Country Star Colt Ford Hospitalized After Post-Concert Heart Attack
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 17: Colt Ford performs at Skydeck at Assembly Food Hall on August 17, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Country singer and rapper Colt Ford, the cowriter of the hit song Dirt Road Anthem, has been hospitalized after suffering a heart…#nashville #tennessee #coltford #dirtroadanthem #gilbert #ariz #ford #mesa #brantleygilbert #jasonaldean (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Heart Disease Research Still Favors Men
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Katherine Fitzgerald had just arrived at the party. Before she could even get a drink, she threw up and broke out in a sweat. “I was dizzy. I couldn’t breathe. I had heart pain,” Fitzgerald says.
She knew she was having a heart attack.
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What she didn’t know then was that the heart attack could have been prevented. Fitzgerald, a health-conscious, exercise-loving lawyer, should have been taking statin drugs to s...
Source: TIME: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maggie Fox Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Have Only Well-Off Americans Gained From Recent Strides Against Heart Disease?
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- America is making headway against heart disease, with heart-related deaths declining over the past three decades.
But it appears that only the well-to-do have benefitted, a new study shows.
Heart attack rates have stayed... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
ACC Meeting to Make Noise on Beta-Blockers, SGLT2i, Chelation Therapy for Acute MI
(MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- Those in cardiovascular medicine can anticipate changes in clinical practice for acute myocardial infarction (MI) following this weekend's American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual conference, the first time the... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 5, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Surgeon reveals sign of silent killer that can appear on the head
If you notice this sign on your head you could be at greater risk for a heart attack or stroke. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News 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
Culprit Lesion PCI Before Diagnostic Angiography for Faster STEMI Reperfusion
(MedPage Today) -- Operators safely shaved a few minutes off heart attack reperfusion times by taking patients straight to culprit lesion percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) when they arrived at the catheterization lab, according to a small... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - March 29, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Stressed? Some Genes Could Raise Your Heart Attack Risk
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- Folks with genetically-driven stress are more likely to suffer heart attacks after nerve-wracking events or times of unrest, a new study shows.People with above-average genetic scores linked to neuroticism and stress... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Fitness coach, 22, who suffered a 'widow-maker' heart attack reveals 999 call handlers dismissed life-threatening illness for anxiety
22-year-old Faith Harrison from Little Minsterly, Shropshire felt 'strange' after her hockey match. Later 999 call handlers dismissed her heart attack for anxiety. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fitness coach talks of heart attack shock at 22
Faith Harrison says she was given a second chance following her heart attack after a hockey game. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Weight-loss jabs could become the 'new statin' for heart treatment after US regulators approve the drug
It follows the results of a major trial which found the drug, known as semaglutide, could slash the risk of a heart attack or stroke in people with obesity by around 20 per cent. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Expands Indications for Bempedoic Acid in CVD Prevention FDA Expands Indications for Bempedoic Acid in CVD Prevention
Bempedoic acid and bempedoic –ezetimibe are now indicated to prevent myocardial infarction and cardiovascular procedures in both primary- and secondary-prevention patients regardless of statin use.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - March 22, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: I'm one of the leading experts on intermittent fasting. This is what I recommend after it was linked to heart attacks
I was shocked and surprised to see the headlines this week suggesting that intermittent fasting could be bad for your heart, increasing your risk of a fatal heart attack. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Transient changes in the ST-T waveform mimicking myocardial infarction in a child with near-drowning: a case report - Zhang J, Lv H, Jiang X, Tang Y, Hou M.
Drowning is a common cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. Anoxia, hypothermia, and metabolic acidosis are mainly responsible for this morbidity. Drowning may lead to multiple organ damage, especially cardiac damage, in cases in which sever... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
What's lurking in your body? Mayo probes health risks of tiny plastic particles
Similar to natural elements like iron and copper, people can ingest, absorb or even inhale microplastics and nanoplastics and their chemical additives. A landmark study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine links microplastics and nanoplastics found in plaques of human blood vessels to a potential increased risk of heart attack, stroke or death. Building on previous discoveries and these recent findings, the exposome research of Konstantinos Lazaridis, M.D., and his team at… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 20, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
