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Salt substitution may reduce all-cause, cardiovascular mortality

Salt substitution may reduce all-cause, cardiovascular mortality

by Elana GotkineSalt substitution may reduce all-cause or cardiovascular mortality, according to a reviewpublishedonline April 9 in theAnnals of Internal Medicine.Hannah Greenwood, f

Salt substitution may reduce all-cause, cardiovascular mortality

by Elana GotkineSalt substitution may reduce all-cause or cardiovascular mortality, according to a reviewpublishedonline April 9 in theAnnals of Internal Medicine.Hannah Greenwood, f
New drug fails to improve diabetes-related heart failure

New drug fails to improve diabetes-related heart failure

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne of the first studies to attempt to treat early-stage heart failure in patients with Type 2 diabetes did not meet its primary

New drug fails to improve diabetes-related heart failure

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne of the first studies to attempt to treat early-stage heart failure in patients with Type 2 diabetes did not meet its primary
Underused heart program could reduce hospital readmissions and lower risk of death

Underused heart program could reduce hospital readmissions and lower risk of death

byFlinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReferring people to a specialized rehabilitation program following a cardiac incident could reduce the chance they will be readmitted to hos

Underused heart program could reduce hospital readmissions and lower risk of death

byFlinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReferring people to a specialized rehabilitation program following a cardiac incident could reduce the chance they will be readmitted to hos
Study looks at efficacy of hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion

Study looks at efficacy of hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion

by Elana GotkineFor patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia, 30-day risks for death or recurrent MI seem to increase with lower hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion, according to re

Study looks at efficacy of hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion

by Elana GotkineFor patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia, 30-day risks for death or recurrent MI seem to increase with lower hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion, according to re
TAVR associated with lower in-hospital complications in patients with aortic stenosis and cardiogenic shock

TAVR associated with lower in-hospital complications in patients with aortic stenosis and cardiogenic shock

bySociety for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA nationwide observational analysis of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and cardiogenic shock (CS) w

TAVR associated with lower in-hospital complications in patients with aortic stenosis and cardiogenic shock

bySociety for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA nationwide observational analysis of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and cardiogenic shock (CS) w
TAVR found non-inferior to SAVR for low-risk patients

TAVR found non-inferior to SAVR for low-risk patients

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was found to bring no increased risks and was associated with substantial decreased rates o

TAVR found non-inferior to SAVR for low-risk patients

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was found to bring no increased risks and was associated with substantial decreased rates o
Three ways to protect your heart and brain

Three ways to protect your heart and brain

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEvery 40 seconds someone in the U.S. has astrokeand 1 in 4 stroke survivors will have another one. During May, American S

Three ways to protect your heart and brain

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEvery 40 seconds someone in the U.S. has astrokeand 1 in 4 stroke survivors will have another one. During May, American S
Small amounts of incidental vigorous physical exertion may almost halve major cardiovascular events risk in women

Small amounts of incidental vigorous physical exertion may almost halve major cardiovascular events risk in women

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainShort bursts of incidental vigorous physical exertion, lasting less than a minute each, may almost halve the risk of a major cardiovascu

Small amounts of incidental vigorous physical exertion may almost halve major cardiovascular events risk in women

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainShort bursts of incidental vigorous physical exertion, lasting less than a minute each, may almost halve the risk of a major cardiovascu
Why women are still being underdiagnosed with heart disease

Why women are still being underdiagnosed with heart disease

by Benedicta Quaye,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen in the UK continue to be underdiagnosed and under-treated for cardiovascular diseases, arecent statementfrom

Why women are still being underdiagnosed with heart disease

by Benedicta Quaye,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen in the UK continue to be underdiagnosed and under-treated for cardiovascular diseases, arecent statementfrom
Semaglutide reduces risk for major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with obesity and heart failure

Semaglutide reduces risk for major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with obesity and heart failure

by Elana GotkineSemaglutide reduces the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and composite heart failure end points compared with placebo in patients with overweight or obesity and hear

Semaglutide reduces risk for major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with obesity and heart failure

by Elana GotkineSemaglutide reduces the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and composite heart failure end points compared with placebo in patients with overweight or obesity and hear
Women's heart disease is underdiagnosed, but new machine learning models can help solve this problem

Women's heart disease is underdiagnosed, but new machine learning models can help solve this problem

byFrontiersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to matters of the heart, cardiovascular disease in women is underdiagnosed compared to men. A popular scoring system used to estimate h

Women's heart disease is underdiagnosed, but new machine learning models can help solve this problem

byFrontiersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to matters of the heart, cardiovascular disease in women is underdiagnosed compared to men. A popular scoring system used to estimate h