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Heart Disease Still America's Top Killer, Although the Death Rate Has Declined
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – Heart disease remains the United States’ top cause of death, but progress is being made and more lives are being saved, a new report finds. There were 931,578 h...
Shoveling Snow Can Be a 'Perfect Storm' for Your Heart, Experts Warn
MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 – Snowstorms are blanketing the United States, prompting countless Americans to pick up snow shovels and clear walkways and driveways. Shoveling snow is more than a chore,...
Heart Attacks Spike During Holidays: Tips to Protect Yourself
TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 – Late December is typically a time when holiday stress and winter weather can collide, creating a perfect recipe for a rise in heart attacks and stroke. Luckily, one expert...
AHA: No Real Benefit Seen for Liberal Transfusion Strategy in AMI, Anemia
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 – For patients with acute myocardial infarction and anemia, a liberal transfusion strategy does not significantly reduce the risk for recurrent myocardial infarction or death...
MI Classified Into Four Stages Based on Myocardial Tissue Injury
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 – In an expert consensus statement published online Oct. 28 in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, the authors present the classification of four stages of myocardial infarction...
Adjunctive Tongxinluo Therapy Aids STEMI Outcomes
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 – In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the traditional Chinese medicine Tongxinluo, as an adjunctive therapy to guideline-directed treatment,...
Million Hearts Model Cuts Five-Year Heart Attack, Stroke Risk in At-Risk Patients
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 – The Million Hearts Model, which encouraged and paid for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment and reduction, cut first-time heart attacks and strokes over five...
Hospitals Struggling to Reach Time-Related Treatment Goals for STEMI
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 – Challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic are creating longer door-to-balloon (D2B) times for heart attack patients, according to a study presented at the annual...
Enteric-Coated, Uncoated Aspirin Have Similar Effectiveness in Heart Patients
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 – There is no significant difference in the primary effectiveness or safety between enteric-coated aspirin and uncoated aspirin among patients with cardiovascular disease,...
Rise in Deaths Around Retirement Age Is Behind Stagnant U.S. Life Expectancy
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – Americans' life expectancy has been stagnant for over a decade, and much of the blame has been placed on "deaths of despair" among middle-aged adults. But a new study...
Even Short Bursts of Daily Activity Lengthen Life
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 – Good news for couch potatoes — bursts of activity as short as one to three minutes in duration can prompt a steep decrease in the risk of heart attack, stroke and early death, ...
Scientists Gain Insight Into How COVID Harms the Heart
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 – New research shows the COVID-19 virus can directly infect coronary arteries, inflaming fatty plaque inside them, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. This...
Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – Substance abuse and pregnancy may be a dangerous combination. New research finds that pregnant women with a history of substance abuse had a dramatically increased risk of...
2006 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Death Following First Heart Attack
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – Death rates following a first heart attack decreased for those without diabetes or with type 2 diabetes (T2D), but not for those with type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a...
You Survived a Heart Attack. Here's How Cardiac Rehab Can Help
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 – Cardiac rehabilitation is a key part of recovery from a heart attack, helping to prevent another, perhaps more severe one. About 800,000 people in the United States have...
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