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Breakthrough Research Identifies Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism after Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer

DAIC

The risk factors for postoperative embolism included Black race, interstitial fibrosis, advanced-stage disease requiring bilobectomy or pneumonectomy, and increased operative duration. Of these patients, 758 developed blood clots that moved to the lungs after surgery.

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How Smoking Affects Your Heart and Increases Surgery Risk

MIBHS

This damage accelerates the formation of plaques, leading to atherosclerosisa condition where arteries narrow and harden, restricting blood flow. Increased Blood Clot Risk: Smoking enhances the bloods clotting tendency, raising the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

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Relation Between Stroke and Heart Disease

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Stroke is often due to sudden loss of blood supply to a region of the brain which usually results in paralysis of a part of the body. In general, risk factors for stroke and some forms of heart disease are similar. Strokes due to blocks in blood vessels, can be seen along with blocks in blood vessels of the heart.

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How to Prevent an Atrial Fibrillation Attack

AMS Cardiology

In some cases, AFib can also increase the risk of stroke, blood clots and heart failure. Maintain a Healthy Weight – Excess weight is a major risk factor for AFib. This irregular heartbeat can lead to a racing pulse, shortness of breath, dizziness and fatigue. How Do You Know If You Have AFib?

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MINOCA : When a heart attack is not a heart attack

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Genetics and physiological stress are also risk factors. Coronary artery embolism – In this scenario, a blood clot which forms elsewhere goes down a coronary artery, causing a blockage but by the time we do the angiogram, the clot has dissipated and we see unobstructed vessels.

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How Mental Health Can Affect Your Heart Health

MIBHS

The exact mechanisms behind this link are complex, but it’s believed that the combination of lifestyle factors associated with depression (such as poor diet, lack of exercise, and smoking) and the physiological effects of depression on the body (including inflammation and blood clotting) can contribute to heart problems.

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Gujarat’s 2023 Cardiac Crisis! EMRI got 1 call every 7.5 mins

Wellnest

Chirag Doshi, the director of the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre (UNMICRC), has highlighted the increasing global incidence of cardiovascular diseases, attributing it to lifestyle choices and various risk factors. To explain the same in detail, we have also covered the , rise in JN.1