Killer smile? An oral pathogen increases heart attack damage, study reveals

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityGingipain released by P.g. cleaves VAMP8, thereby inhibiting autophagy through preventing autophagosomes-lysosome fusion, which causes cardiac dysfunction. C

Updated on: October 23,2023

Killer smile? An oral pathogen increases heart attack damage, study reveals

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityGingipain released by P.g. cleaves VAMP8, thereby inhibiting autophagy through preventing autophagosomes-lysosome fusion, which causes cardiac dysfunction. C

Updated on:October 23,2023

How Blood Clots Are Diagnosed

How Blood Clots Are DiagnosedByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on November 04, 2022Medically reviewed byJenny Sweigard, MDWhen a blood vessel is damaged, your body'sblo

Updated on: March 17,2024

How Blood Clots Are Diagnosed

How Blood Clots Are DiagnosedByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on November 04, 2022Medically reviewed byJenny Sweigard, MDWhen a blood vessel is damaged, your body'sblo

Updated on:March 17,2024

Why are young, healthy adults experiencing a rise in heart attacks?

Updated on: August 19,2024

Why are young, healthy adults experiencing a rise in heart attacks?

Updated on:August 19,2024

Angioplasty Surgery: Everything You Need to Know

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 08, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDAngioplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to open block blood ve

Updated on: March 14,2024

Angioplasty Surgery: Everything You Need to Know

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 08, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDAngioplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to open block blood ve

Updated on:March 14,2024

How Weight Loss Drugs Can Affect Your Heart

How Weight Loss Drugs Can Affect Your HeartByYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCIUpdated on July 20, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Snyder, PharmD窗体顶端Print窗体底端While several older med

Updated on: January 21,2024

How Weight Loss Drugs Can Affect Your Heart

How Weight Loss Drugs Can Affect Your HeartByYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCIUpdated on July 20, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Snyder, PharmD窗体顶端Print窗体底端While several older med

Updated on:January 21,2024

Differences Between a Heart Attack and Stroke

ByRod Brouhard, EMT-PUpdated on November 28, 2023Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDFact checked byNick BlackmerWhen you are learning about CPR and first aid

Updated on: December 21,2023

Differences Between a Heart Attack and Stroke

ByRod Brouhard, EMT-PUpdated on November 28, 2023Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDFact checked byNick BlackmerWhen you are learning about CPR and first aid

Updated on:December 21,2023

Living With a Pacemaker: What to Avoid

Take a few simple precautions, and life should be virtually normalByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on September 08, 2022Medically reviewed byYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCIApacem

Updated on: March 14,2024

Living With a Pacemaker: What to Avoid

Take a few simple precautions, and life should be virtually normalByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on September 08, 2022Medically reviewed byYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCIApacem

Updated on:March 14,2024

What Is Heart Rate Recovery?

ByAshley Braun, MPH, RDUpdated on July 20, 2023Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDHeart rate recovery (HRR) is how quickly your heart returns to normal after you stop ex

Updated on: March 14,2024

What Is Heart Rate Recovery?

ByAshley Braun, MPH, RDUpdated on July 20, 2023Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDHeart rate recovery (HRR) is how quickly your heart returns to normal after you stop ex

Updated on:March 14,2024

Empowering Hearts, Embracing Life: Celebrating World Heart Day

World Heart Day, annual observance and celebration held on September 29 that is intended to increase public awareness of cardiovascular diseases, including their prevention and their global impact.

Updated on: September 29,2024

Empowering Hearts, Embracing Life: Celebrating World Heart Day

World Heart Day, annual observance and celebration held on September 29 that is intended to increase public awareness of cardiovascular diseases, including their prevention and their global impact.

Updated on:September 29,2024

Spaceflight Challenges: Health Risks for Astronauts and Extended ISS Missions

Updated on: September 25,2024

Spaceflight Challenges: Health Risks for Astronauts and Extended ISS Missions

Updated on:September 25,2024

Study finds bone injections don't improve survival over IV in cardiac arrest treatment

byUniversity of WarwickCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAdministrating life-saving drugs for cardiac arrest directly into the bone does not improve survival rates compared to the standard intrav

Updated on: November 27,2024

Study finds bone injections don't improve survival over IV in cardiac arrest treatment

byUniversity of WarwickCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAdministrating life-saving drugs for cardiac arrest directly into the bone does not improve survival rates compared to the standard intrav

Updated on:November 27,2024

What Is a Silent Heart Attack?

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on August 27, 2023Medically reviewed byYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCISEBASTIAN KAULITZKI / Getty ImagesA silent heart attack—also known as a silent or

Updated on: December 21,2023

What Is a Silent Heart Attack?

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on August 27, 2023Medically reviewed byYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCISEBASTIAN KAULITZKI / Getty ImagesA silent heart attack—also known as a silent or

Updated on:December 21,2023