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Newly discovered target may prevent progression of liver injury to cancer

Problems like obesity and alcoholism appear to chronically trigger in the liver a receptor known to amplify inflammation in response to invaders like bacteria, scientists report.

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

Aspirin appears to cause major bleeds and have no effect on cancers

Aspirin prevented serious vascular events in patients with diabetes who did not already have cardiovascular disease, but it caused almost as many major bleeds and there was no effect on cancers.

27 Aug 2018

Study: 1 in 12 children taking multiple medications at risk of drug-drug interactions

According to new research from the University of Illinois at Chicago, about one in five children regularly use prescription medications, and nearly one in 12 of those children are at risk for experiencing a harmful drug-drug interaction.

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

Use of medication reminder apps increases people's adherence to cardiovascular medication

We use them for everything from banking to workouts, and now research from the University of Sydney shows mobile apps could potentially save lives by helping people with coronary heart disease keep on top of their medication.

27 Aug 2018

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

Short and fragmented sleep associated with high risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis

Sleeping less than six hours or waking up several times in the night is associated with an increased risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis, which silently hardens and narrows the arteries, according to results of the PESA study 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

Study demonstrates cardiovascular safety of weight loss drug

A weight loss drug does not increase cardiovascular events, according to late breaking results from the CAMELLIA-TIMI 61 trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

27 Aug 2018

Sleeping six to eight hours a night is most beneficial for heart health, suggests study

Researchers have found a sweet spot of six to eight hours sleep a night is most beneficial for heart health. More or less is detrimental. Their findings are presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

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

Mccain’s complicated health care legacy: He hated the ACA. He also saved it.

There are many lawmakers who made their names in health care, seeking to usher through historic changes to a broken system.

27 Aug 2018

Long-term use of solid fuels for cooking linked to high risk of cardiovascular mortality

Long-term use of coal, wood, or charcoal for cooking is associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease, according to a study presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

27 Aug 2018

People with deep forehead wrinkles may have higher risk of cardiovascular mortality

According to research presented in Munich today at the ESC Congress 2018, the annual conference of the European Society of Cardiology, people who have lots of deep forehead wrinkles, more than is typical for their age, may have a higher risk of dying of cardiovascular disease.

27 Aug 2018

Weight loss pill Lorcaserin found to have low cardiovascular risk

Weight loss pills have been discovered and then withdrawn from the market because of the risks that they pose to the heart. Some of them have raised the risk of heart attacks, suicides, heart valve problems significantly and have been thus banned.

27 Aug 2018

Do financial incentives improve weight loss?

With being overweight or obese one of the leading risk factors for illness and death in Australia, a new report by Australia’s national science agency has shown that self-monitoring and personal accountability could be key to losing weight.

26 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

$Entresto drug can be initiated early and safely in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction$

Entresto drug can be initiated early and safely in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction

Data from the TRANSITION study presented today at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich, Germany has shown that Entresto® can be initiated early and safely in a wide range of heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction who have been stabilized after hospitalization due to an acute heart failure episode.

25 Aug 2018

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Newly discovered target may prevent progression of liver injury to cancer

Hypertensive patients rely on medication rather than decreasing salt intake

Aspirin appears to cause major bleeds and have no effect on cancers

Study: 1 in 12 children taking multiple medications at risk of drug-drug interactions

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

Use of medication reminder apps increases people's adherence to cardiovascular medication

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

Short and fragmented sleep associated with high risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis

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

Study demonstrates cardiovascular safety of weight loss drug

Sleeping six to eight hours a night is most beneficial for heart health, suggests study

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

Mccain’s complicated health care legacy: He hated the ACA. He also saved it.

Long-term use of solid fuels for cooking linked to high risk of cardiovascular mortality

People with deep forehead wrinkles may have higher risk of cardiovascular mortality

Weight loss pill Lorcaserin found to have low cardiovascular risk

Do financial incentives improve weight loss?

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

Entresto drug can be initiated early and safely in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction

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