Kawasaki Disease Is Not a Homogenous Disease nor are its Triggers
Researchers at UC San Diego report that while Kawasaki disease occurs in clusters, the traits, and thus the triggers of the inflammatory disease vary among clusters.
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Cardiology
Women received less aggressive care than men after a heart attack with pumping failure
Circulation: Heart Failure journal report
Read moreHow hormone therapy slows progression of atherosclerosis
New study based on the early versus late intervention trial with estradiol data confirms benefit of hormone therapy in reducing multiple biomarkers of inflammation
Read moreNew hormone therapies for hot flashes offer enhanced benefits and minimized risk
Yale physician to discuss the most promising developments in estrogen therapy, including new fetal estrogens, during the 2020 NAMS Virtual Annual Meeting Pre-Meeting Symposium
Read moreNew abdominal aortic aneurysm genes identified, could help pinpoint those at risk
Circulation Journal Report
Read moreNewer Type 2 diabetes medications have heart and kidney disease benefits, too
American Heart Association scientific statement
Read moreNew potential treatment approach for patients with salt sensitive hypertension
(Boston)–High blood pressure (hypertension) affects one in two U.S. adults and can cause hardening and thickening of the arteries (atherosclerosis),
Read moreCNIC design an algorithm for personalized cardiovascular risk estimation in healthy people
The study, published in JACC, forms part of the PESA-CNIC-SANTANDER project, led by Dr Valentín Fuster
Read moreIn-hospital cardiac arrest in COVID-19
What The Study Did: Outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest among patients with COVID-19 are examined in this case series. Authors:
Read moreInfluence of prone positioning on electrocardiogram in patient with COVID-19
What The Study Did: Electrocardiographic findings a woman in her 50s with COVID-19, fever and shortness of breath, with comorbidities
Read morePhysicians bring attention to overlooked issue of malnutrition among those with obesity
Poor food quality and inadequate micronutrients raise risk of heart disease and death
Read moreThousands of excess deaths from cardiovascular disease during the COVID-19 pandemic
A major new study has identified 2085 excess deaths in England and Wales due to heart disease and stroke during
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