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Blood platelet score detects previously unmeasured risk of heart attack and stroke

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

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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Microplastics linked to heart attack, stroke: Study

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

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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Cannabis use linked to increase in heart attack and stroke risk

American Heart News - Heart News

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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Sugar substitute linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds

Science Daily - Heart Disease

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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Coronary artery calcium score predictive of heart attacks, strokes

Science Daily - Heart Disease

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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Analysis forecasts more heart attacks and strokes under the new cardiovascular risk calculator tool

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

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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Stroke or stroke plus neck artery tear almost doubled risk of heart attack within a year

American Heart News - Heart News

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.