Heart attacks - Cardiovascular Update

Hospitals with highest, lowest 30-day mortality rates for heart attack patients

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

OCTOBER 14, 2024

New York City-based NYU Langone hospital had the lowest 30-day mortality rate for heart attack patients in the U.S. between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released July 31.

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History of COVID-19 found to double long-term risk of heart attack, stroke and death

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A history of COVID-19 can double the risk of heart attack, stroke or death according to new research led by Cleveland Clinic and the University of Southern California.

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1st COVID wave infections tied to stroke, heart attack risks

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

OCTOBER 14, 2024

People who had a confirmed case of COVID-19 during the pandemic's first wave have twice the risk of heart attack, stroke and death compared to those who were never infected, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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COVID-19 infection appeared to increase risk of heart attack & stroke up to 3 years later

American Heart News - Heart News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Research Highlights: An analysis of UK Biobank health data that included adults who had mild to severe COVID-19 before vaccines were available found an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death among those adults during the nearly three-year.

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Invention quickly detects earliest sign of heart attack

Science Daily - Heart Disease

OCTOBER 16, 2024

With heart attacks, every second counts. A new blood test diagnoses them in minutes rather than hours and could be adapted as a tool for first responders and people at home.

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When you have a ‘silent’ heart attack

Heart Sisters

AUGUST 4, 2024

"People often believe that their 'silent' heart attack is something else - like the flu or a pulled muscle. Much later, when they end up getting diagnosed with a heart attack that they didn't know they were having, they might recall an episode of feeling vaguely unwell." - Dr. Leslie Cho

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Signatures of heart attack

Science Daily - Heart Disease

MAY 22, 2024

Researchers have mapped the immune response in heart attacks and identified signatures that correlate with the clinical progression.

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20 hospitals with the lowest, highest heart attack death rates

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

AUGUST 29, 2024

Discover the top hospitals with the lowest and highest death rates for heart attack patients, according to CMS data. NYU Langone Hospitals ranks #1

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COVID-19 infection appeared to increase risk of heart attack and stroke up to 3 years later

Science Daily - Heart Disease

OCTOBER 9, 2024

An analysis of data in the UK Biobank has found that COVID-19 infection may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and death from any cause for up to three years for people with and without cardiovascular disease, according to new research.

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Johns Hopkins-designed tech diagnoses heart attack in minutes

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University has designed a chip capable of diagnosing heart attacks within minutes, according to a study published Oct. 15 in Advanced Science.

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How Hollywood is perpetuating heart attack misconceptions

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

AUGUST 15, 2024

Study reveals how movies perpetuate misconceptions about heart attacks, with limited representation of women and people of color, potentially impacting public

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Is long-term beta-blocker therapy needed after a heart attack?

Science Daily - Heart Disease

AUGUST 30, 2024

The appropriate duration of beta-blocker treatment after a heart attack (a myocardial infarction [MI]) is unknown in patients who do not need to take beta-blockers for another reason.

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Hospitals with highest, lowest heart attack readmission rates

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Two Michigan hospitals had the highest excess readmission ratios for heart attack patients in the U.S. between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2022, according to CMS data released July 31.

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Microplastics linked to heart attack, stroke: Study

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

MARCH 7, 2024

We all have microplastics in our bodies , but if they show up in carotid artery tissues, patients are nearly two times as likely to experience a stroke, heart attack or related death, according to a study published March 7 in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Cannabis use linked to increase in heart attack and stroke risk

American Heart News - Heart News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

found that using cannabis has a significant association with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, independent of tobacco use, with higher odds among the adults. Research Highlights: An analysis of survey data for 430,000 adults in the U.S.

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Unnecessary use of beta-blockers after a heart attack?

Science Daily - Heart Disease

APRIL 8, 2024

Half of all patients discharged from hospital after a heart attack are treated with beta-blockers unnecessarily, new study suggests.

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Home test reveals the risk of heart attack in five minutes

Science Daily - Heart Disease

JULY 3, 2024

Researchers have created a questionnaire test for home use that quickly identifies high risk of heart attack. A study shows that it has the same level of accuracy as blood tests and blood pressure measurements.

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Chelation Therapy Does Not Improve Outcomes after Heart Attack

DAIC

APRIL 8, 2024

The TACT2 study was designed to replicate the results of a previous trial, TACT , which reported in 2012 that chelation reduced subsequent cardiovascular events after a heart attack. and Canadian patients with diabetes and a history of heart attack,” said Gervasio A. and Canada.

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Coronary artery calcium score predictive of heart attacks, strokes

Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 5, 2024

Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk of heart attacks or strokes. Researchers said the findings may one day help some patients with stable chest pain avoid invasive coronary angiography.

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Hospitals with the lowest readmission rates for heart attack patients

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Discover the hospitals with the highest and lowest hospital return days for heart attack patients, according to CMS data collected from July 2019 to June 2022.

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Sugar substitute linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds

Science Daily - Heart Disease

JUNE 6, 2024

Researchers found higher amounts of the sugar alcohol xylitol are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke. The team confirmed the association in a large-scale patient analysis, preclinical research models and a clinical intervention study.

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Blood platelet score detects previously unmeasured risk of heart attack and stroke

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

AUGUST 20, 2024

Cardiologists have long known that platelets can become "hyperreactive" to cause abnormal clotting that blocks arteries and contributes to heart attack, stroke, and poor blood flow (peripheral artery disease) in the legs of millions of Americans.

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A standard blood test can predict a heart attack

Science Daily - Heart Disease

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Using the results of a standard blood test and an online tool, you can find out if you are at increased risk of having a heart attack within six months.

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Questioning Beta-Blocker Interruption After Heart Attack

CardiacWire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Results from the ABYSS trial surprised many at ESC 2024, finding that patients who continue beta-blocker therapy after heart attacks have better long-term outcomes than patients who stop taking the drugs, and they don’t experience the quality of life downsides that some might expect.

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Analysis forecasts more heart attacks and strokes under the new cardiovascular risk calculator tool

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 29, 2024

A recently unveiled cardiovascular disease risk calculator that measures a patient's risk for heart attack and stroke is better calibrated and more precise than its previous version, but if current treatment guidelines for cholesterol and blood pressure therapy remain unchanged, the new calculator may have unintended consequences, according to research (..)

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Heart attack found to significantly increase risk of other health conditions

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Having a heart attack significantly increases the risk of developing other serious long-term health conditions, a major new study shows.

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New 'atherosclerosis atlas' sheds light on heart attacks, strokes

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 12, 2023

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have created an "atlas of atherosclerosis" that reveals, at the level of individual cells, critical processes responsible for forming the harmful plaque buildup that causes heart attacks, strokes, and coronary artery disease.

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Home test reveals the risk of heart attack in five minutes

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 3, 2024

Swedish researchers have created a questionnaire test for home use that quickly identifies high risk of heart attack. A study shows that it has the same level of accuracy as blood tests and blood pressure measurements.

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National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative Study Results Show Significant Increase in Heart Attack Survival

DAIC

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The typical survival rate of this deadly complication during a heart attack has historically hovered around 50%. Final results from the national study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association were achieved from looking at 406 patients from hospitals across 29 states. In the U.S.,

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The Grinch’s Guide to Women’s Heart Attacks (with apologies to Dr. Seuss)

Heart Sisters

DECEMBER 10, 2023

With apologies to Dr. Seuss, I offer my own poetic interpretation of what getting misdiagnosed in mid-heart attack can feel like for far too many women.

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Need High Awareness of Symptoms of Heart Attack

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 15, 2024

High degree of awareness of heart attack symptoms in the community will go a long way in seeking early treatment. For life threatening diseases like heart attack, early recognition of symptoms and prompt reporting to the emergency department is highly desirable.

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Stroke or stroke plus neck artery tear almost doubled risk of heart attack within a year

American Heart News - Heart News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Research Highlights: The risk of a heart attack among adults after a clot-caused stroke or a stroke plus a tear in the wall of a neck artery (carotid or vertebral artery dissection) was almost double within the first year compared to the heart attack.

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MMRI Publishes Breakthrough Study Detailing a Novel Approach to Minimize Damage After a Heart Attack

DAIC

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The manuscript details how, when targeted specifically to the spleen, histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, chemical compounds that can be used to treat cancers and other diseases, have the potential to improve the healing response following a heart attack. MMRI scientists who contributed to the study include Jason R. McCarthy, Ph.D.,

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How a standard blood test can predict a heart attack

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Using the results of a standard blood test and an online tool, you can find out if you are at increased risk of having a heart attack within six months. The tool has been developed by a research group at Uppsala University in the hope of increasing patients' motivation to change their lifestyles.

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Sorting therapeutic stem cells by function improves healing after heart attack, lab study shows

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 2, 2024

Selecting specific cells to be used in an investigational therapy has led to improved recovery of heart function in a new study employing a lab model for myocardial infarction, the medical term for heart attacks.

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Air pollution increases heart attacks in nonsmokers, study finds

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Air pollution is associated with significant increases in heart attacks among nonsmokers, according to a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022, held from Aug. 26 to 29 in Barcelona, Spain.

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Novel point-of-care heart attack test leads to shorter emergency department stays for some patients

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

A new, rapid blood test that spots whether people are having a heart attack could improve the treatment of people presenting with chest pain at emergency departments, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line Session Sept. 2 at this year's ESC Congress 2024.

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Act on mystery chest pain to reduce risk of heart attack, researchers urge

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MARCH 29, 2024

Future heart attacks could be better prevented in people visiting their GP with unexplained chest pain, after Keele researchers developed the clearest picture yet of the factors that put them at higher risk. The research is published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

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Another sweetener linked to increased heart attack, stroke risk

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

JUNE 6, 2024

A low-calorie sweetener could be linked to nearly twice the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people who consume high levels of it, CNN reported June 6.

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Adding genetic information to health checks improves identification of people at risk of heart attacks and strokes

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JUNE 14, 2024

Researchers have discovered a better way of identifying those at high risk of potential heart attacks and strokes and other major cardiovascular disease (CVD) events.

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Beta Blockers May Not Benefit Many Heart Attack Survivors

DAIC

APRIL 8, 2024

The findings call into question the routine use of beta blockers for all patients following a heart attack, which have stood as a mainstay of care for decades. Approximately 50% of heart attack survivors do not experience heart failure.

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In our cellular 'glue,' scientists find answers about heart attacks, strokes, more

Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 11, 2024

Doctors may be able to leverage the new insights to identify patients at greatest risk of having atherosclerotic plaques break free and cause heart attacks or strokes.

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Heart attacks spike during holidays: Tips to protect yourself

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Late December is typically a time when holiday stress and winter weather can collide, creating a perfect recipe for a rise in heart attacks and stroke.

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