Cardiology
What athletes should know about COVID-19, heart damage and working out
(HealthDay)—With evidence mounting that COVID-19 can damage the heart, experts urge people to take precautions when doing vigorous exercise.
Aug 7, 2020
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Coronary Artery Disease
Cardiology
Heart disease medications underused among Hispanic/Latino populations with PAD
Recommended medications for peripheral artery disease and coronary artery disease are underused among Hispanic and Latino people, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Aug 5, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study suggests pregnancy and ovarian function are risk factors for coronary artery disease
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of death in both men and women. Women are more susceptible to CAD during the menopause transition because of loss of ovarian function leading to estrogen deficiency. A new ...
Aug 5, 2020
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Cardiology
Researchers find increase in comorbidities among hospitalized patients with heart failure
A study recently published in the journal Circulation looks at temporal trends in the burden of comorbidities and associated risk of mortality among patients with heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), ...
Jul 30, 2020
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Health
Chocolate is good for the heart
Eating chocolate at least once a week is linked with a reduced risk of heart disease, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology ...
Jul 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study identifies patient- and hospital-level risk factors for death in critically ill COVID-19 patients
More than 3 million people in the United States have been infected with COVID-19 and more than 130,000 have died. More people have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. than in any other country, but few studies offer national data ...
Jul 15, 2020
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Cardiology
Global COVID-19 registry finds strokes associated with COVID-19 are more severe, have higher mortality
Acute ischemic strokes (AIS) associated with COVID-19 are more severe, lead to worse functional outcomes and are associated with higher mortality , according to new research published yesterday in Stroke, a journal of the ...
Jul 10, 2020
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Health informatics
Information recorded over time in medical records tells more about diseases
Electronic health records (EHRs) contain important information about patients' health outlook and the care they receive, but the records are not always precise. A new study describes an approach that uses machine learning, ...
Jun 19, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Heart injury among hospitalized COVID-19 patients associated with higher risk of death
Mount Sinai researchers have found that myocardial injury (heart damage) is prevalent among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and is associated with higher risk of mortality. More specifically, a serious myocardial injury ...
Jun 8, 2020
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Cardiology
Heart attack prevention lags for people with stroke, peripheral artery disease
Although several artery-clogging diseases increase the risk of heart attack, prevention efforts are unequal, according to research presented today at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care & Outcomes Research Scientific ...
May 17, 2020
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