Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospitals report fewer heart attacks and strokes amid COVID-19
In some ways, the message to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic may have worked a little too well.
May 8, 2020
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Cardiology
Is COVID-19 causing more people to suffer heart attacks at home?
(HealthDay)—As U.S. hospitals deal with a continuing influx of COVID-19 patients, cardiologists are sounding an alarm: People may be ignoring heart attack symptoms in fear of going to the ER.
Apr 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How do blood pressure medications affect outcomes among patients with COVID-19?
A new trial led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will evaluate whether the use of medications to treat high blood pressure affect outcomes among patients who are prescribed the medication ...
Apr 16, 2020
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Cardiology
COVID-19 linked to cardiac injury, worse outcomes for patients with heart conditions
COVID-19 can have fatal consequences for people with underlying cardiovascular disease and cause cardiac injury even in patients without underlying heart conditions, according to a review published today in JAMA Cardiology ...
Mar 27, 2020
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Medical research
Changing the way we view women's heart attack symptoms
Heart attacks are misdiagnosed more often in young women than in men, and one key way to change that, researchers say, is to think differently about how symptom can manifest.
Mar 9, 2020
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Cardiology
Heart disease in women: How pregnancy, menopause, and more affect risk
It's a common scenario. A woman in her 50s wakes up feeling nauseous. Dismissing it, she moves through her day, feeling a bit fatigued during her morning walk, even short of breath. Her friends urge her to go to the doctor ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress may drive people to give as well as receive emotional support
Stress has a justifiably bad reputation for making people feel crummy. But new research suggests that despite its negative side effects, it may also lead to a surprising social benefit.
Feb 24, 2020
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Cardiology
Women's wellness: Understand heart disease symptoms and risk factors unique to women
Heart disease is often thought to be more of a problem for men. However, it's the most common cause of death for both women and men in the United States. Because some heart disease symptoms in women can differ from those ...
Feb 7, 2020
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Health
She put off heart symptoms until it was almost too late
When she's not biking, hiking or swimming, Bev Pohlit can probably be found tending to the vegetables growing in her quarter-acre backyard in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania.
Feb 7, 2020
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Cardiology
Heart disease risk grows as women move through menopause
A marker for heart disease risk considerably worsens as women transition through menopause, according to a new analysis from the largest and longest running study of women's health in midlife, the Study of Women's Health ...
Feb 3, 2020
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