Recreational drugs found in more than 1 in 10 cardiac intensive care patients

Associated with nearly 9-fold higher rate of death and/or need for emergency intervention Recreational drug use may be a factor in a significant proportion of admissions to cardiac intensive care, with various substances detected in 1 in 10 such patients, suggest the findings of a multicentre French study published online ...

2024-06-04T10:24:06+00:0017 August 2023|Heart, Press release|

High level of heart attack protein linked to heightened risk of death

May have role as more general indicator of medium term survival, say researchers  A high level of troponin—a protein normally used to exclude the possibility of a heart attack in patients with chest pain—may signal a heightened risk of death from any cause within the next couple of years, even ...

2024-06-04T10:23:32+00:008 August 2023|Heart, Press release|

Study questions long term beta blocker use for heart attack patients

Accepted clinical practice, but no difference in outcomes in absence of clinical complications The accepted clinical practice of using beta blockers over the long term to curb the risk of further heart attacks or death doesn’t seem to be warranted in patients who don’t have heart failure, suggests a large ...

2024-06-04T10:24:36+00:003 May 2023|Heart, Press release|

Previous cancer linked to long term heightened risk of cardiovascular diseases

Survivors of blood and breast cancers may be at greatest risk, findings indicate Cancer survivors may be at long term heightened risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease, irrespective of traditional underlying risk factors, suggest the findings of a large UK Biobank study, published online in the journal Heart. Those with previous breast ...

2024-06-04T10:23:38+00:0019 April 2023|Heart, Press release|

Mediterranean diet may cut women’s cardiovascular diseases and death risk by nearly 25%

More sex specific research needed to guide clinical practice, say researchers Sticking closely to a Mediterranean diet may cut a woman’s risks of cardiovascular disease and death by nearly 25%, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence—the first of its kind—published online in the journal Heart. The findings ...

2024-06-04T10:23:45+00:0015 March 2023|Heart, Press release|

Up to 2% of adults in Europe, North America, Israel likely have heart failure

Those with condition also at high risk of death and additional serious complications High prevalence, linked health risks, and costs warrant urgent action, say researchers Up to 2% of adults in Europe, North America, and Israel likely have heart failure, and are at high risk of death and additional serious ...

2024-06-04T10:23:43+00:0014 February 2023|Heart, Press release|
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