When the heart suddenly can’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs after a heart attack, women ages 18-55 get less aggressive care in the hospital and are more likely to die prior to discharge than men the same age, according to new research in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association (AHA) journal.… Continue reading Unequal Treatment for Female Heart Attack Patients?
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Very Low Blood Pressure Isn’t Always a Good Thing
Patients who have unusually low blood pressure and are taking prescribed medications are twice as likely to experience a fall or faint as are those whose treated blood pressure is higher, according to a new study. The Kaiser Permanente research, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, focused on patients whose systolic blood pressure… Continue reading Very Low Blood Pressure Isn’t Always a Good Thing
Study: Some Drugs for Kidneys May Damage the Organ
A specific combination of drugs designed to protect the kidneys may be damaging the organ, according to research from the University of Virginia School Medicine. Researchers identified the potential problem while studying strange kidney lesions in mice that cannot make the enzyme renin. Such lesions are also seen in patients with high blood pressure. The… Continue reading Study: Some Drugs for Kidneys May Damage the Organ