How do you mend a broken heart? Beta blockers and aspirin might help
Heart attack risk is high following the death of a close loved one. But preventive drug therapy may reduce the odds of suffering a “broken heart.”
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Cardiac rehabilitation an under-used Medicare benefit: CDC
Only one in four Medicare patients made use of cardiac rehabilitation after heart attack, acute heart events or surgery, say researchers.
A first stroke can unleash dangerous heart problems in the elderly
Seniors with no history of heart disease are at high risk of dangerous cardiac events within 30 days of their first stroke, a study finds.
Protein therapy may help heal scars caused by heart attack
Protein therapy leads to improved heart function after heart attack, according to a preclinical Australian study.
Gait, hearing ability help predict near-term mortality after heart attack
Functional impairment measures can help accurately predict six-month mortality for older heart attack patients, say Yale researchers.
Study questions aspirin’s effectiveness in preventing CVD, cancer
People who have not experienced a heart attack or stroke should not consume aspirin each day for prevention, say researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, November 27
Lung cancer treatment should not be withheld for seniors aged 90+ … Poor hand hygiene may be biggest transmitter of superbug E.coli … Apple Watch electrocardiogram may help diagnose heart attack … Gene may predict postoperative delirium risk
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, November 26
Opioids offer minor pain relief in osteoarthritis … Inflammation drives progression of Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases … Older gout drug could be a lifesaver after heart attack … Weight loss tied to lower hip bone density in older adults.
Residents with stable heart disease should not fear exercise
Adults with stable coronary artery disease have better cardiac health when they are vigorously active one to two days a week, say researchers.
For many heart patients, stents no better than drugs
Invasive procedures to unblock arteries may be unnecessary or premature in many stable heart disease patients, a major new study has found.
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