Reports the significance of periodontal disease in predicting heart attack and the chances of surviving an attack in North Carolina. Role of C-reactive protein levels in predicting heart attack; Reduction of the inflammatory state; Importance of oral examinations on heart attack patients.Scott...
The study, published in the journalPLOS Medicine, set out to examine how multimorbidity affected survival after a heart attack by analysing the records of almost 700,000 people in England and Wales in the UK who had a heart attack. Almost 60 per cent of those patients had at least one pre...
IF you are at risk of having a heart attack your chances of surviving are higher if you live in Gympie than the Mary Valley, the Sunshine Coast, South Burnett or Cooloola Coast. Your chances of surviving if you live on Fraser Island are slim indeed. A university study into how your...
Heart attack, death of a section of the muscle of the heart caused by an interruption of blood flow to the area. A heart attack results from obstruction of the coronary arteries. The most common cause is a blood clot that becomes lodged in an area of a c
For Heart Attack Survival, Age Makes a Difference Your age may affect your chance of survival in the hospital after a heart attack, a new study found. A Missed Opportunity After a Heart Attack Many heart attack survivors may be missing out on an opportunity to quit smoking after they leave...
Learn the symptoms and how to diagnose a heart attack, treatment options, and what you can do to reduce your risk.
The pattern of symptoms that develops with each heart attack and the chances of survival are linked to the location and extent of the coronary artery blockage.Most heart attacks result from atherosclerosis. The risk factors for heart attack and atherosclerosis are basically the same:...
Patients with high blood sugar run an increased risk of dying if they have a heart attack, and diabetics are less likely to survive in-hospital cardiac arrest than non-diabetics, reveals research at the Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenbur
heart attack n. Sudden interruption or insufficiency of the supply of blood to the heart, typically resulting from occlusion or obstruction of a coronary artery and often characterized by severe chest pain. Also calledmyocardial infarction.
France, but barely 1 in 10 people survive with timely help[1]. Immediate action, such as performing CPR and using a defibrillator to deliver an electric shock, can significantly increase survival chances. In fact, the use of an AED during cardiac arrest boosts the likelihood of survival by ...