Search Tag: heart disease
Closing the heart disease mortality gap between men and women
2018 13 Mar
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women. Previous studies have shown that women with STEMI (ST elevation myocardial infarction, caused by an abrupt and prolonged blockage of the blood supply to the heart) have worse clinical outcomes, including higher mortality and higher rates of in-hospital adverse events. The differences in... Read more
Potential heart damage from breast cancer treatments
2018 06 Feb
Some breast cancer therapies may cause damage to the heart, making it necessary for healthcare providers to draw up strategies to prevent or minimise the damage, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published in its journal Circulation. AHA notes that breast cancer survivors, especially older women over the... Read more
Delayed diagnosis, not gender affects women’s treatment for heart disease
2017 28 Sep
Gender is not much of a factor in deciding whether women with heart disease should undergo the more complex multiple arterial revascularisation procedures that men receive, according to a new study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Instead, treatment is affected by factors such as delayed diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) in women.... Read more
Where are the New Therapies for Heart Disease?
2017 27 Jun
Death rates from cardiovascular disease (including heart disease and stroke) have declined markedly; still it remains the leading cause of death. Medical experts have expressed concern that the number of new therapies coming to market has lagged. New research suggests that the extensive delay in the emergence of new drugs reflects the long timelines... Read more
Cardiac Stem Cells From Heart Disease Patients May Be Harmful
2017 20 Jun
Stem cell therapy has gained popularity as a treatment option for patients with severe and end-stage heart failure. However, researchers at Tel Aviv University caution against using cells from the host patient to repair tissue as this method may cause harm to patients. Their study is published the journal Circulation. "We found that, contrary to popular... Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine Benefits Heart Disease Patients
2017 18 Jun
According to a state of the art review paper, traditional Chinese medicine may be effective as a complement or alternative to traditional Western medicine for primary and secondary prevention of heart disease. The paper is published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Despite significant advances in Western medicine for the treatment... Read more
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Could Stop Heart Valve Calcification
2017 13 Jun
Findings from Vanderbilt University researchers show that a drug originally intended for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis may be the first drug to treat calcification of heart valves. Findings are published in Circulation. Nearly 750,000 American suffer from heart attacks every year. Those and other types of heart disease are the number 1 killer... Read more
Higher Death Risk for Short Sleepers with Metabolic Syndrome
2017 28 May
For people with a common cluster of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, getting less than six hours of sleep a night may double their risk of dying from heart disease or stroke, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers randomly selected 1,344 adults (average age 49 years, 42 percent male) who agreed... Read more