Posts Tagged ‘heart attack’
Aspirin coating leads to ‘pseudo’ resistance
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — Low-dose aspirin is often prescribed for people who have suffered a heart attack, but new research finds that the coating on some pills may delay absorption and lead to a false diagnosis of “aspirin resistance.” Continue…
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 16:32 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - Oct 29, 2012 12:34 - 0 Comments
Smokers at higher risk for second stroke
MONASH (AUS) — Stroke survivors who smoke have a greater risk of another stroke, heart attack, or death than those who have never smoked. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 25, 2012 11:58 - 3 Comments
Odds of CPR vary by neighborhood
EMORY (US) — People who live in low-income black neighborhoods are 50 percent less likely to receive CPR from a bystander than those living in other areas, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 6, 2012 12:47 - 1 Comment
Sexual abuse raises heart attack risk for men
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Men who were sexually abused as children are three times more likely to have a heart attack than men who weren’t, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2012 12:48 - 0 Comments
Calculation may lowball heart attack risk
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Men and women may have a false sense of security about their chances of having a heart attack or stroke based on the current practice of calculating a patient’s risk 10 years into the future. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2011 12:43 - 0 Comments
Hospital transfers too slow for heart patients
YALE (US) — Most heart attack patients transferred between hospitals for angioplasty are not moved as quickly as they should be, according to the first national study of “door-in door-out” transfer time. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 26, 2011 10:05 - 1 Comment
Heart patients beat angioplasty clock
YALE (US) — Almost all heart attack patients who need angioplasty currently receive it within 90 minutes of being admitted to the hospital, a marked improvement from five years ago. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 20, 2011 16:40 - 1 Comment
Nanopatch may heal heart damage
BROWN U. (US) — When you suffer a heart attack, a part of your heart dies. In tests, a new nanopatch shows promise in helping bring dead regions of the heart back to life. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 18, 2010 12:07 - 0 Comments
CPR: Compressions, not breaths
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Heart attack patients whose hearts have stopped beating fare better if resuscitators skip the rescue breaths and only do chest compression. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 29, 2010 10:51 - 1 Comment
To predict hardened arteries, go with the flow
EMORY (US)—A new animal model of atherosclerosis has allowed researchers to identify a host of genes turned on or off during the initial stages of the process, before plaque appears in the affected blood vessel. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 28, 2010 13:36 - 3 Comments
When good cholesterol goes bad
U. ROCHESTER (US)—HDL cholesterol, long thought of as “good” cholesterol actually places certain patients at high risk for recurrent coronary events, including chest pain, heart attack, and death. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 28, 2010 12:05 - 2 Comments
Built-in bypass bolstered by key molecule
UNC-CHAPEL HILL(US)—An abundance of tiny specialized blood vessels, called collaterals, can reduce damage caused by a blocked artery—such as stroke, heart attack, or leg injury—by enlarging to create a natural bypass. Research shows that this ability is related to levels of nitric oxide, a key signaling molecule. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2010 13:55 - 3 Comments
Highway pollution drives up heart risk
USC (US)—Exposure to air pollution accelerates the thickening of artery walls that leads to cardiovascular disease, reports a new study—the first to link outdoor air quality and progression of atherosclerosis in humans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 11, 2010 16:15 - 0 Comments
To protect heart, compound props up enzyme
INDIANA U.—Researchers have determined how a “chemical chaperone” does its job in the body, which could lead to a new class of drugs to help reduce the muscle damage caused by heart attacks. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 14, 2009 13:08 - 0 Comments
Sensor gauges good vs. killer plaque
USC (US)—A new tool may help clinicians distinguish cardiac emergencies requiring immediate surgical intervention from chronic problems that can be treated with diet and medication. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 4, 2009 17:54 - 0 Comments
Body’s own chemical could cut ticker toxins
EMORY (US)—Scientists have found a way of getting a naturally occurring antioxidant directly into the hearts of rats, with the hope that someday this discovery could improve the health of human heart-attack sufferers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2009 14:39 - 3 Comments
Big dose of x-ray after heart attack
DUKE (US)—Acute heart attack patients receive an average dose of radiation that is equal to 725 chest X-rays, or 30 percent of the recommended annual limit, during an average hospital admission, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 20, 2009 17:01 - 2 Comments
Mummy’s curse: hardened arteries
UC IRVINE (US)—Hardening of the arteries has been detected in both male and female Egyptian mummies as old as 3,500 years, suggesting that factors causing heart attacks and strokes are not solely byproducts of modern times. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 16, 2009 14:28 - 0 Comments
Brain maps may trace early signs of disorder
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Computer-analyzed measurements of the brain’s topography—its unique dips, swells, and crevasses—may lead to early diagnosis of mental disorders, increasing the likelihood of effective treatment. (more…)
