News tagged with cardiac risk
Severe psoriasis linked to major adverse cardiovascular events
Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin disease, and if severe, has been demonstrated to be a risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) disease. However, the degree to which psoriasis is associated with major adverse cardiac events ...
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Apr 04, 2011 |
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Scientists identify new marker for heart disease
A new study from the Libin Cardiovascular Institute at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine is shedding light on an underlying cause of heart disease.
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Feb 22, 2011 |
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Mount Sinai pioneers new cardiac imaging device
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time developed a way to visualize coronary artery plaques vulnerable to rupture using multi-color computed tomography (CT), an innovation that will lead to ...
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Aug 16, 2010 |
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Early menopause linked to higher risk of future cardiovascular disease
Women who experience early menopause appear to have more than twice the risk of having a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular disease event later in life than do women who do not go through early menopause, a new ...
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Jun 21, 2010 |
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Molecular imaging can improve effectiveness of novel therapy for advanced heart disease
Molecular imaging may improve the success rate of a new therapy for patients with advanced heart disease, according to a study unveiled at SNM's 57th Annual Meeting. Researchers used a hybrid form of molecular imaging to ...
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Jun 07, 2010 |
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Students with a lower socioeconomic background benefit from daily school physical activity
German school students -- especially those with low socioeconomic status (SES) -- significantly improved their exercise capacity and body leanness after a year of daily physical activity classes, according to research presented ...
Nov 17, 2009 |
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ACC/AHA revised guidelines for the perioperative use of beta blockers to minimize cardiac risk
Cardiac complications around the time of noncardiac surgery are relatively common and can be serious. The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) today release a Focused Update to the ...
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Thinner thighs, weaker heart
Men and women whose thighs are less than 60cm in circumference have a higher risk of premature death and heart disease, according to research published on BMJ.com today. The study also concluded that individuals whose thighs ...
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Sep 03, 2009 |
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Walking often and far reduces risks in heart patients
An exercise program that burns a lot of calories reduced cardiac risk factors better than standard cardiac rehabilitation in overweight coronary patients, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart As ...
May 11, 2009 |
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New tool calculates risk of bleeding in heart attack patients
With eight basic medical facts in hand, doctors can now estimate the risk of bleeding for a patient having a heart attack. Using clinical variables, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Duke ...
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Apr 14, 2009 |
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Heart screening unnecessary in type 2 diabetes patients with no symptoms
Routine screening for coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetes patients with no symptoms of angina or a history of coronary disease is unnecessary and may lead initially to more invasive and costly heart procedures, according ...
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Apr 14, 2009 |
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Study reveals worrying survival gap between rich and poor after heart surgery
People from the most deprived areas of England have a far higher risk of death after cardiac surgery than people from the least deprived areas, finds a large study published on bmj.com today.
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Feeling down and out could break your heart, literally
New data published in the March 17, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggest that relatively healthy women with severe depression are at increased risk of cardiac events, including sudden cardia ...
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Rhythm abnormality of unknown origin strongly predicts sudden death risk in heart disease patients
Researchers conducting a large, ongoing study to improve detection and prevention of sudden cardiac death were surprised to discover that a specific heart rhythm abnormality - idiopathic QT interval prolongation - increased ...
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Feb 02, 2009 |
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