Study questions routine troponin testing for ACS in geriatric patients with NSCs
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL-- The results of a study ...
Tag: Stroke
Reducing the risk of blood clots in artificial heart valves
Credit: H. Zolfaghari, ARTORG Center, University of Bern Most people are familiar with turbulence in aviation: certain wind conditions cause ...
Half of women with heart failure get the wrong treatment
As many as 50 per cent of women suffering from cardiac arrest are given insufficient treatment, because the heart failure ...
1ST reported occurrence & treatment of spaceflight medical risk 200+ miles above earth
Credit: NASA New Orleans, LA - Serena Auñón-Chancellor, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans ...
Harnessing the microbiome to improve stroke recovery
Short chain fatty acid supplementation improves stroke recovery in miceCredit: Sadler et al., JNeurosci 2019 Supplementing the body's short chain ...
Transcendental Meditation prevents abnormal enlargement of the heart, reduces chronic heart failure
Credit: Maharishi International University A randomized controlled study recently published in Ethnicity & Disease in their Autumn 2019 Hypertension issue ...
Can good sleep patterns offset genetic susceptibility to heart disease and stroke?
Credit: Paula Burch-Celentano Getting a good night's sleep could be beneficial for long-term health. A pioneering new study led by ...
Super-resolution photoacoustic microscopy finds clogged blood vessels
Credit: Chulhong Kim (POSTECH) 200 years ago, a doctor from France used a stethoscope for the first time and countless ...
Lighting up cardiovascular problems using nanoparticles
New nanotechnology will allow detection of blocked arteries more effectively than ever beforeCredit: USC Viterbi School of Engineering Heart disease ...
Migraine headaches? Consider aspirin for treatment and prevention
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Migraine headache is the third most common disease in the world affecting about 1 in 7 ...
Stem cell therapy helps broken hearts heal in unexpected way
Study in Nature sheds new light on heart treatment controversyCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI -- Stem cell therapy helps hearts recover ...
Patient’s place of residence matters when choosing cost-effective anticoagulation therapy
Credit: Mikko Pyykönen Appropriately selected anticoagulation therapy can help to reduce the medical costs of patients suffering from atrial fibrillation. ...
Kessler Foundation receives NIH sub-award to test new treatment for hand paralysis
Stroke rehabilitation researchers test new electrical stimulation therapy for improving for hand function after stroke, as part of multi-site study ...
Cancer patients are at higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke
Credit: European Heart Journal More than one in ten cancer patients do not die from their cancer but from heart ...
New analytical screening tools for the detection of cardiovascular disease
Presented in a study by Mariana Nogueira and Mathieu De Craene, within the framework of the CardioFunxion project, led by ...
Randomized trial at music festival shows potential of virtual reality for CPR training
Cardiologists at Radboud university medical center performed a research project during a large music festival called Lowlands, in the Netherlands ...
15-year study finds treatment gaps exist for patients with peripheral arterial disease
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a progressive and life-threatening form of atherosclerosis that narrows the arteries serving ...
Omega-3 shows protection against heart disease-related death, without prostate cancer risk
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Should you take omega-3 pills? Or try to have two to servings of omega-3 rich fish a ...
Researchers discover new mutations in gene associated with disease that causes the heart to weaken
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have identified new mutations in a ...
‘Nudging’ heart patients to take their statins leads to better adherence and better outcomes
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Statins are an effective medication for treating patients with heart disease - they cut the risk of ...