Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

MARCH 7, 2024

We all have microplastics in our bodies , but if they show up in carotid artery tissues, patients are nearly two times as likely to experience a stroke, heart attack or related death, according to a study published March 7 in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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American Heart News - Heart News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

found that using cannabis has a significant association with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, independent of tobacco use, with higher odds among the adults. Research Highlights: An analysis of survey data for 430,000 adults in the U.S.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Researchers show that genetic traits influence the cellular composition of atherosclerotic plaques, which over time will affect the risk of such lesions to cause a stroke or heart attack. The new knowledge can be used to improve the risk assessment and treatment of patients with atherosclerosis in the future.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

OCTOBER 9, 2024

An analysis of data in the UK Biobank has found that COVID-19 infection may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and death from any cause for up to three years for people with and without cardiovascular disease, according to new research.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 30, 2024

After a heart attack, aging adults face double or triple the risk of life-threatening complications—like a debilitating stroke or another heart attack—when they move forward with elective noncardiac surgeries too soon, according to new University of Rochester research published in JAMA Surgery.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

AUGUST 20, 2024

Cardiologists have long known that platelets can become "hyperreactive" to cause abnormal clotting that blocks arteries and contributes to heart attack, stroke, and poor blood flow (peripheral artery disease) in the legs of millions of Americans.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

JUNE 6, 2024

Researchers found higher amounts of the sugar alcohol xylitol are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke. The team confirmed the association in a large-scale patient analysis, preclinical research models and a clinical intervention study.

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American Heart News - Heart News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Research Highlights: The risk of a heart attack among adults after a clot-caused stroke or a stroke plus a tear in the wall of a neck artery (carotid or vertebral artery dissection) was almost double within the first year compared to the heart attack.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 5, 2024

Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk of heart attacks or strokes. Researchers said the findings may one day help some patients with stable chest pain avoid invasive coronary angiography.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 12, 2023

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have created an "atlas of atherosclerosis" that reveals, at the level of individual cells, critical processes responsible for forming the harmful plaque buildup that causes heart attacks, strokes, and coronary artery disease.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 29, 2024

A recently unveiled cardiovascular disease risk calculator that measures a patient's risk for heart attack and stroke is better calibrated and more precise than its previous version, but if current treatment guidelines for cholesterol and blood pressure therapy remain unchanged, the new calculator may have unintended consequences, according to research (..)

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DAIC

DECEMBER 13, 2023

MILLER, PHD, LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW "ATHEROSCLEROSIS ATLAS" THAT DETAILS, AT THE LEVEL OF INDIVIDUAL CELLS, CRITICAL PROCESSES RESPONSIBLE FOR FORMING THE HARMFUL PLAQUE BUILDUP THAT CAUSES HEART ATTACKS, STROKES AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. When they break loose, they can be deadly, triggering strokes and heart attacks.

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DAIC

APRIL 6, 2024

milla1cf Sat, 04/06/2024 - 18:32 April 6, 2024 — The first trial of a novel strategy for removing cholesterol from patients’ arteries did not reduce the risk of death, heart attack or stroke within three months of a prior heart attack, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology ’s Annual Scientific Session.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

JUNE 6, 2024

A low-calorie sweetener could be linked to nearly twice the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people who consume high levels of it, CNN reported June 6.

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CardiacWire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Results from the ABYSS trial surprised many at ESC 2024, finding that patients who continue beta-blocker therapy after heart attacks have better long-term outcomes than patients who stop taking the drugs, and they don’t experience the quality of life downsides that some might expect. vs. 2.5%), and stroke (1% vs. 1%).

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JUNE 14, 2024

Researchers have discovered a better way of identifying those at high risk of potential heart attacks and strokes and other major cardiovascular disease (CVD) events.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 11, 2024

Doctors may be able to leverage the new insights to identify patients at greatest risk of having atherosclerotic plaques break free and cause heart attacks or strokes.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Heart attack risk almost doubles in the first year after a stroke or when combined with a tear in a neck artery wall; however, a tear without a stroke does not seem to raise heart attack risk, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2024.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 13, 2024

Blockage of arterial blood vessels caused by atherosclerosis is largely responsible for heart attacks and strokes, which are the most common causes of death worldwide. The complex mechanisms that lead to pathological changes in the arteries are not yet fully understood.

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American Heart News - Heart News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Research Highlights: People who are satisfied with their lives or feel contentment or well-being may be less likely to develop heart disease and stroke than their unsatisfied counterparts. The analysis of health records for more than 120,000 adults.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 31, 2024

Changes to blood pressure over time could be used to identify patients at greatest risk of heart attack and stroke. These are the findings of a new analysis from the ASCOT study, led by researchers from Imperial College London and published in the European Heart Journal.

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DAIC

APRIL 6, 2024

The first trial of a novel strategy for removing cholesterol from patients’ arteries did not reduce the risk of death, heart attack or stroke within three months of a prior heart attack, according to research presented at ACC.24, 24, the American College of Cardiology Annual Annual Scientific Session.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

People who are content with their lives or feel a sense of well-being may be less likely to develop heart disease and/or stroke compared to those with a lower sense of well-being, according to a new analysis published today (Sept. 18) in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Late December is typically a time when holiday stress and winter weather can collide, creating a perfect recipe for a rise in heart attacks and stroke.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

AUGUST 15, 2024

Clogged arteries—which can lead to heart attacks and strokes—can begin to develop in young adulthood. But a new study suggests it may be less likely to happen to those who better adhere to a set of lifestyle behaviors and factors such as maintaining a healthy weight and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol.

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Science Daily - Stroke

AUGUST 25, 2023

Middle-aged adults with three or more unhealthy traits including slightly high waist circumference, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose have heart attacks and strokes two years earlier than their peers, according to new research.

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DAIC

APRIL 8, 2024

The findings call into question the routine use of beta blockers for all patients following a heart attack, which have stood as a mainstay of care for decades. Approximately 50% of heart attack survivors do not experience heart failure. Over a median follow-up period of 3.5

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Having a heart attack significantly increases the risk of developing other serious long-term health conditions, a major new study shows. Up to a third of patients went on to develop heart or kidney failure, 7% had further heart attacks and 38% died from any cause within the nine-year study period.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

APRIL 3, 2024

Over the last three decades, heart disease deaths have plummeted in the US, but a new study suggests cardiovascular benefits apply only to people in higher-income populations. For poor populations, heart attack rates stayed the same or got worse during that 30-year period.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

An irregular sleep-wake cycle is associated with a heightened risk of major cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke, even for those who clock up the recommended nightly hours of shut-eye, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

DECEMBER 19, 2022

On the basis of these findings we told her that she had suffered a heart attack. She asked me why I felt she had had a heart attack and I explained to her that she had had chest pains and the blood test indicating damage to the heart was elevated and that was all we needed to say that she had had a heart attack.

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American Heart News - Stroke News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Research Highlights: An artificial intelligence (AI) system to help guide treatment decisions for stroke patients led to improved stroke care quality and fewer recurrent strokes, heart attacks and vascular death among stroke survivors three months.

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Med Page Today

APRIL 8, 2024

Cumulative incidence of time to first event (MI, stroke. (MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- Chelation to remove lead and other heavy metals didn't improve outcomes for type 2 diabetes patients after myocardial infarction (MI), the TACT2 trial showed.

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Science Daily - Stroke

AUGUST 25, 2023

Patients living with one of the UK's most common heart rhythm conditions are 50% less likely to die from a heart attack or stroke than they were at the start of the millennium, analysis of 70,000 newly diagnosed AF patients' health records has shown.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

DECEMBER 2, 2024

A cancer therapy that prompts the body's immune defenses against viruses and bacteria to attack tumors can make patients more vulnerable to heart attack and stroke.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

More frequent use of cannabis was associated with higher odds of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, finds new study.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Excess cholesterol is known to form artery-clogging plaques that can lead to stroke, arterial disease, heart attack, and more, making it the focus of many heart health campaigns.

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