THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The number of Americans with a potentially dangerous heart rhythm condition is three times greater than previously thought, a new study claims. An estimated 5% of the population — 10.5 million U.S. adults — have atrial fibrillation, according to new estimates from theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Black stroke victims are arriving at emergency rooms much later than white patients, greatly increasing their risk of death or lifelong disability, a new study finds. Every second counts when it comes to treating a stroke, experts say. Any moment’s delay allows forContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ozempic and Wegovy can prevent heart problems in overweight and obese people, particularly if they also suffer from kidney disease, a new clinical trial shows. The drugs’ active ingredient, semaglutide, reduced heart health risk by 20% in heavyset people who took it forContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Less than half of people who’ve survived a stroke will go on to have a healthy, normal sleep pattern, new research shows. Normal sleep is defined as six to eight hours of shuteye nightly. However, a majority of the nearly 1,600 stroke survivorsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An AI-enhanced digital stethoscope can help doctors detect a potentially deadly form of heart failure that can occur late in pregnancy, a new clinical trial reports. The AI-driven stethoscope was 12 times more likely than traditional methods to spot heart pump weakness tiedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A wearable heart monitor raises the detection rate of the dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (A-fib) by more than 50%, a new study finds. Unfortunately, there was no increase observed in the number of strokes prevented after folks got the devices,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Could a simple blood test help predict a woman’s three-decade risk of heart disease? Yes, claims new research that found women with high levels of three specific blood markers had a greater than threefold increased risk for heart disease within 30 years, comparedContinue Reading
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MONDAY, Sept. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Hospitals see more admissions for heart attacks in the days after cold weather sets in, new research shows. “Individuals may be particularly vulnerable to acute cardiac events during periods of cold stress,” said study lead author Wenli Ni, a postdoctoral research fellow atContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Recreational drug users are three times more likely to have repeated heart health emergencies than people who don’t use, a new study has found. About 11% of patients admitted to intensive cardiac care units have been using recreational drugs, said researcher Dr. RaphaelContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Your heart health before and after a heart attack might be influenced by how loud your neighborhood is, new research suggests. One study found that people under 50 were more prone to heart attack if they lived in a noisy area, while anotherContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — During menopause, a woman’s blood cholesterol changes in a way that could harm her heart health, a new study warns. An increase in “bad” LDL cholesterol and a decrease in “good” HDL cholesterol occurs during menopause, according to research being presented Sept. 2Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Research has already proven that the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide) can slash a person’s odds for heart attacks and strokes, and now more data from the same trial suggests that’s even true for very ill patients with heart failure. The finding alsoContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Spend your youth glued to your phone, computer and TV and you cut your odds of making it to 60, a new study warns. Data from a study tracking the health of more than 4,000 young adults for over 30 years found aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental genetic test can gauge a person’s risk of developing potentially deadly blood clots, researchers report. People who scored high on the test had more than double the rate of heart attack, stroke and major amputation after they underwent a procedure toContinue Reading