Research touts angioplasty over clot-busting drugs; Heart attack:It is more effective when done in a hospital that specializes in the procedureASSOCIATED PRESS
Research by Johns Hopkins Medicine, published inJAMA Neurology, shows a link between heart attacks and faster cognitive decline over the years following the event. Despite no immediate cognitive decline after a heart attack, the event was found to speed up cognitive aging by six to 13 years. Th...
added, "Health data is a vital research resource that can transform how we address some of the biggest challenges in health care. By developing the clearest picture yet of factors that may put some people with mystery chest pain at greater risk, this research could help more people avoid...
Cardiogenic shock occurs in about 5% to 10% of heart attacks and is among the main drivers ofheart attack-related deaths. It occurs when the heart suddenly cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs, depriving the heart and other vital organs of oxygen and often leading to death wi...
We construct risk predictors using polygenic scores (PGS) computed from common Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) for a number of complex disease conditions, using L1-penalized regression (also known as LASSO) on case-control data from UK Biobank. Am
Research finds association between certain pain relievers and heart attack by Morgan Sherburne,University of Florida Myocardial Infarction or Heart Attack. Credit: Blausen Medical Communications/Wikipedia/CC-A 3.0 (Medical Xpress)—For women taking certain kinds of pain relievers, a heart attack could ...
Mission: Lifeline Heart Attack 101. American Heart Association. 02 Mar 2011. http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthcareResearch/Mission-Lifeline/MissionLifeline-Heart-Attack-101_UCM_314000_Article.jsp#.TqdyF7IzCSo Reviewed Wed October 26, 2011 by Michele Blacksberg RN Edited by Jody Smith Mor...
Commonly known as a “heart attack,” where there is irreversible necrosis or death of myocardium (heart muscle) from partial or complete occlusion or blockage of one or more coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart itself. Myocardial ischemia Blood flow to the myocardium (heart muscle)...
"We found people who are genetically predisposed to stress tend to have a strikingly higher probability of developing aheart attackafter these stressful events," said Shady Abohashem, MD, instructor of cardiovascular imaging in the Cardiology Department and Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center at Massa...
5. Heart disease has several types in which coronary artery disease (CAD) is the common one that can lead to chest pain, stroke, and heart attack. The other types of heart disease include heart rhythm problems, congestive heart failure, congenital heart disease (birth time heart disease), ...