Early Menopause, Heart Disease a Bad Combo for Women's Brains
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Women who enter menopause before their 50s and who also have heart disease risk factors may be at especially high risk for thinking declines and later dementia, new research shows.“While cardiovascular risk factors... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 4, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Primary Care Strategy Fails to Reduce Kidney-Dysfunction Triad Hospitalizations
(MedPage Today) -- Using a personalized algorithm to identify primary care patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), type 2 diabetes, and hypertension (the kidney-dysfunction triad) -- plus practice facilitators to help providers deliver guideline... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 4, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Hormonal Birth Control Doesn ’ t Deserve Its Bad Reputation
Almost two-thirds of U.S. women of reproductive age use some kind of contraception, according to the latest federal data. And millions of them use methods that contain hormones, including birth control pills, intrauterine devices (IUDs), rings, implants, injections, and patches.
Although the specifics vary from method to method, hormonal birth control generally works by halting ovulation and/or changing conditions in the uterus or cervix to prevent pregnancy. And it works well: efficacy rates approach 100% when these methods are used correctly.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen Explainer healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Patient Stabs ED Worker; Campus Building Tied to Cancer; Your Gut and Heart Disease
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An emergency department worker in Minnesota sustained serious injuries after being stabbed by a 31-year-old patient. (Fox9)
A third of LGBT patients said they were... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 3, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Unfavorable Demographics Tied to Heart Risk Factors in Asian Americans
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 -- Unfavorable social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with higher odds of cardiovascular risk factors among Asian Americans, according to a study published online April 3 in the Journal of the American Heart... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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SPECT/CT algorithm predicts heart failure hospitalizations
This study represents the first evidence, to our knowledge, demonstrating that integrating SPECT MPI into an AI-based risk assessment algorithm significantly improves the prediction of hospitalizations due to [heart failure],” the group wrote. The research was published March 28 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.Heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and worldwide, with prevalence projected to increase by almost 50% from 2012 to 2030, the authors wrote. They noted that identifying patients who are at risk for heart failure exacerbation can open opportunities for prevention strateg...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 3, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
After Lariat LAA Ligater Disappoints in aMAZE, is a Path Ahead Still Possible?
(MedPage Today) -- Credit: Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator; C. Carl Jaffe, MD, cardiologist.
Adjunctive left atrial appendage (LAA) ligation failed to increase the efficacy of catheter pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in the aMAZE trial... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 2, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
ACC: Binge Drinking Further Increases CVD Risk With High Alcohol Consumption
TUESDAY, April 2, 2024 -- High levels of alcohol consumption are associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among men and women aged 65 years and younger, with even higher risk seen among those who also " binge " drink, according to... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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A Closer Look at the New Statin Therapy Guidelines for Patients With HIV
(MedPage Today) -- Ms. C*, a 53-year-old African American woman living with HIV for almost a decade, inquired about the recently released recommendations for cardiovascular disease prevention among people with HIV (PWH). Her predicted 10-year atherosclerotic... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 2, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Cardiac MRI shows factors contributing to higher trabeculated LV mass
Cardiac MRI shows that higher body mass index, hypertension, and higher physical activity level are associated with higher trabeculated left ventricular (LV) mass, researchers have reported.
And although higher trabeculated left ventricular mass is not "in itself pathologic," it bears tracking, wrote a team led by Nay Aung, MD, of Queen Mary University of London in the U.K. The study findings were published April 2 in Radiology.
"Future studies should evaluate the long-term impact of cardiovascular risk factors on changes in trabecular architecture and subsequent prognostic implications in both individuals with healthy h...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 2, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Cardiovascular Radiology Source Type: news
E-Cigarettes Tied to Heart Failure
(MedPage Today) -- Use of electronic nicotine products was associated with incident heart failure, a prospective study found.
People who self-reported ever having used electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) were 19% more likely to develop heart... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 2, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
SGLT2i Better Than Diuretic for Early Decongestion in Acute Heart Failure?
(MedPage Today) -- Starting dapagliflozin (Farxiga) early during acute heart failure hospitalization didn't boost decongestion, although it appeared to spare loop diuretic doses and increase diuresis compared with usual care, the DICTATE-AHF trial... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 2, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
FDA Approves TriClip; Fortified Eggs vs Cholesterol; Impella Maker Chided
(MedPage Today) -- Abbott said its TriClip transcatheter edge-to-edge repair system snagged FDA approval for treating for tricuspid regurgitation.
Medtronic announced that the FDA approved the Evolut FX+ TAVR system, featuring a larger diamond... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 2, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Scientists link certain gut bacteria to lower heart disease risk
Changes in the gut microbiome have been implicated in a range of diseases including type 2 diabetes, obesity, and inflammatory bowel disease. Now, a team of researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard along with Massachusetts General Hospital has found that microbes in the gut may affect cardiovascular disease as well. In a study published in Cell, the team has identified specific species of bacteria that consume cholesterol in the gut and may help lower cholesterol and heart disease risk in people. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - April 2, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
What It Means if You Have Borderline High Cholesterol —And What to Do About It
Almost 25 million adults in the U.S. have high cholesterol, which puts them at a higher risk for a heart attack or stroke in the next decade. But a much bigger portion have what’s called borderline high cholesterol, an in-between place that’s not quite high, but not quite within a normal range.
Here’s what to know about borderline cholesterol.
What is borderline cholesterol?
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High cholesterol is defined as having a total cholesterol number of 240 mg/dL or above. Someone has borderline cholesterol, meanwhile, when their total cholesterol is in th...
Source: TIME: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Klein Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
