Cardiology
Her doctor asked, 'Did you know you had a heart attack?'
At an annual checkup, Tasha Benjamin's doctor looked over her electrocardiogram readings and asked whether she'd had a heart attack.
Apr 23, 2021
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Cardiology
New blood markers may reveal heart attack in chest pain patients
A patient arrives at hospital with chest pain. Doctors suspect heart attack and rapid diagnosis is important, but the tests to confirm it can be invasive and it could easily be something else. Could a simple blood test help ...
Apr 23, 2021
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Cardiology
What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic heart disease that occurs in 1 in 500 people, and in some cases, you might not even be aware that you have it. People with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have an abnormal arrangement ...
Apr 21, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
SARS-CoV-2 cardiac involvement low in collegiate athletes
(HealthDay)—For U.S. collegiate athletes, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with a low prevalence of cardiac involvement, according to a study published online April 17 ...
Apr 20, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
After two heart valve surgeries, a mental toll
After Ivan Hernandez was born with a defective mitral valve, doctors warned his parents he could face heart failure at any age.
Apr 20, 2021
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Cardiology
Researchers find a way to mend a broken heart
A Monash University study has uncovered for the first time a way to prevent and reverse damage caused by broken-heart syndrome, also known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Apr 20, 2021
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Cardiology
When chest pain hits, it's best to call an ambulance
The value of calling an ambulance when chest pain strikes, rather than arranging your own transport, has been confirmed by new research published today by the Medical Journal of Australia.
Apr 12, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The stressors of stress on your body and behavior
Stress symptoms may be affecting your health, even though you might not realize it. You may think illness is to blame for that irritating headache, your frequent insomnia or your decreased productivity at work. But stress ...
Apr 9, 2021
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Vaccination
AstraZeneca jab clots link plausible but unconfirmed: WHO experts
A link between AstraZeneca's COVID-19 jabs and blood clots is plausible but unconfirmed, the World Health Organization's vaccine experts said Wednesday, stressing that reported occurrences were "very rare".
Apr 7, 2021
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Health
Mayo Clinic Minute: When to seek emergency care
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the number of people seeking emergency care declined. A year later, emergency medicine physicians worry there are still some people who remain hesitant to go to the emergency department.
Mar 17, 2021
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