Cardiology
Dementia can complicate heart recovery and treatment
Dementia is a thief. It steals a person's memory, their ability to reason, to live independently.
Jul 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New method predicts COVID-19 severity, could help with hospital triage
During the height of the pandemic, some hospitals were overwhelmed with patients seeking treatment for COVID-19. This situation could happen again during future outbreaks, especially with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern on ...
Jul 21, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Patients with kidney disease—even without anemia—may benefit from iron treatment
New research indicates that treating iron deficiency, even in the absence of anemia, may benefit patients with kidney disease. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of JASN.
Jul 9, 2021
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Medications
Aspirin can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes in pneumonia patients
New research presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) taking place online (9-12 July) shows that aspirin can reduce the risk of serious cardiovascular events such ...
Jul 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ventilator 'bank' boosts COVID-19 fight in Nepal's hospitals
A ventilator "bank" where hospitals can rent critical care machines for COVID-19 patients has given Nepal's cash-strapped healthcare system a much-needed lifeline.
Jun 25, 2021
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Cardiology
Computer method to predict outcomes for heart patients
An international group of clinicians and scientists from MIT and Lund University, among others, have analyzed how individual genetic changes affect the heart muscle. The researchers have created a new computer tool that could ...
Jun 15, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Financial distress similar, or greater, for patients with heart disease compared to cancer
Financial toxicity, the financial strain experienced by patients accessing health care, impacts a large population of cancer patients according to prior research. A new study, published in JACC: CardioOncology, finds financial ...
Jun 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Improving heart health may reduce the severity of COVID-19 disease
High blood pressure, smoking, obesity, heart disease and diabetes are associated with worse outcomes in patients with COVID-19, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal—Quality of Care and Clinical ...
Jun 10, 2021
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Health
Being a 'night owl' raises odds for diabetes if you're obese
(HealthDay)—Though obesity by itself can drive up heart disease risk, new research suggests diabetes and heart disease risk is especially high when combined with a tendency to stay up late at night.
May 17, 2021
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Cardiology
Finerenone may delay onset of AFib in patients with chronic kidney disease, diabetes
Patients with chronic kidney disease and Type 2 diabetes who took the experimental drug finerenone were about 30% less likely to develop the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (AFib) than those taking a placebo, according ...
May 17, 2021
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