(HealthDay)—Genetically determined vitamin K1 is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI), according to a study published online April 8 in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
Apr 18, 2016
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A new study from Uppsala University shows that oral contraceptives and hormone therapy at menopause increase the risk of stroke. The increased risk is greatest during the first year of treatment and then declines. The study, ...
Jul 1, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Semaglutide is noninferior to placebo for patients with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular risk, according to a study published online Sept. 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The research was published ...
Sep 17, 2016
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Even among individuals free of heart failure and myocardial infarction, there appears to be evidence of an association between calcium buildup in the coronary arteries (atherosclerosis) and changes in the structure and function ...
May 15, 2020
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Myocardial infarction is an ischemic disease in which a coronary artery supplying blood to the heart muscle is stenotic or obstructed, resulting in cardiac tissue necrosis. Due to the irreversible loss of cardiomyocytes, ...
Dec 16, 2022
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University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have identified a potential way to improve heart function after heart attacks—and it could involve a drug extracted from plants commonly used as folk medicine.
May 3, 2022
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Insights into how the heart recovers after myocardial infarction (heart attack) can be obtained with a new radiotracer that targets fibroblast activity prior to it causing permanent damage. According to research published ...
Jan 3, 2020
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Severe sepsis is a significant cause of rehospitalization along the lines of nationally recognized outcome measures and more commonly discussed conditions such as heart failure (HF) and pneumonia, said Darya Rudym, MD, New ...
May 18, 2015
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Psoriasis is an independent risk for Type 2 Diabetes, according to a new study by researchers with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, with the greatest risk seen in patients with severe psoriasis. ...
Jun 18, 2012
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The burden of suboptimally controlled cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and incident risk of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) are considerable in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), according ...
Jun 29, 2023
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