News tagged with heart complications

Surgical castration of cats, dogs leads to increased tendency to postoperative coagulation, inflammatory changes

Dogs and cats that are sterilised or castrated develop a stress response: inflammatory changes and an increased tendency to coagulation after the operation.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People with mental illness receive inadequate mass screening for prevention of medical conditions

Dr Alex Mitchell, of the Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine at the University of Leicester, led the study which has been published in the journal General Hospital Psychiatry.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart surgeries can trigger a multitude of complications

Strokes, seizures and other neurological complications related to heart surgery account for "considerable morbidity and mortality," Loyola University Health System neurologists report in the November issue of the journal ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diabetes complications a huge health care burden in poorer countries, not just the developed world

A study published this week in PLoS Medicine finds that major diabetes complications are a huge economic burden to health care systems around the world, adding new evidence in an area that has focused on cost estimates almost ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Poll: Many parents, high-priority adults who tried to get H1N1 vaccine unable to get it

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new national poll from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that a majority of adults who tried to get the H1N1 vaccine for themselves or their children have been unable ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kidney function decline increases risk of heart failure and premature death

Declining kidney function is linked to a higher risk of heart failure, heart attack, peripheral arterial disease, and early death in individuals with or without kidney disease, according to a pair of studies appearing in ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Angina in the legs? Time to alert patients and physicians

Edmonton researchers recommend that people over age 40 be screened for peripheral artery disease (PAD), which puts people at high risk for serious medical complications including heart disease, stroke, and possible lower ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene test determines risk of heart surgery complications

Genetic differences can explain why some patients undergoing heart surgery later experience shock and kidney complications, according to a study by researchers at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prostate cancer therapy increases risk of fractures and cardiovascular-related death

Prostate cancer patients who undergo therapy to decrease testosterone levels increase their risk of developing bone- and heart-related side effects compared to patients who do not take these medications, according to a new ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0