Study: Frail, older adults on blood pressure drugs have similar rates of fall, cardiovascular events
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 19, 2023
A recent study explored the effects of blood pressure medications in older nursing home residents who aren’t expected to live long. Researchers found these individuals generally have similar rates of...
Women in some countries face more barriers to cardiac rehab than men, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 28, 2023
Cardiovascular rehabilitation programs can improve health and quality of life for people after a cardiac event, but a new study finds women in some areas of the world are not able to access it.
Study finds 57 percent of previously healthy COVID survivors have lasting cardiac issues
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 19, 2022
Cardiac symptoms may linger for at least a year in some patients who recover from mild cases of COVID-19, researchers have found.
Cardiac complications up after SARS-CoV-2 infection versus vaccines
Apr 06, 2022
Incidence of cardiac outcomes after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination highest in males aged 12 to 17 years, but risk 1.8 to 5.6 times higher after infection
Midlife cardiac structure and its change linked to cognition
Feb 02, 2022
25-year increase in left ventricular mass linked to lower cognition on most tests; increase in LAV linked to lower global cognition
No increase seen in CV events in elderly after BNT162b2 vaccination
Dec 10, 2021
No increase seen in the incidence of myocardial infarction, stroke, pulmonary embolism among those aged 75 years or older in France
Low-sodium DASH diet may have rapid effect on heart health, new research finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 18, 2021
A newly published study has for the first time linked a DASH-low sodium diet to cardiovascular markers of heart strain, injury and inflammation, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, June 8
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 08, 2021
People who never wear masks are twice as likely to get COVID, poll shows … CDC: mRNA vaccines found to reduce COVID severity in breakthrough infections among vaccinated people … Knowledge of palliative...
One more reason to avoid virus: COVID, cardiac arrests spike together
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 09, 2021
Many major cities had unprecedented increases in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests when COVID-19 rates spiked, infectious disease experts have found. These heart attacks may be an early symptom or complication...
A pandemic in the internet age: The catalyst for lasting healthcare transformation?
By
Nodar Janas, M.D.
Daniel Freidman, M.D.
Jana Goldberg, M.D.
Jeff Wessler, M.D.
Mar 17, 2021
Much has changed since the 1918 flu pandemic, when fewer than 35% of US households were connected by telephones. We have since evolved to be continuously connected, and our medical knowledge and abilities...