Cardiology
Researcher finds proteins in diabetic patients may be biomarkers of heart disease
Laura Riesenberg was visiting a local amusement park with three of her children when she suffered a massive heart attack.
May 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Heart disease and obesity driven by liver function – new study
How susceptible we are to obesity and heart disease could be determined by our livers, a new study has revealed.
May 11, 2021
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Cardiology
Want to treat heart attacks faster? There's an app for that
Patients suffering a heart attack received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a procedure to clear blocked arteries in the heart, an average of 10 minutes faster after clinicians and paramedics began using an app to ...
May 5, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Early MR scans found more people with broken-heart syndrome
In almost 10% of myocardial infarctions, no obvious cause in the coronary artery can be found. Some of the patients are diagnosed with broken-heart syndrome, while others are left without a diagnosis. A new study from Karolinska ...
Apr 28, 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
More belly weight increases danger of heart disease even if BMI does not indicate obesity
People with abdominal obesity and excess fat around the body's mid-section and organs have an increased risk of heart disease even if their body mass index (BMI) measurement is within a healthy weight range, according to ...
Apr 22, 2021
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Cardiology
Cardiologists develop a noninvasive method to predict which blockages require surgical intervention
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease and is present in about 18.2 million American adults. This disease is defined by narrowing of the vessels that supply the heart with critical oxygen and ...
Apr 21, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Delaying cardiovascular surgeries due to COVID-19 has psychological effects on patients
In March 2020, when the pandemic hit, everything slowed, including non-essential medical procedures such as elective surgeries, to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
Apr 19, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress from work and social interactions put women at higher coronary heart disease risk
Psychosocial stress—typically resulting from difficulty coping with challenging environments—may work synergistically to put women at significantly higher risk of developing coronary heart disease, according to a study ...
Apr 9, 2021
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Cardiology
Heart patients three times more likely to have diabetes than general population
Nearly 30% of patients with coronary artery disease have diabetes, according to a large study published on World Health Day in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology ...
Apr 7, 2021
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