for patients who've had COVID
When patients undergo any type of surgery after having had COVID, their odds of significant postoperative problems diminish with elapsed time from COVID diagnosis.
Dec 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Race, income can determine blood cancer outcomes, studies show
If someone is stricken with a blood cancer or life-threatening clot, they'll probably fare better if they are white and wealthy, three new studies show.
Dec 12, 2022
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