Patients hospitalized with heart failure can reduce their odds of requiring re-hospitalization, a heart transplant or death by repeatedly reviewing recorded audio messages about self-care at home, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2020; “My Recorded On-Demand Audio Discharge Instructions (MyROAD®)” is a re-playable audio card containing information for patients… Continue reading Pre-Recorded Messages Can Help Heart Patients
Category: Heart Disease
Heart Attack Protocol Can Improve Outcomes & Reduce Disparities Between Men and Women
Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that implementing a four-step protocol for the most severe type of heart attack not only improved outcomes and reduced mortality in both men and women, but eliminated or reduced the gender disparities in care and outcomes typically seen in this type of event. A release from the clinic notes that… Continue reading Heart Attack Protocol Can Improve Outcomes & Reduce Disparities Between Men and Women
Battling The Leading Cause Of Death For Women: Heart Disease
When researchers in the Netherlands recently compiled data from 32 studies involving more than 300,000 women, they reached a disturbing conclusion. Women who experience early menopause – before the age of 45 – face an increased risk for heart disease and premature death. This is why women who go into early menopause need to pay… Continue reading Battling The Leading Cause Of Death For Women: Heart Disease
Stress Management Can Save Heart Patients’ Lives
Patients recovering from heart attacks or other heart trouble could cut their risk of another heart incident by half if they incorporate stress management into their treatment, according to research from Duke Health. The findings, published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, are the result of a randomized clinical trial of 151 outpatients with… Continue reading Stress Management Can Save Heart Patients’ Lives