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Change in type of breathing tube used for resuscitation can improve odds of survival

A new study showed that a change in the type of breathing tube paramedics use to resuscitate patients with sudden cardiac arrest can significantly improve the odds of survival and save thousands of lives.

29 Aug 2018

Cardiac arrest patients resuscitated with new breathing tube more likely to survive, finds study

When paramedics resuscitated cardiac arrest patients with a new type of breathing tube, their patients were more likely to survive, according to a University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-led study in today's JAMA.

29 Aug 2018

Beaumont study shows significant heart health benefits with regular moderate exercise

A new Beaumont Health study featured in the July issue of "Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise," the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, has found that middle-aged and older women who exercise moderately to vigorously, three times a week for at least 30 minutes, were able to significantly reduce cardiac risk factors in just six months.

29 Aug 2018

Developing updated, international approach to identify healthy diet

Recommendations for a high quality diet to avoid cardiovascular disease were developed in high-income countries two to three decades ago. They don't consider other parts of the world or how diets have changed.

29 Aug 2018

New trial assesses criteria used to diagnose myocardial infarction

Results of the first randomized trial testing the criteria used to diagnose heart attack are presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and published in The Lancet.

28 Aug 2018

Researchers identify new imaging biomarker to help predict coronary inflammation

Researchers at Cleveland Clinic, University of Oxford and University of Erlangen have identified a novel imaging biomarker, which has been found to be able to predict all-cause and cardiac mortality by measuring inflammation of fatty tissue surrounding the coronary arteries.

28 Aug 2018

Non-invasive test could help avoid unnecessary heart procedures

Unnecessary heart procedures can be avoided with a non-invasive test, according to late breaking research presented at ESC Congress 2018 and published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

28 Aug 2018

Study finds cause and history of spontaneous coronary artery dissection

The initial findings of a study on spontaneous coronary artery dissection, a major cause of heart attacks in women, are reported today in a late breaking science session at ESC Congress 2018.

28 Aug 2018

Drug coated balloons are as good as stent implants for treating small blocked arteries

A removable balloon is as good as a permanent stent implant for opening small blocked arteries, according to late breaking results from the BASKET-SMALL 2 trial presented in a Hot Line Session today at ESC Congress 2018 and simultaneously published in The Lancet.

28 Aug 2018

Adults aged over 45 with psychological distress may have high risk of cardiovascular disease

Adults ages 45 or older who experience psychological distress such as depression and anxiety may have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

28 Aug 2018

Foods that constitute heart healthy diet for people globally may vary from what was earlier thought

The foods that make up a heart healthy diet for people worldwide may differ from what was previously thought, according to late breaking results from the observational Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological study presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and simultaneously published in the Lancet.

28 Aug 2018

Daily use of aspirin does not reduce occurrence of major cardiovascular events, finds ARRIVE trial

The role of aspirin in preventing a first heart attack or stroke among people at moderate risk of heart disease remains unclear.

28 Aug 2018

Low dose Aspirin daily – benefits and risks measured in two studies

Low dose Aspirin has been advocated to reduce the risk of a second heart attack or a stroke or other heart problems in persons who have had one episode. A major new study published in the Lancet, has found that taking Aspirin to prevent the first heart attack fails to work. In fact the risks of taking low dose Aspirin to prevent the first heart attack outweigh the benefits.

27 Aug 2018

$Study: Microvascular dysfunction can be major cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction$

Study: Microvascular dysfunction can be major cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Microvascular dysfunction, or small vessel disease, can be an important cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (preserved pumping capacity), an international team including researchers from Karolinska Institutet and AstraZeneca report in a study published in The European Heart Journal.

27 Aug 2018

Study shows new options to lower heart disease risk in people with diabetes

A drug used to manage diabetes may reduce heart disease and death in people with diabetes regardless of their cholesterol levels and whether they are on a statin therapy, suggests a new analysis of the LEADER trial.

27 Aug 2018

Antiplatelet monotherapy appears to be safer but does not reduce risk of heart attack

Long-term antiplatelet monotherapy after stenting is safe but does not reduce the risk of death or heart attack compared to standard dual antiplatelet therapy, according to late breaking results from the GLOBAL LEADERS trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and published in The Lancet.

27 Aug 2018

A jolt to the jugular! You’re insured but still owe $109k for your heart attack

Drew Calver took out his trash cans and then waved goodbye to his wife, Erin, as she left for the grocery store the morning that upended his picture-perfect life.

27 Aug 2018

Cardiovascular disease patients with internal bleeding more likely to be diagnosed with cancer

Patients with cardiovascular disease who develop major internal bleeding are much more likely to be diagnosed with cancer, a large international clinical trial has found.

27 Aug 2018

Hypertensive patients rely on medication rather than decreasing salt intake

Patients with high blood pressure are relying solely on medication to reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure, rather than decreasing salt intake as instructed by their physicians, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018, the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology.

27 Aug 2018

Oxygen therapy does not prevent development of heart failure in patients with heart attack

Oxygen therapy does not prevent the development of heart failure. Neither does it reduce the long-term risk of dying for patients with suspected heart attack.

27 Aug 2018

Heart Attack News and Research

Change in type of breathing tube used for resuscitation can improve odds of survival

Cardiac arrest patients resuscitated with new breathing tube more likely to survive, finds study

Beaumont study shows significant heart health benefits with regular moderate exercise

Developing updated, international approach to identify healthy diet

New trial assesses criteria used to diagnose myocardial infarction

Researchers identify new imaging biomarker to help predict coronary inflammation

Non-invasive test could help avoid unnecessary heart procedures

Study finds cause and history of spontaneous coronary artery dissection

Drug coated balloons are as good as stent implants for treating small blocked arteries

Adults aged over 45 with psychological distress may have high risk of cardiovascular disease

Foods that constitute heart healthy diet for people globally may vary from what was earlier thought

Daily use of aspirin does not reduce occurrence of major cardiovascular events, finds ARRIVE trial

Low dose Aspirin daily – benefits and risks measured in two studies

Study: Microvascular dysfunction can be major cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Study shows new options to lower heart disease risk in people with diabetes

Antiplatelet monotherapy appears to be safer but does not reduce risk of heart attack

A jolt to the jugular! You’re insured but still owe $109k for your heart attack

Cardiovascular disease patients with internal bleeding more likely to be diagnosed with cancer

Hypertensive patients rely on medication rather than decreasing salt intake

Oxygen therapy does not prevent development of heart failure in patients with heart attack

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