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Immediate initiation of evolocumab after a heart attack significantly improved low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal achievement, but an early reduction in all-cause death or unplanned cardiovascular hospitalization ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Takotsubo syndrome is an acute heart condition that primarily affects postmenopausal women and is often triggered by severe emotional or physical stress. Although it affects about 2% of all patients with suspected heart attacks—and ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Potent antiplatelet therapy increased bleeding without signs of benefit regarding cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation after a heart attack. This was the main finding of the EPIDAURUS trial presented ...
Aug 31, 2026
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When a myocardial infarction, such as a heart attack, occurs, being able to classify its type can improve diagnosis and treatment. For the first time, a universal definition of myocardial infarction has been developed and ...
Aug 30, 2026
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A study to be presented at ESC Congress 2026 will show that high blood levels of the artificial sweetener xylitol were associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events.
Aug 26, 2026
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The heart powers a busy highway of arteries and vessels, providing a constant to-and-fro passage for blood. During a heart attack, this passage becomes blocked, usually when a blood clot forms on plaque in a coronary artery ...
The health of heart attack survivors follows three distinct paths in the five years after their heart attack, say researchers from the University of Surrey. The research used an AI tool to find patterns that could not only ...
Aug 20, 2026
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An international study has found that despite two decades of global tobacco control efforts, the message still is not getting through to enough smokers that smoking and secondhand smoke cause heart attacks and strokes.
Aug 13, 2026
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Its impact extends beyond biology, with social determinants such as food insecurity, socioeconomic ...
Aug 11, 2026
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Medical progress is currently one of the strongest forces shaping populations and their health. For instance, an acute heart attack has evolved from being nearly always fatal in the past to having a much higher survival rate ...
Aug 6, 2026
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