News tagged with ischemic heart disease
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Research shows fish oil component given up to 5 hours after stroke limits brain damage
Research led by Dr. Nicolas Bazan, Boyd Professor, Villere Chair, and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center, has shown that Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a component of fish oil, is ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Brain may age faster in people whose hearts pump less blood
Keep your heart healthy and you may slow down the aging of your brain, according to a new study reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Aug 02, 2010 |
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Thyroid condition increases stroke risk in young adults
Young adults with overactive thyroid face a 44 percent increased risk of stroke compared to those with normal thyroid function, according to a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 02, 2010 |
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Total fat, trans fat linked to higher incidence of ischemic stroke
Post-menopausal women who reported consuming the most daily dietary fat had a 40 percent higher incidence of clot-caused strokes compared to women who ate the least amount, according to research presented at the American ...
Feb 24, 2010 |
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Single men, unhappily married men may have higher risk of fatal stroke
Single or unhappily married men may have an elevated risk of fatal stroke in the coming decades, according to a large study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010.
Feb 24, 2010 |
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Ginkgo biloba doesn’t prevent cardiovascular events but may have potential peripheral artery disease benefits
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ginkgo biloba didn’t prevent cardiovascular death or major events such as heart attack and stroke in people age 75 and older, but the herb may affect peripheral vascular disease, according to research reported ...
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Nov 26, 2009 |
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Findings suggest lipid assessment in vascular disease can be simplified, without the need to fast
Lipid assessment in vascular disease can be simplified by measuring either total and HDL cholesterol levels or apolipoproteins, without the need to fast and without regard to triglyceride levels, according to a study in the ...
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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Protein unfolding is key for understanding blood clot mechanics: study
Fibrin, the chief ingredient of blood clots, is a remarkably versatile polymer. On one hand, it forms a network of fibers -- a blood clot -- that stems the loss of blood at an injury site while remaining ...
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Aug 06, 2009 |
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Limited data suggest possible association between Agent Orange exposure
A new report from the Institute of Medicine finds suggestive but limited evidence that exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War is associated with an increased chance of developing ischemic ...
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Jul 24, 2009 |
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Abnormal EKG can predict death in stroke patients
People who suffer an ischemic stroke and also have an abnormality in the heart's electrical cycle are at a higher risk of death within 90 days than people who do not have abnormal electrical activity at the time of emergency ...
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Mar 20, 2009 |
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Aspirin improves survival in women with stable heart disease, study
New results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Observational Study provide additional evidence that aspirin may reduce the risk of death in postmenopausal women who have heart disease or who have had a stroke. Jacques ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Kidney disease increases the risk of stroke in patients
Chronic kidney disease increases the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of heart arrhythmia, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente researchers in the current online issue ...
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Mar 04, 2009 |
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