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Cardiovascular surgeons heal a patient’s aortic dissection

When James Inman, 59, first experienced chest pain one night, he tried to brush it off and go back to sleep. But the pain became unbearable and Inman felt like something was wrong, so he called 911.

19 Sep 2019

Promising new target regulating mitochondria during stress identified

Like an emergency response team that is called into action to save lives, stress response proteins in the heart are activated during a heart attack to help prevent cell death.

19 Sep 2019

Getting new therapy to patients can be harder than putting a lander on Mars

Getting new medical treatments from the lab benchtop to patients' bedsides can be harder and more expensive than putting a lander on Mars. But it doesn't have to be, says Tiffany Wilson, who heads a nonprofit organization that guides new medical solutions from the lab bench to the bedside.

19 Sep 2019

Heart cells adjacent to injured areas respond to damage resulting from heart attack

The heart of humans and mice does not completely recover after a heart attack. It now turns out that cells close to area of the heart attack respond to the damage resulting from the heart attack, and that this response is important for survival.

19 Sep 2019

Voices: How should California address the needs of its aging population?

Demographers, gerontologists and government officials are counting down to 2030.

18 Sep 2019

Text messaging, electric pill bottles not enough to drive down blood pressure levels

About one in three Americans have high blood pressure, called hypertension, but only about half of them have their condition under control.

18 Sep 2019

Rutgers cardiologist recommends individualized treatment with aspirin for primary prevention of CVD

A nationally recognized Rutgers cardiologist recommends that aspirin be used as primary prevention for cardiovascular disease only with select patients, saying that the scientific evidence is too diverse to support a one-size-fits-all approach.

17 Sep 2019

Familial hypercholesterolemia patients are vulnerable for future heart and stroke events

Individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) were able to lower their cholesterol under FH specialty care, but many are still not meeting LDL-cholesterol targets, according to the FH Foundation's CASCADE FH® Registry.

17 Sep 2019

Acute therapy with vitamin E may offer effective low-cost treatment for heart attack

Heart attack is a leading cause of death worldwide and new treatment strategies are highly sought-after. Unfortunately lasting damage to the heart muscle is not uncommon following such an event.

16 Sep 2019

Heart School attendance linked to lower mortality risk in myocardial infarction patients

Patients who attend 'Heart School', as almost every patient in Sweden is invited to do after a first heart attack, live longer than non-participating patients. This is shown in a new study, by researchers at Uppsala University, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

16 Sep 2019

Men and women with diabetes or prediabetes experience different comorbidities, study shows

A new study presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 Sept) shows that men and women experience different comorbidities (other diseases at the same time) as having diabetes or prediabetes, as well as an unexpectedly high rate of prediabetes among children aged 6-10 years.

16 Sep 2019

More severe OSA associated with higher blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension

In patients with high blood pressure resistant to treatment who also have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the more severe their OSA, the higher their blood pressure, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

13 Sep 2019

Heart attack patients with gradual symptom onset take longer to call emergency

Heart attack symptoms can be gradual or abrupt and both situations are a medical emergency. That's the main message of research published today in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

12 Sep 2019

Afternoon sleeps lower heart attack risk

A new study has shown that people who nap during the day have a lower risk of getting heart attacks. According to the researchers, chronic lack of sleep can raise the risk of getting atherosclerosis or build-up of cholesterol plaques within the arteries of the body.

10 Sep 2019

Hula dance your hypertension away

High blood pressure or hypertension is tied to a multitude of complications, many of which are potentially fatal, including stroke, aneurysm, heart attack, heart failure, and kidney disease, among others. Controlling high blood pressure can reduce the risk of developing these complications, and it can be done through many lifestyle modifications.

9 Sep 2019

Stroke risk higher but heart disease lower in vegetarians

Just as people have started convincing themselves to eat veggies rather than meat, a new study says that vegetarian and vegan diets just might put them at a 20% higher risk of stroke – though the risk of heart disease is correspondingly lower.

6 Sep 2019

New polypill cheaper, better at reducing cardiovascular disease

A new study from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has proved the cost-effectiveness and life-saving potential of the “polypill”: a single new pill which combines four commonly prescribed cardiovascular drugs into one to prevent a recurrent stroke or heart event in adult patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).

5 Sep 2019

UTEP School of Pharmacy receives $1.8 million NIH grant to study the effects of thirdhand smoke

Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso's School of Pharmacy have been awarded $1.8 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of thirdhand smoke on platelet function and cardiovascular disease such as heart attack and stroke.

4 Sep 2019

Sustained drop in cholesterol and blood pressure reduces lifetime risk of heart, circulatory diseases

Modest and sustained decreases in blood pressure and cholesterol levels reduces the lifetime risk of developing fatal heart and circulatory diseases, such as heart attack and stroke, according to research part-funded by the British Heart Foundation and supported by the National Institute for Health Research.

4 Sep 2019

New cardio trial shows reduced wait times and hospital admissions

A major new study led by Flinders University Professor Derek Chew shows that up to 70% of patients presenting to Australian hospital emergency departments with chest pain could be safely discharged in less time than they currently are under standard Australian protocols.

4 Sep 2019

Heart Attack News and Research

Cardiovascular surgeons heal a patient’s aortic dissection

Promising new target regulating mitochondria during stress identified

Getting new therapy to patients can be harder than putting a lander on Mars

Heart cells adjacent to injured areas respond to damage resulting from heart attack

Voices: How should California address the needs of its aging population?

Text messaging, electric pill bottles not enough to drive down blood pressure levels

Rutgers cardiologist recommends individualized treatment with aspirin for primary prevention of CVD

Familial hypercholesterolemia patients are vulnerable for future heart and stroke events

Acute therapy with vitamin E may offer effective low-cost treatment for heart attack

Heart School attendance linked to lower mortality risk in myocardial infarction patients

Men and women with diabetes or prediabetes experience different comorbidities, study shows

More severe OSA associated with higher blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension

Heart attack patients with gradual symptom onset take longer to call emergency

Afternoon sleeps lower heart attack risk

Hula dance your hypertension away

Stroke risk higher but heart disease lower in vegetarians

New polypill cheaper, better at reducing cardiovascular disease

UTEP School of Pharmacy receives $1.8 million NIH grant to study the effects of thirdhand smoke

Sustained drop in cholesterol and blood pressure reduces lifetime risk of heart, circulatory diseases

New cardio trial shows reduced wait times and hospital admissions

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