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Acute myocardial infarction increased in people with epilepsy between 2008 and 2017, finds study

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

The prevalence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in people with epilepsy increased from 2008 to 2017, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in Frontiers in Neurology.

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Cardiovascular Disease and Deaths On the Rise

CardiacWire

From 2017 to 2020, adult obesity prevalence in the U.S. Sedentary behavior is also on the rise in America, with self-reported daily sitting times increasing from 332 min/day in 2007 to 351 min/day in 2017. was 41.8%, while obesity-related CV deaths tripled from 1999 to 2020 (2.2 deaths per 100k people). The percentage of U.S.

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High blood pressure a concern for adolescents and young adults in U.S.

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: In the first study, nearly 23% of young adults (ages 18-39 years) included in the NHANES 2017-2020 datasets had high blood pressure (130/80 mm Hg or greater). In addition, they were more likely to self-report being uninsured, food.

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HeartSciences Announces Allowance of U.S Patent for AI-ECG Assessment of Left Ventricular and Right Ventricular Heart Dysfunction

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GBD 2017 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet 2018;392:1789–1858.

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Improving antiarrhythmic therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation using common genetic variants

Heart BMJ

Figure 1 Potential future approaches to antiarrhythmic therapy incorporating information from common variants The study involved a European cohort of patients with AF prescribed flecainide between 2017 and 2021. The prevalence of.

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Abstract WP288: Epidemiological Analysis of Incidence, Treatment, Mortality and Costs of Cerebrovascular Diseases in Brazil Between 2017 and 2022

Stroke Journal

Results:Between 2017 and 2022, 1,283,435 CVD cases were notified (SAH=4,7%; ICH= 8.8%; and ischemic stroke=86.5%). in 2017 to 2.3% in 2017 to 2.3% in 2017 to R$ 537,511,793.62 were Male and 47.6% were Female. Mortality percentages were: SAH=20.2%, ICH=25.3%, Ischemic Stroke=15.3%. in 2022 of all ischemic strokes.

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Prevalence and relevance of H558R in the efficacy and toxicity of flecainide in patients with atrial fibrillation: a cohort study

Heart BMJ

Methods This cohort study included patients diagnosed with AF and prescribed flecainide between 2017 and 2021 in a regional health area. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of the H558R polymorphism in a European cohort of patients with AF and examine its association with flecainide’s effects on AF recurrence and toxicity.