Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc.
CABG May Be Better Than PCI for 3-Vessel Dz in Younger Adults
PCI had higher MI, repeat revascularization, adverse CV and cerebrovascular risks in patients ≤50 years
Heart Disease, Stroke Risk Up Even Smoking 1 Cigarette/Day
Men who smoked just one cigarette/day had 46 percent of excess relative risk of smoking 20/day
Brain Is Susceptible to Acute MI, Chronic Heart Failure
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor treatment lowers acute inflammation in heart, brain
Sauna Exposure Improves Cardiovascular Function
Study shows decreases in mean carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, drop in systolic, diastolic BP
Higher CVD Risk With Early Menarche, Menopause
Various reproductive factors linked to CVD risk; number of children tied to CVD risk for both genders
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Tied to Higher CVD Risk
Risk further increased among patients with ITP who undergo splenectomy
CV Exercise Betters Cardiac Aging in Sedentary Middle-Aged Adults
Two years of high-intensity exercise tied to improved maximal oxygen uptake, reduced cardiac stiffness
Incomplete Revascularization in PCI Linked to Higher Mortality
Mortality up for patients with IR in vessel with ≥90 percent stenosis, or with IR in ≥2 vessels
CVD Risk Up With β2-Agonist, Antimuscarinic Antagonist Start
New use of long-acting β2-agonists, antimuscarinic antagonists tied to higher CVD risk in first 30 days
December 2017 Briefing – Cardiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for December 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
