Oct 08, 2019

TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Dog ownership is associated with better outcomes after a major cardiovascular event as well as a reduced risk for all-cause mortality, according to a cohort s...

Oct 04, 2019

FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Five-year rates of a composite outcome of death, stroke, and myocardial infarction are similar for patients with left main coronary artery disease following ei...

Oct 03, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A new risk prediction calculator can make health risk predictions for several outcomes simultaneously in postmenopausal women, according to a study published...

Oct 03, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A novel machine learning-derived risk score can predict the risk for heart failure among outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a stu...

Oct 02, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), having a gradual onset of symptoms is associated with longer prehospital delay, according to a study publis...

Oct 01, 2019

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for September 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as...

Oct 01, 2019

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for September 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as we...

Oct 01, 2019

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for September 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as ...

Sep 13, 2019

FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Typical symptoms of myocardial infarction are more common and have greater predictive value in women than in men, according to a study published in the Sept....

Aug 07, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Antidepressants strongly inhibiting serotonin reuptake may be associated with a small reduction in the rate of ischemic stroke compared with weak reuptake i...

Jun 27, 2019

THURSDAY, June 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Cardiovascular event rates are similar for patients with newly treated hypothyroidism receiving generic and brand levothyroxine (L-T4), according to a study...

Apr 09, 2019

TUESDAY, April 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For older nursing home residents, use of three or four secondary preventive medications following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with reduce...

Mar 01, 2019

Myocardial infarction (MI) is the most common, acute manifestation of coronary artery disease (CAD) and about 790,000 Americans have an MI each year. Recent research has identified novel risk factors ...

Feb 25, 2019

MONDAY, Feb. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) has increased among younger women, and sedentary time is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascu...

Feb 15, 2019

FRIDAY, Feb. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Use of nurse navigators can improve care coordination and outcomes following hospitalization for an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according to a study pr...

Jan 30, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Electronic cigarette use is associated with increased odds of stroke, myocardial infarction, and angina or coronary heart disease, according to a study pre...

Nov 08, 2018

THURSDAY, Nov. 8, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), very low levels of resting high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) can rule out inducible myoca...

Oct 31, 2018

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Certain weather conditions are associated with an increased risk for myocardial infarction (MI), according to a study published online Oct. 24 in JAMA Card...

Oct 26, 2018

FRIDAY, Oct. 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- A single point-of-care troponin concentration measured on arrival to the emergency department (ED) with 15-minute turnaround time can accurately rule out acut...

Sep 06, 2018

THURSDAY, Sept. 6, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Psychological distress is associated with myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke in men and women, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in Circulati...