All Entries in the "Heart Diseases" Category
Wear Red Day Celebrated To Raise Heart Disease Awareness
Yesterday, February 5 was Wear Red Day, a day when women across the United States were called upon to wear one article of clothing that is red. This was in order to show support for and raise awareness of women’s heart disease.
According to this write up, one third of women will die from cardiovascular disease [...]
High Body Mass Index And Large Waist Linked To Heart Disease
According to Dutch scientists, body mass index or waist size in obese people can accurately predict the heart disease risk. The ten year study found that half of the heart diseases are linked to being obese and having high body mass index or large waist size.
waist circumference and body mass index are known risk factors [...]
Artificial Intelligence May Help To Detect Cardiac Infections
Cardiac infections like endocarditis, involves the valves and also chambers of heart at times, which can pose a serious problem for patients with implanted medical devices.
Endocarditis can be serious and even with aggressive treatment or removal of implanted device, the mortality rate with this particular cardiac infection could be as high as one in five.
Mayo [...]
Experimental Drug Cuts Stroke Risk In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
A new research discovered a drug that cuts stroke risk by three times in patients with irregular heartbeats, when compared with other popular drugs.
According to research presented at European Society of Cardiology meeting in Barcelona, people taking dabigatran etexilate, made by German pharmaceutical Boehringer Ingelheim were also at risk to have heart attacks or other [...]
Omega 3 Fatty Acids And Fish Make For A Healthy Heart
Eating fatty fish and taking omega 3 fatty acids derived from marine sources can reduce the risk of heart attacks.
There was a 12 percent reduction in heart failure among those who ate fatty fish only once per week.
Men who consumed between .32 and .40 grams of omega 3 fatty acids per [...]
Fish Oil May Benefit Heart Health
Recent reviews show that omega 3 fatty acids present in fish oil may help in prevention and treatment of heart diseases.
Study author Dr. Carl J. Lavie, medical director of cardiac rehabilitation and prevention at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, says ” a lot of individuals know that omega 3 fatty acids are a good [...]
Kids’ Vitamin D Deficiency May Raise Risk Of Heart Disease
Two new studies found link between vitamin D deficiency in kids and increased risk of heart diseases such as strokes and heart attacks.
According to the study reports, more youngsters in U.S. are not getting enough amounts of vitamin D and that deficiency may put them at risk of developing life threatening heart diseases.
The lead author [...]
Severe Cardiac Events With High Calcium Level In Arteries
According to a study published in Radiology online edition, severe cardiac events may be predicted in patients with stable coronary artery disease using coronary calcium scoring by the researchers.
The study’s lead author, Marcus Hacker, M.D., resident physician in the department of Nuclear Medicine, said “Independent of the patient’s sex , [...]
Chest Pain – What It Really Means?
Did you know that chest pain is the symptom that takes more patients to an Emergency Department than almost any other?
The advertising campaigns that encourage people to seek immediate medical help if they experience chest pain have certainly been a success.
These campaigns were targeting potential heart attack patients, as immediate care [...]
Sick Sinus Syndrome: When Your Natural Pacemaker Is Off-Beat
The sinus node is the heart’s pacemaker and if it isn’t working properly you will experience arrhythmias – abnormal or irregular heart beat.
Sick sinus syndrome is the name given to this group of arrhythmias.
The sinus node is situated in the upper right-hand chamber of the heart and consists of specialized cells [...]
