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Health News and Information - News Medical :: Cardiology - Jan 9, 2018 Edition

Health News and Information - News Medical

 
 January 9, 2018 
 Cardiology 
 The latest cardiology news from News Medical 
 Unmarried heart disease patients have higher risk of deathUnmarried heart disease patients have higher risk of death
 
Compared to married heart disease patients, being unmarried was associated with a higher risk of dying, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
 
 
 New long-term analysis at heart attack care in America shows more survival and spendingNew long-term analysis at heart attack care in America shows more survival and spending
 
A new long-term look at heart attack care and spending in America since the turn of the century shows more survival, more spending, and more variation between hospitals on both scores.
 
   Multidisciplinary approach may improve outcomes in young women with ischemic strokeMultidisciplinary approach may improve outcomes in young women with ischemic stroke
 
A multidisciplinary approach aimed at providing emergency physicians with a foundation of knowledge regarding ischemic stroke in young women and addressing the unique challenges in the evaluation and diagnosis of ischemic stroke in young women may improve outcomes for patients served in the ED.
 
   Medicare now covers new noninvasive test for heart diseaseMedicare now covers new noninvasive test for heart disease
 
Loyola Medicine is the leading center in Illinois offering a new noninvasive test for heart disease that now is covered by Medicare.
 
   Obese adolescents show improvements in cardiovascular disease risk factors after bariatric surgeryObese adolescents show improvements in cardiovascular disease risk factors after bariatric surgery
 
Adolescents with severe obesity who had bariatric surgery showed significant improvements in cardiovascular disease risk factors, according to the most recent "Teen Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery" (Teen-LABS) study, published online today by Pediatrics.
 
 Polygenic risk score predicts early-onset heart disease risk
 
Polygenic risk score predicts early-onset heart disease riskA risk score based on multiple genetic differences, or polygenic risk score, predicted significantly more cases of early-onset heart disease than standard tests for single genetic defects, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine.
 
 
 Exercise training may help middle-aged people to reduce heart failure risk from sedentary lifestyle
 
Exercise training may help middle-aged people to reduce heart failure risk from sedentary lifestyleMiddle-aged couch potatoes may reduce or reverse the risk of heart failure associated with years of sitting if they participate in two years of regular aerobic exercise training, according to a new study in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.
 
 
 Women more likely than men to die from a heart attack due to treatment disparity
 
Women more likely than men to die from a heart attack due to treatment disparityStudy shows women are more likely than men to die during the year following a heart attack as they are less likely to be offered recommended treatments.
 
 
 Broken Heart/Takotsubo Syndrome Cardiomyopathy
 
Broken Heart/Takotsubo Syndrome CardiomyopathyBroken heart cardiomyopathy is also called Takotsubo syndrome because of the peculiar shape of the heart following its development. It is also called apical ballooning syndrome for the same reason. It is an uncommon cause of myocardial infarct-like symptoms, and is now recognized to be the cause of acute coronary syndrome-like symptoms in at least 5% of women who present a ‘heart attack’.
 
 
 Advanced live cell imaging reveals brain’s response to blood vessel injury
 
Advanced live cell imaging reveals brain’s response to blood vessel injuryLive cell imaging and laser beam ablation reveals the damage response of pericytes surrounding blood vessels in the brain.
 
 
 How Electrospun Nanofibers are Being Used in Pharmaceutical Applications
 
How Electrospun Nanofibers are Being Used in Pharmaceutical ApplicationsThe morphology of electrospun nanofiber matrices is similar to the natural ECM, and is characterized by ultra fine continuous fibers, high surface-to-volume ratio, high porosity, and variable pore-size distribution analogous to the dimensions of basement membranes.
 
 
 Researchers propose different approach to beat antibiotic-resistant superbugs
 
Researchers propose different approach to beat antibiotic-resistant superbugsGot a sore throat? The doctor may write a quick prescription for penicillin or amoxicillin, and with the stroke of a pen help diminish public health and your own future health by helping bacteria evolve resistance to antibiotics.
 
 
 Constriction of blood vessels during mental stress more likely to affect women
 
Constriction of blood vessels during mental stress more likely to affect womenIn women with heart disease, constriction of peripheral vessels during mental stress affects the heart circulation more than men's, potentially raising women's risk of heart-related events and death, according to new research in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, an American Heart Association journal.
 
 
 When nursing homes push out poor and disabled patients
 
When nursing homes push out poor and disabled patientsAnita Willis says the social worker offered her a painful choice: She could either leave the San Jose, Calif., nursing home where she'd spent a month recovering from a stroke — or come up with $336 a day to stay on.
 
 
 Substituting animal proteins with plant proteins could reduce main cholesterol markers, study suggests
 
Substituting animal proteins with plant proteins could reduce main cholesterol markers, study suggestsSubstituting one to two servings of animal proteins with plant proteins every day could lead to a small reduction in the three main cholesterol markers for cardiovascular disease prevention, a new study suggests.
 
 
 Broken Heart-Takotsubo Syndrome Research
 
Broken Heart-Takotsubo Syndrome ResearchResearch is underway in many areas of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, being a rare and often missed diagnosis in cardiac medicine.
 
 
 Study highlights link between vitamin K insufficiency and cardiovascular mortality
 
Study highlights link between vitamin K insufficiency and cardiovascular mortalityNew research published in Nutrients Journal has highlighted a strong link between low vitamin K status and cardiovascular mortality.
 
 
 Neonatology experts examine effects of new intravenous nutrition for extremely low birth weight preemies
 
Neonatology experts examine effects of new intravenous nutrition for extremely low birth weight preemiesAt the neonatology ward of the Vienna General Hospital, physicians compared two mixtures of intravenous lipids for nutrition with support coming from the FWF. The researchers found no amelioration with respect to bile-flow complications in extremely low birth weight preterm babies in incubators, but they did discover more mature brain waves.
 
 
 Adrenomedullin could serve as biomarker, therapeutic target in disorders caused by leaky blood vessels
 
Adrenomedullin could serve as biomarker, therapeutic target in disorders caused by leaky blood vesselsDisorders caused by a leaky vasculature are more common than most people think. Despite ICU treatment, one third of the 27 million patients globally that suffer from sepsis, and up to 20% of the more than 5 million US patients with congestive heart failure die every year from their condition.
 
 
 New study uncovers why sauna bathing provides health benefits
 
New study uncovers why sauna bathing provides health benefitsOver the past couple of years, scientists at the University of Eastern Finland have shown that sauna bathing is associated with a variety of health benefits.
 

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