Many patients who suffer a type of heart attack known as an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are treated in the intensive care unit (ICU), despite a relatively low risk of developing a complication requiring ICU care, according to a new study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. A STEMI is caused by a blocked blood supply… Continue reading Study: Many Heart Attack Patients May Be Needlessly Treated in ICU
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Heart Patients Who Are Given Opioids Less Likely to Seek Follow-Up Care
Heart disease patients who were prescribed opioids at hospital discharge were less likely to follow up with their healthcare provider or to participate in heart rehabilitation than patients who were not prescribed the drugs, new research shows. The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, comes as the nation’s opioid epidemic continues,… Continue reading Heart Patients Who Are Given Opioids Less Likely to Seek Follow-Up Care
Needed: A Better Understanding of Heart Disease and Exercise
Although heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States, only 20 percent of adults know how much exercise is needed for a healthy heart, according to a survey by the Cleveland Clinic. The survey also showed 40 percent of Americans are exercising less than that recommended amount… Continue reading Needed: A Better Understanding of Heart Disease and Exercise