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Heart Pump Improves Survival After Severe Heart Attacks

DAIC

milla1cf Mon, 04/08/2024 - 18:07 April 8, 2024 — Implantation of the Impella CP micro-axial flow pump in the hours after a heart attack significantly increased the rate of survival at six months among people suffering cardiogenic shock, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology ’s Annual Scientific Session.

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A Patient’s Journey Through Sudden Heart Failure to a Life-Saving Heart Transplant

CTVS

One of the most common health issues facing men is heart disease. A precursor to heart attacks and heart failure, heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in men over recent years. If you think it can’t happen to you, think again. 43-year-old Brandon… Source

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10 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Heart Health

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Most people think of heart disease as a problem for older people. While it is true that the older you are, the higher the risk of a heart attack, the process of plaque buildup starts early in life. The average age of these heart donors? Heart Disease Doesn’t Kill People. Heart Attacks Kill People.

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Using Stem Cell-derived Heart Muscle Cells to Advance Heart Regenerative Therapy

DAIC

Myocardial infarctions , commonly known as “heart attacks,” are on the rise, resulting in a significant number of deaths each year. Heart attacks typically kill millions of cardiac muscle cells, leaving the heart in a weakened state.

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A teenager with chest pain, a troponin below the limit of detection, and "benign early repolarization"

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He was readmitted a few weeks later for a heart failure exacerbation, diuresed, and discharged again. The last information available is that the patient was undergoing heart transplant evaluation. She died before she could get a heart transplant. They just could not believe that a young woman could have an OMI.

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Why You Probably Already Have Heart Disease But Just Don't Know It.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

The mistake most people make when it comes to heart disease is thinking that when someone has a heart attack that, the condition of ‘heart disease’ just appeared. Heart attacks present suddenly. But heart disease presents slowly. But so do ‘Young People’ Here’s why.