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Impaired mental status linked to doubled risk of death after heart attack in elderly patients

Impaired mental status is associated with a doubled risk of death one year after a heart attack in elderly patients, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

27 Aug 2018

Oral anticoagulant use after hospital discharge may offer protection from non-fatal blood clots

The use of an oral anticoagulant medicine in medically ill patients for 45 days following their discharge from the hospital reduces the rate of non-fatal symptomatic blood clots with no impact on fatal blood clots, according to late breaking results from the MARINER trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

27 Aug 2018

ARRIVE study assesses impact of daily aspirin on heart attacks, strokes

The jury is still out on whether people at moderate risk of a first heart attack or stroke should take daily aspirin to lower their risk, according to late breaking results from the ARRIVE study presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and with simultaneous publication in the Lancet.

27 Aug 2018

Fish oil supplements do not reduce risk of cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes

Fish oil supplements do not prevent heart attacks or strokes in patients with diabetes, according to late breaking results from the ASCEND trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

27 Aug 2018

Heart scans for patients with chest pains could save thousands of lives, suggests study

Heart scans for patients with chest pains could save thousands of lives in the UK, research suggests.The life-saving scans helped to spot those with heart disease so they could be given treatments to prevent heart attacks.

25 Aug 2018

Medicaid health coverage expansion due to ACA decreases uninsured cardiac-related hospitalizations

States that expanded eligibility for their Medicaid program in 2014 when the Affordable Care Act was implemented, saw fewer uninsured patients among major cardiac-related hospitalizations in the first year compared with states that did not expand the program, according to a study released today in JAMA Network Open.

25 Aug 2018

Very high levels of good cholesterol may increase risk of heart attack and death

Very high levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol may be associated with an increased risk of heart attack and death, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

25 Aug 2018

New guidelines help decide if open heart surgery or stent is better after heart attack

New advice on the choice between open heart surgery and inserting a stent via a catheter after a heart attack is launched today.

25 Aug 2018

New guidance helps clear up confusion over how to diagnose heart attack

Confusion over how to diagnose a heart attack is set to be cleared up with new guidance launched today. The 2018 Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction is published online in European Heart Journal, and on the ESC website.

25 Aug 2018

Intensive blood pressure control may pose risk for serious falls and fainting, shows study

Kaiser Permanente research published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found if patients with hypertension taking prescribed medications experience unusually low blood pressures -- systolic blood pressure under 110mmHg -- they are twice as likely to experience a fall or faint as patients whose treated blood pressure remains 110mmHg and above.

25 Aug 2018

UTA professor to develop hydrogel that promotes cardiac repair after heart attacks

A UTA bioengineering professor has won a new $460,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a biodegradable and bioactive hydrogel to repair heart tissue after heart attacks.

25 Aug 2018

ACA Medicaid expansion linked to decline in uninsured hospitalizations for cardiovascular events

Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act was associated with a decline in the proportion of uninsured hospitalizations for major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke and heart failure.

24 Aug 2018

Smoking has increased enormously among the youngest

"Since 1970, campaigns against smoking seem to have been largely successful, but the message has not been able to reach the youngest ages," says professor Cecilie Svanes at Centre for International Health at The University of Bergen.

24 Aug 2018

Scientists identify novel biomarkers that indicate risk of polyneuropathy

Polyneuropathy is one of the most common complications in people with diabetes. However, it can also occur with certain risk factors or diseases before the onset of diabetes.

23 Aug 2018

Daily e-cigarette use could double the risk of heart attacks

Use of e-cigarettes every day can nearly double the odds of a heart attack, according to a new analysis of a survey of nearly 70,000 people, led by researchers at UC San Francisco.

22 Aug 2018

Breastfeeding may reduce risk for stroke in post-menopausal women

Breastfeeding is not only good for babies, there is growing evidence it may also reduce the risk for stroke in post-menopausal women who reported breastfeeding at least one child, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

22 Aug 2018

Elevated LDL cholesterol levels linked to higher risk of CVD death in young, healthy people

Young, healthy people may still face a lifetime risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease if they cannot keep their cholesterol levels in check, according to new observational research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

20 Aug 2018

Statins may improve conditions of people with rare lung disease

In the first study of its kind, researchers have found that cholesterol-lowering statins may improve the conditions of people with a rare lung disease called autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. The research also suggested that two new tests could help diagnose the condition.

17 Aug 2018

Proper treatment, refraining from smoking can reduce heart disease risk from type 2 diabetes

Properly composed treatment and refraining from cigarette consumption can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease resulting from type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. In some cases, the increased risks could theoretically be eliminated.

16 Aug 2018

Hearts of newborn piglets can completely heal after heart attacks

While pigs still cannot fly, researchers have discovered that the hearts of newborn piglets do have one remarkable ability. They can almost completely heal themselves after experimental heart attacks.

15 Aug 2018

Heart Attack News and Research

Impaired mental status linked to doubled risk of death after heart attack in elderly patients

Oral anticoagulant use after hospital discharge may offer protection from non-fatal blood clots

ARRIVE study assesses impact of daily aspirin on heart attacks, strokes

Fish oil supplements do not reduce risk of cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes

Heart scans for patients with chest pains could save thousands of lives, suggests study

Medicaid health coverage expansion due to ACA decreases uninsured cardiac-related hospitalizations

Very high levels of good cholesterol may increase risk of heart attack and death

New guidelines help decide if open heart surgery or stent is better after heart attack

New guidance helps clear up confusion over how to diagnose heart attack

Intensive blood pressure control may pose risk for serious falls and fainting, shows study

UTA professor to develop hydrogel that promotes cardiac repair after heart attacks

ACA Medicaid expansion linked to decline in uninsured hospitalizations for cardiovascular events

Smoking has increased enormously among the youngest

Scientists identify novel biomarkers that indicate risk of polyneuropathy

Daily e-cigarette use could double the risk of heart attacks

Breastfeeding may reduce risk for stroke in post-menopausal women

Elevated LDL cholesterol levels linked to higher risk of CVD death in young, healthy people

Statins may improve conditions of people with rare lung disease

Proper treatment, refraining from smoking can reduce heart disease risk from type 2 diabetes

Hearts of newborn piglets can completely heal after heart attacks

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