Patients who have suffered a heart attack should immediately be offered a combination of cholesterol lowering drugs with statins and ezetimibe, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Sep 6, 2023
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Persistent high blood pressure—or hypertension—can increase the risk of a number of serious and potentially life-threatening health conditions, such as heart disease, heart attacks and strokes.
Aug 29, 2023
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Active screening of patients with type 2 diabetes or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) more than doubles new diagnoses of cardiovascular disease compared with usual care, according to late breaking research presented ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Inorganic nitrate reduces contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), improves renal outcomes and reduces cardiac events compared to placebo in patients at risk of renal injury undergoing coronary angiography for acute coronary syndrome, ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Scientists of the Global Cardiovascular Risk Consortium under the auspices of the Department of Cardiology at the University Heart & Vascular Center of the Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) and the German Center for ...
Aug 28, 2023
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The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on acute coronary syndromes are published online today in European Heart Journal. The document covers the management of unstable angina and all types of acute myocardial ...
Aug 25, 2023
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U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-qualified Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for imaging of coronary artery disease (CAD) are heterogeneous and discrepant, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in ...
Aug 23, 2023
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An analysis of electronic medical records for more than 45,000 people found that COVID-19 infection was significantly associated with the development of high blood pressure, according to new research published in Hypertension.
Aug 21, 2023
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Medications to treat various chronic diseases may hinder the body's ability to lose heat and regulate its core temperature to optimal levels. The loss of effective thermoregulation has implications for elderly people receiving ...
Aug 16, 2023
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University of Virginia Health researchers probing the causes of coronary artery disease have identified critical biological processes that can go wrong inside the linings of blood vessels and contribute to the dangerous plaque ...
Aug 14, 2023
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