Cardiology
New risk tool developed for cardiac arrest patients
Experts have developed a risk score to predict cardiac arrest patient outcomes.
Jul 31, 2020
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News tagged with heart damage
Health
Difference in a single gene may boost stress on heart from e-cigarettes in people of East Asian descent
A genetic difference in one gene common in people of East Asian descent may make them more susceptible to adverse responses to e-cigarettes, according to preliminary research to be presented July 27-30, 2020, at the American ...
Jul 27, 2020
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Cardiology
After three heart attacks, meteorologist hopes for clear skies ahead
Meteorologist Mark Larson was preparing for his noon television show in Wichita, Kansas, when he started to feel foggy and fatigued. Out of nowhere, sharp pain stabbed the inside of his left elbow.
Jul 14, 2020
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Medical research
Slow release of two chemicals protects the heart after experimental heart attacks
A novel treatment reduces heart damage after serious heart attacks in two animal models. Injections of two chemicals in a slow-release form significantly reduced the size of the dead heart tissue, known as the infarct, and ...
Jun 23, 2020
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Cardiology
Reducing the damage of a heart attack
In a heart attack, a series of biochemical processes leave the heart damaged, much like a car after an accident.
Jun 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Heart injury among hospitalized COVID-19 patients associated with higher risk of death
Mount Sinai researchers have found that myocardial injury (heart damage) is prevalent among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and is associated with higher risk of mortality. More specifically, a serious myocardial injury ...
Jun 08, 2020
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Cardiology
Researchers look at how COVID-19 affects the heart
Researchers are finding about half of all patients with COVID-19 admitted to an intensive care unit have heart damage.
May 14, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus: Heart damage emerges as yet another grim outcome in possible complications
Lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome have taken center stage as the most dreaded complications of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. But heart damage has recently emerged as yet ...
Apr 14, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Research identifies critical protein in cancer treatment-related heart damage
Many cancers can be successfully treated, but treatment itself often comes with risks as well. Cancer therapy that uses anthracyclines—a class of commonly used chemotherapy drugs—has been associated with heart damage ...
Apr 09, 2020
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Cardiology
Muscle protein abundant in the heart plays key role in blood clotting during heart attack
A prevalent heart protein known as cardiac myosin, which is released into the body when a person suffers a heart attack, can cause blood to thicken or clot—worsening damage to heart tissue, a new study shows.
Apr 02, 2020
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