The Personality Trait Linked To Heart Disease
The study looked at three different types of hostility: emotional, behavioural and cognitive. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - November 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Heart Disease Personality Source Type: blogs
Atrial DCM : A new entity in the making
A brief learning session with cardiology fellow about a possible new concept in Left heart failure.
What is the commmest cause for acute pulmonary edema?
“Left sided heart failure”
“Can you be more specific , Left sided means ?
“I meant LV failure , typically DCM of any cause or Severe un-controlled HT”
“Ok .good. Does Left Heart failure include mitral valve dysfunction also ?
“Yes sir, very much. Classical mitral stenosis and Isolated MR can cause pulmonary edema. In fact, acute AR Iis also part of left heart disease”
So far, so good, now coming to t...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - November 4, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized Atrail dcm atrial cardiomyopathy HFpEF la pressure volume loop primary atrial failure Source Type: blogs
AHA ’ s Poll: A Mere 30% of Patients Discuss OTC Pain Relievers And Blood Pressure
Conclusion
In closing, the heart of the matter is clear: talk is potent medicine.
When it comes to OTC pain relievers, this conversation could be a lifeline for many.
Yet, as it stands, too many are swallowing risks along with their pills, unbeknownst to the silent threat to their blood pressure.
Wrapping up, it’s a shared journey towards health literacy.
Amplifying dialogue can ignite a wave of well-informed choices for managing blood pressure.
If the nation speaks up, listens, and learns, we could see a future where fewer hearts are under pressure.
Read also: 75% Commit To Daily Blood Pressu...
Source: The EMT Spot - November 3, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: News Source Type: blogs
What do you think of this ECG that was texted to me?
This ECG was texted to me by a colleague. I assumed it was from a patient with symptoms compatible with ACS/OMI.What do you think?There is sinus rhythm with RBBB and ST Elevation in V2 which is concordant with the QRS. The ST segment in RBBB should be ST depression, discordant to the positive R ' -wave (i.e., opposite direction of the upright R ' -wave). But we sometimes see this concordant STE even in non-ischemic ECGs:PseudoSTEMI and True ST elevation in Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB). Don ' t miss case 4 at the bottom.This STE suggests OMI, but we have seen many cases like this th...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - November 1, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 30th 2023
In conclusion, reported adherence to a healthy lifestyle is associated with reduced risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Adherence to all four lifestyle factors resulted in the strongest protection.
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Source: Fight Aging! - October 29, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Regulators Will Likely Continue to Make Development Difficult, Even After Aging is Recognized as a Medical Condition
It is the nature of regulators at the FDA to aim for zero risk at any cost, and this is particularly apparent in the case of preventative therapies intended to be deployed widely in comparatively healthy people. Absent unusual political pressure, any number of ongoing deaths while therapies are assessed is treated as an acceptable cost to avoid even small numbers of deaths that may occur due to use of a new therapy. Thus even after aging is recognized as a medical condition by regulators, it is likely that they will make it too expensive to assess potential therapies. Instead, companies will gain clinical approval for trea...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 25, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Does this T wave pattern mean anything?
Written by Michael Doyle DO and Timothy Palmieri MD. Edited by Bracey, Meyers, Grauer, and SmithA 50-something-year-old female with a history of an unknown
personality disorder and alcohol use disorder arrived via EMS following cardiac arrest with return
of spontaneous circulation. The described rhythm was an irregular, wide complex
rhythm. By EMS report, open pill bottles were found nearby at the scene, including quetiapine, fluoxetine, hydroxyzine, and gabapentin. She was successfully revived
after several rounds of ACLS including defibrillation and amiodarone.On arrival to the ED the patient was intubated with normal vi...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - October 23, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bracey Source Type: blogs
Mindfulness Based Interventions For Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare professionals frequently experience stress and burnout in their work environment. Unaddressed, such stress and burnout sometimes lead to physical and mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, diabetes, fatigue, heart disease, hypertension, insomnia and obesity Burnout amongst HCPs has also been associated with reduced job satisfaction and negative patient outcomes, like reduced patient satisfaction and increased work errors.
There is a growing evidence suggesting that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) can help decrease stress and burnout experienced amongst HCPs, increasing job satisfaction ...
Source: The Orthopedic Logbook - October 21, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Remo Aguilar Tags: Focus Habits burnout health workers burnout meditation mindfulness minfulness based intervention stress stress reduction Source Type: blogs
VT? Or Supraventricular tachycardic rhythm with aberrancy?
A 70 something male presented in severe respiratory distress.The patient had altered mental status and so he was prepared for intubation. Before intubation, he became hypotensive.On the monitor patient had wide-complex tachycardia. The following 12-lead was obtained:What do you think?Differential is ventricular tachycardia versus supraventricular tachycardia with aberrancy versus sinus tachycardia with a aberrancy. There are possible P waves in lead II. But these could be an extension of the QRS, so sinus tach is not certain. Certainty could come with the use of Lewis leads. Much easi...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - October 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
Lateral Flow Test for Gingivitis
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a lateral flow assay that can detect bacterial toxins from Porphyromonas gingivalis, the causative bacteria for gingivitis. The technology could make it easier and faster to identify early-stage gingivitis, which can lead to periodontitis and eventual tooth loss, as well as contributing to a variety of other diseases such as stroke and heart disease. The lateral flow assay requires a small saliva sample, and can provide results very quickly, but does require the saliva sample to be pre-treated with potato starch to deactivate salivary amylase, an enzyme that can in...
Source: Medgadget - October 19, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Dentistry Diagnostics gingivitis UofCincy Source Type: blogs
The Common Nut That Lowers Cholesterol Levels
HDL cholesterol, known as "good" cholesterol, is important in lowering the risk of heart disease. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - October 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mina Dean Tags: Cholesterol Source Type: blogs
The Zesty Food That Reduces Heart Disease Risk
Adding this ingredient to your diet could halve the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - October 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mina Dean Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 9th 2023
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Source: Fight Aging! - October 8, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Modestly Increased Physical Activity Reduces the Age-Related Increase in Blood Pressure
The difference between lesser and greater degrees of modest exercise is sizable when it comes to effects on measures of cardiovascular health, such as blood pressure. The raised blood pressure characteristic of aging and a lack of physical fitness is damaging to delicate tissues, speeds the development of atherosclerosis, and is associated with a raised risk of mortality. A sizable proportion of the mortality reduction that attends greater physical activity in later life may be mediated via effects such as lowered blood pressure.
A study sought to determine if older adults with hypertension could receive these ben...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 3, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Continued Study of Urolithin A to Improve Mitochondrial Function
Urolithin A is one of a number of compounds available as supplements that can improve mitochondrial function in older individuals. Like others, urolithin A may function by improving the mitochondrial quality control process of mitophagy, responsible for removing damaged and worn mitochondria. Mitophagy becomes less efficient with age, and this is one of the contributing factors to age-related loss of mitochondrial function and its harmful impact on tissues. Like other supplement based approaches to improving mitochondrial function, it is likely that regular exercise delivers larger gains than those demonstrated for supplem...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 2, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
