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Chronic Kidney Disease Is Poised To Become The Black Lung of Climate Change
It’s official. July was the world’s hottest month on record, scientists from the European climate monitoring agency confirmed on Aug. 8, a full 1.5°C (2.7°F) warmer than pre-industrial averages, offering a potent taste of what is to come in a world made hotter by climate change. The wildfires and heat waves that wreathed much of the northern hemisphere in smoke this summer? Expect more of the same. The surge in deaths and hospitalization from heat stress and stroke? Ditto. An increase in chronic kidney disease of non-traditional origin? Yup. Wait, what? [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] O...
Source: TIME: Health - August 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

A Multi Center Experience: Is Valve Replacement Safe for Patients with Hugely Dilated Left Ventricle?
CONCLUSION: Valve replacement in patients with hugely dilated left ventricle are safe operations with satisfactory outcomes even if combined with other procedures, especially with proper preoperative preparation, intraoperative preservation of posterior mitral leaflet, and meticulous postoperative follow up in the surgical ICU. PMID: 31895029 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Heart Surgery Forum - November 24, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ahmed A, Toema A, Yehia A, Hashim Y, Elkahely M, Onsy A Tags: Heart Surg Forum Source Type: research

Impact of elevated glycosylated hemoglobin on hospital outcome and 1 year survival of primary isolated coronary artery bypass grafting patients
ConclusionsThis study showed that HbA1c is a good predictor of in-hospital morbidity. It worth devoting time and effort to decrease HbA1c level below 7% to decrease possible postoperative complications.
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - July 10, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Primary PCI versus Pharmaco-Invasive Strategy in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction; a Randomized Clinical Study
Conclusion: Immediate fibrinolysis followed by coronary angiography 3-24 hr later resulted in similar short term outcome and earlier effective reperfusion in patients with STEMI compared to PPCI.Keywords:Fibrinolysis,PCI,Reperfusion,STEMIView:PDF (323.13 KB)Click here to download the PDF file.‹ Probability of Dying and Survival Analysis of Diabetic and/Hypertensive Patients Who Undergone Hemodialysis with Heart Disease Complication: A Comparison between a Hemodialysis Center Jakarta, Indonesia and Penang, MalaysiaAssessment of Risk Factors for the Cardiovascular Diseases in People Visiting a Tertiary Care Hospital for Ro...
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research - March 8, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: yunus Source Type: research

Impact of elevated glycosylated hemoglobin on hospital outcome and 1 year survival of primary isolated coronary artery bypass grafting patients
Conclusions This study showed that HbA1c is a good predictor of in-hospital morbidity. It worth devoting time and effort to decrease HbA1c level below 7% to decrease possible postoperative complications.
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - October 28, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research