Medical News
Dr. Marie-Claude Morice to receive the 2021 Andreas Gruntzig Ethica Award
EurekAlert! - 16 May 2021 06:00
(PCR) EuroPCR, taking place online from 18 to 20 May 2021, will be an opportunity for the interventional cardiovascular community to come together and benefit from interactive training with their peers. At this year's we...
Middle-aged women urged to check their blood pressure to avoid heart attacks
EurekAlert! - 16 May 2021 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Women with mildly elevated blood pressure in their early 40s have a two-fold risk of acute coronary syndromes in their 50s compared to their counterparts with normal blood pressure. That'...
Mount Sinai cardiologist leads commission to help reduce burden of women's heart disease
EurekAlert! - 16 May 2021 06:00
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Group's worldwide health recommendations aim to improve outcomes by 2030.
Novel monoclonal antibody can substantially lower triglycerides in patients with acute pancreatitis
EurekAlert! - 16 May 2021 06:00
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) The investigational drug evinacumab reduced triglycerides in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) and a history of hospitalizations for acute pancre...
Novel rehab program improves outcome for older heart-failure patients, study finds
EurekAlert! - 16 May 2021 06:00
(Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center) Heart failure (HF) - when the heart can't pump enough blood and oxygen through the body - affects approximately 6.2 million adults in the United States and is the primary cause of hos...
Study shows online gambling soared during lockdown, especially among regular gamblers
EurekAlert! - 16 May 2021 06:00
(University of Bristol) Regular gamblers were more than six times more likely to gamble online compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research.
Tailored, earlier heart failure rehab has physical, emotional benefits for patients
EurekAlert! - 16 May 2021 06:00
(NIH/National Institute on Aging) An innovative cardiac rehabilitation intervention started earlier and more custom-tailored to the individual improved physical function, frailty, quality-of-life, and depression in hospi...
The Lancet: Experts call for urgent action to reduce global burden of cardiovascular disease in women by 2030
EurekAlert! - 16 May 2021 06:00
(The Lancet) In the first-ever global report on cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women, researchers call for urgent action to improve care and prevention, fill knowledge gaps, and increase awareness to tackle the worldwid...
Zapping nerves with ultrasound lowers drug-resistant blood pressure
EurekAlert! - 16 May 2021 06:00
(Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Brief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves near the kidney lowered blood pressure in people with drug-resistant hypertension, Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian physicians h...