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Smoking Puts Blacks at Higher Risk for Heart Failure
Posted 6 days ago by Drugs.com
MONDAY, April 16, 2018 – Smoking may significantly increase black Americans' risk of heart failure, a new study warns. The study included 4,129 black participants who were followed for a median of eight years. Half were followed for a shorter time, half for a longer period. Their average age: 54. When the study began, none had heart failure or hardening of the arteries, which can lead to heart ...
AHA: Solving the Dilemma of Not Enough Hearts
Posted 27 Mar 2018 by Drugs.com
TUESDAY, March 27, 2018 (American Heart Association) – In the not-too-distant future, Dr. Jennifer Cowger envisions a cardiac transplant landscape where more donations are encouraged and utilized, genetically engineered organs can be created in a laboratory, and improved mechanical devices eliminate the need for an actual human heart. But in the meantime, there's a shortage on donor hearts. ...
AHA: This 'Heart of the Family' Awaits a New Heart
Posted 26 Mar 2018 by Drugs.com
MONDAY, March 26, 2018 (American Heart Association) – Felix Aguirre has always been close to his family. The oldest of four siblings, he's known for putting the needs of his relatives above his own. A recent diagnosis of heart failure has reaffirmed those relationships. Aguirre's heart troubles started in December 2014 when, shortly before Christmas, he learned he had heart failure – the ...
Depression Could Be a Risk Factor for A-Fib: Study
Posted 22 Mar 2018 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, March 22, 2018 – Depression can raise your risk of developing an irregular heart rhythm that's been linked to stroke and heart failure, a new study suggests. A person's risk of atrial fibrillation increased by about a third if they either reported symptoms of depression or had been prescribed antidepressants, the investigators found. Previous research has linked fright and anxiety to ...
Magnetic Heart Pump Cuts Risk of Blood Clots, Stroke in Study
Posted 11 Mar 2018 by Drugs.com
SUNDAY, March 11, 2018 – A new heart pump cuts the risk of blood clots and stroke in patients with heart failure, research funded by the device maker shows. The study included 366 patients who received either Abbott Inc.'s HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device or the HeartMate II. Two years after getting the devices, 151 of the 190 patients (79.5 percent) who got the HeartMate 3 had not ...
Partner's Heart Pump Can Burden Their Caregiver
Posted 7 Mar 2018 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, March 7, 2018 – A heart pump for someone with heart failure may come with a tradeoff: benefits for the patient, but more stress for the caregiver. Researchers looked at 50 heart failure patients and their caregivers after the patients received a heart pump, called a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). In the first month after receiving the device, the patients had significant ...
Daily Aspirin Can Bring Heart Benefits, But Risks Too
Posted 1 Mar 2018 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, March 1, 2018 – For people who have both type 2 diabetes and heart failure, new research offers a mixed message on taking a daily low-dose aspirin. The study found the daily pill can reduce the risk for heart failure-related hospitalization and death in people who have both conditions. However, it also found that a daily aspirin raises their risk for nonfatal heart attack and stroke. ...
Flu Shot a Lifesaver for Heart Failure Patients
Posted 28 Feb 2018 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2018 – If you're a heart failure patient, new research suggests you would be wise to get a flu shot every year. After reviewing six studies that included more than 78,000 heart failure patients in the United States, Asia and Europe, researchers found that an annual flu vaccine reduced patients' risk of death by 50 percent during the flu season and by 20 percent during the ...
Defibrillators May Not Help Kidney Patients With Bad Hearts
Posted 7 Feb 2018 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2018 – People with chronic kidney disease often develop heart failure, leading to their having a heart defibrillator implanted to control an irregular heartbeat. But that's not without risk, a new study has found. The chances of being hospitalized for heart failure were 49 percent greater for kidney disease patients with an implanted defibrillator than for those who did not ...
Procedure Beats Drugs for A-Fib With Heart Failure
Posted 1 Feb 2018 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2018 – For people with both atrial fibrillation and heart failure, a procedure called ablation can be life-saving, a new clinical trial shows. Researchers found that when patients received the heart procedure, their risk of dying in the next few years was roughly half that of patients who took standard medications alone. Experts said the findings, published Feb. 1 in the New ...
Medicure Announces FDA Approval Received for Prexxartan (valsartan) Oral Solution
Posted 21 Dec 2017 by Drugs.com
WINNIPEG, Dec. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - Medicure Inc. ("Medicure" or the "Company") (TSXV:MPH, OTC:MCUJF), a pharmaceutical company, today announced that Carmel Biosciences, Inc. ("Carmel") has received final approval of its New Drug Application from the US Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for Prexxartan® (valsartan) oral solution. The FDA approval of Prexxartan® makes it the first and only a ...
Is Meth Use Destroying Vets' Hearts?
Posted 14 Nov 2017 by Drugs.com
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2017 – Methamphetamine appears to be damaging the hearts of U.S. military veterans at an increasing rate, researchers report. Heart failure cases linked to meth use among vets nearly quadrupled during the past decade at the San Diego VA Medical Center, rising from 1.7 percent in 2005 to 8 percent in 2015, investigators found. Veterans using meth also tended to develop heart ...
Try This Diet to Lower Your Risk of Heart Failure
Posted 14 Nov 2017 by Drugs.com
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2017 – Your heart will thank you if you stick to a mostly plant-based diet, a new preliminary study suggests. Researchers evaluated five dietary patterns. They found that people who ate a plant-based diet most of the time had a 42 percent lower risk of developing heart failure over four years than those who ate fewer plant-based foods. "Eating a diet mostly of dark green leafy ...
Take Heart, Coffee Lovers, Morning Joe May Help Your Ticker
Posted 13 Nov 2017 by Drugs.com
MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2017 – Coffee fiends, rejoice: Every cup of joe you guzzle could drive down your risk for heart problems, a new preliminary study suggests. "Drinking that cup of coffee that you love may be associated with decreased risk of stroke, heart failure and coronary heart disease," said lead researcher Laura Stevens. She's a data scientist for the American Heart Association's Institute ...
An Aging Heart May Weaken Memory
Posted 8 Nov 2017 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2017 – A decline in the pumping ability of an older person's heart can lower blood flow to their brain's memory center, new research has found. The study involved 314 people, who averaged 73 years old and did not have heart failure, stroke or dementia. Nearly 40 percent of them had mild cognitive impairment, which increases the risk for dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. ...
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