Medical News
Oxygen therapy for patients suffering from a heart attack does not prevent heart failure
EurekAlert! - 26 Aug 2018 06:00
(Karolinska Institutet) Oxygen therapy does not prevent the development of heart failure. Neither does it reduce the long-term risk of dying for patients with suspected heart attack. This has been proven for the first ti...
Cooking with coal, wood, or charcoal associated with cardiovascular death
EurekAlert! - 26 Aug 2018 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Long-term use of coal, wood, or charcoal for cooking is associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease, according to a study presented today at ESC Congress 2018.
Deep forehead wrinkles may signal a higher risk for cardiovascular mortality
EurekAlert! - 26 Aug 2018 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Are wrinkles just an inevitable consequence of aging, or could they signal something more sinister?
Four out of 10 patients with atrial fibrillation have unknown brain damage
EurekAlert! - 26 Aug 2018 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Four out of 10 patients with atrial fibrillation but no history of stroke or transient ischemic attack have previously unknown brain damage, according to the first results of the Swiss At...
Impaired mental status is associated with doubled death risk after heart attack in elderly
EurekAlert! - 26 Aug 2018 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Impaired mental status is associated with a doubled risk of death one year after a heart attack in elderly patients, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018.
Patients with high blood pressure unlikely to reduce salt
EurekAlert! - 26 Aug 2018 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Patients with high blood pressure are relying solely on medication to reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure, rather than decreasing salt intake as instructed by thei...
Short and fragmented sleep linked to hardened arteries
EurekAlert! - 26 Aug 2018 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Sleeping less than six hours or waking up several times in the night is associated with an increased risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis, which silently hardens and narrows the arteries,...
Apps a timely reminder for those on heart medication
EurekAlert! - 26 Aug 2018 06:00
(University of Sydney) New research from the University of Sydney shows mobile apps could potentially save lives by helping people with coronary heart disease keep on top of their medication. Published today in Heart, th...
Sleeping 5 hours or less a night associated with doubled risk of cardiovascular disease
EurekAlert! - 26 Aug 2018 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Middle-aged men who sleep five hours or less per night have twice the risk of developing a major cardiovascular event during the following two decades than men who sleep seven to eight ho...