Tag: Stroke

15-Year Study Finds Treatment Gaps Exist for Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease; More Consistent Use of Life-Saving Medications Recommended

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A new 15-year study by researchers at the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City found that patients with peripheral arterial disease may not be prescribed life-saving medications at the same rate as for other heart conditions.

Omega-3 Continues to Show Protection Against Heart Disease-Related Death, Without Prostate Cancer Risk

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Should you take omega-3 pills? Or try to have two to servings of omega-3 rich fish a week, as the American Heart Association recommends? It may seem a bit murky if you follow headlines about nutrition and health. That’s why researchers at the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute continue to research the potential benefits and risks of this popular supplement, especially when it comes to prostate cancer risk and heart health.

15-year study finds treatment gaps exist for patients with peripheral arterial disease

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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a progressive and life-threatening form of atherosclerosis that narrows the arteries serving the legs, arms, chest, and abdominal organs. It affects more than 8.5 million people in the United States, including 10 to 20 percent…

Omega-3 shows protection against heart disease-related death, without prostate cancer risk

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Should you take omega-3 pills? Or try to have two to servings of omega-3 rich fish a week, as the American Heart Association recommends? It may seem a bit murky if you follow headlines about nutrition and health. That’s why…

Researchers discover new mutations in gene associated with disease that causes the heart to weaken

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Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have identified new mutations in a gene commonly associated with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDC), a disease that weakens the heart muscle, making it more difficult to adequately circulate blood…

Randomized trial at music festival shows potential of virtual reality for CPR training

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Cardiologists at Radboud university medical center performed a research project during a large music festival called Lowlands, in the Netherlands in August 2019. The first results of this innovative study are now published in JAMA Cardiology.

‘Nudging’ heart patients to take their statins leads to better adherence and better outcomes

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Statins are an effective medication for treating patients with heart disease – they cut the risk of a second major adverse cardiac event by almost 50 percent. But only about six percent of patients take statins as prescribed. One way…

‘Nudging’ heart patients to take their statins leads to better adherence and better outcomes

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Statins are an effective medication for treating patients with heart disease – they cut the risk of a second major adverse cardiac event by almost 50 percent. But only about six percent of patients take statins as prescribed. One way…

ICU Survivors Commonly Experience Job Loss after Critical Illness, Study Confirms

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National attention has been drawn to the plight of patients who have experienced the unintended side effects of prolonged ICU care such as memory loss and muscle weakness. Now, a research team led by UC San Diego have evaluated the employment impacts to ICU patients, with concerning findings.

Why only some post-stroke survivors can ‘copy what I say’

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Certain brain regions must be intact in stroke survivors with aphasia if they are to copy what another speaker says, report researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere in Brain

Why only some post-stroke survivors can ‘copy what I say’

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Certain brain regions must be intact in stroke survivors with aphasia if they are to copy what another speaker says, report researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere in Brain

Cardiologists establish how e-cigarettes damage the brain, blood vessels and lungs

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Cardiologists have issued a stark warning about the dangers of e-cigarettes, particularly for young people, as results of new research show the damage they cause to the brain, heart, blood vessels and lungs. The study, which is published in the…

Better Biosensor Technology Created for Stem Cells

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A Rutgers-led team has created better biosensor technology that may help lead to safe stem cell therapies for treating Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and other neurological disorders. The technology, which features a unique graphene and gold-based platform and high-tech imaging, monitors the fate of stem cells by detecting genetic material (RNA) involved in turning such cells into brain cells (neurons), according to a study in the journal Nano Letters.