The most common and potentially lethal complication following a heart attack is the heart’s inability to do one of its most basic jobs: beat at a normal rate. According to a release from Cornell University, Following myocardial infarction the heart muscle cells are replaced by fibroblasts and new blood vessels, which do not conduct electricity… Continue reading New Gene Therapy Sparks Healthy Heart Beats
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Dietary Sodium’s Impact May Not Be Offset by Other Aspects of A Diet
An international study suggests other aspects of the diet may not offset the harmful effect of sodium on blood pressure. The study, published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension, also reaffirms the need for widespread sodium reduction in the food supply. Researchers reviewed data on sodium intake and intake of 80 nutrients, such as… Continue reading Dietary Sodium’s Impact May Not Be Offset by Other Aspects of A Diet
10 Questions to Ask about Your Heart-Disease Risk
Editor’s note: Heart disease is the number-one killer among women in the U.S. It’s essential that you know your own risk, and what you can do to lower it. Here, from the experts at the National Institute on Aging, are ten crucial questions to ask your doctor or nurse. If you think you won’t remember… Continue reading 10 Questions to Ask about Your Heart-Disease Risk
Stopping Aspirin Therapy Can Be Dangerous: Study
Editor’s Note: Here, from the American Heart Association, an update on aspirin therapy and why it may be risky to quit it: Stopping long-term, low-dose aspirin therapy may increase your risk of suffering a cardiovascular event, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation. Aspirin, taken in low doses, is used to… Continue reading Stopping Aspirin Therapy Can Be Dangerous: Study
Widely Used Heart-Attack Test Said to Be Ineffective
New research indicates that a widely ordered blood test has no efficacy in evaluating patients with suspected heart attack. The investigation was done by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic; it ompiled peer-reviewed evidence and crafted a guideline designed to help physicians and medical centers stop the use… Continue reading Widely Used Heart-Attack Test Said to Be Ineffective
Adherence to Statins Drops off Following Heart Attacks
A substantial proportion of patients prescribed high-intensity statins following hospitalization for a heart attack did not continue taking this medication with good adherence at two years after discharge. That is the finding of a 2017 study done at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York and published by JAMA Cardiology. A release from… Continue reading Adherence to Statins Drops off Following Heart Attacks
6 Things I Learned from My Hollywood Heart Attack
Few life experiences described as ‘unremarkable’ merit high approval. A doctor’s appointment that concludes with ‘unremarkable’ in your medical chart is one. A seamless, multi-stop transatlantic airline flight is another. I had just landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport after one such unremarkable flight, my husband of 36 years beside me. I felt rested and energized, and mused… Continue reading 6 Things I Learned from My Hollywood Heart Attack
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Are Safe, Possibly Beneficial After Heart Attack
Men who filled prescriptions for erectile dysfunction drugs in the years following a heart attack had a substantially lower risk of dying or being hospitalized for heart failure than men who did not use these drugs, according to a study presentED at the American College of Cardiology’s 66th Annual Scientific Session IN 2017. A release… Continue reading Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Are Safe, Possibly Beneficial After Heart Attack
Trainer Bob Harper Had a Heart Attack: Does This Mean We’re All Doomed?
When a fitness guru suffers from a heart attack, where does that leave the rest of us? That’s what Bob Harper’s heart attack, just a few weeks ago, is leaving many people wondering. You may know Bob Harper, 51, as star trainer turned host from NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.” He has authored several weight loss… Continue reading Trainer Bob Harper Had a Heart Attack: Does This Mean We’re All Doomed?
A Controversial Study on Heart-Disease Risk
A new study is raising questions about a tool designed to help physicians prevent heart disease and stroke among people at high risk for those diseases. At issue in the analysis published Monday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology is the “risk calculator,” which aims to help identify people who may face… Continue reading A Controversial Study on Heart-Disease Risk
Mind-Body Medicine Can Ward Off Heart Attacks
Mind-body medicine (MBM) is a holistic approach that has the potential to ward off more heart attacks than conventional prevention programs. That is the conclusion reached by Holger Cramer and colleagues in a systematic review and meta-analysis presented in the November 2015 ssue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt. The team showed that MBM in cardiac patients has… Continue reading Mind-Body Medicine Can Ward Off Heart Attacks
Even When Heart Attack Patients Are in a Coma, Reducing Body Temperature Saves Brain Functions
Survivors of cardiac arrest who remain in comas have better survival and neurological outcomes when their body temperatures are lowered, according to research done in November 2015 by Dr. Sarah Perman at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and published the journal Circulation. It was funded by the National Institutes of Health. A release… Continue reading Even When Heart Attack Patients Are in a Coma, Reducing Body Temperature Saves Brain Functions
Increased Risk of a Heart Attack Right After Joint Replacement Surgery
Boston-based researchers found that osteoarthritis patients who had total knee or hip joint replacement surgery known as arthroplasty were at increased risk of heart attacks (myocardial infarction) in the early post-operative period. However, the good news is that long-term risk of heart attacks did not persist. Yet the not-so-good news is that the risk for… Continue reading Increased Risk of a Heart Attack Right After Joint Replacement Surgery
White Menopausal Women Have Lower Risk of Dying from Heart Attack Than Men or Black Women Do
While menopause is commonly considered a risk factor for heart disease, menopausal women had a lower risk of dying from heart attack than men, according to research done at the University of Michigan and published in July 2015 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. However, this difference was less pronounced among blacks. A… Continue reading White Menopausal Women Have Lower Risk of Dying from Heart Attack Than Men or Black Women Do
Older Patients and Implantable Defibrillators
Fewer one in 10 heart attack patients over 65 get an implantable defibrillator within a year of their heart attacks, according to a study from Duke Medicine. The most likely reasons for the low rate included advanced age, transitions in care between the hospital and an outpatient clinic, and a mandatory waiting period to… Continue reading Older Patients and Implantable Defibrillators
Promoting Regeneration of Heart Tissue
A team led by Ed Morrisey, PhD, a professor of Medicine and Cell and Developmental Biology and the scientific director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has shown that a subset of RNA molecules, called microRNAs, is important for cardiomyocyte cell proliferation during development… Continue reading Promoting Regeneration of Heart Tissue
Stress Linked to Poor Recovery from Heart Attack in Women
Younger women who have suffered heart attacks go through more stress than their male counterparts, and that could lead to a worse recovery, according to new findings by Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues. “Women tend to report greater stress and more stressful life events than men, potentially because of their different roles… Continue reading Stress Linked to Poor Recovery from Heart Attack in Women
Advice from Mayo: How to Shovel Safely
Shoveling snow can be good exercise, but it’s been linked to heart attacks as well. If you, like millions of other people, plan to be shoveling this winter, you should check with your doctor first – and once you’ve gotten the OK, follow these smart strategies from the Mayo Clinic Health System: • If you… Continue reading Advice from Mayo: How to Shovel Safely