Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc.
AHA Presents Up-To-Date Statistics for Cardiovascular Disease
19.05 million deaths estimated for CVD globally in 2020, representing an increase of 18.71 percent from 2010
Premature Cardiovascular Disease Linked to Lower Cognition
Association also seen for premature CVD with greater white matter hyperintensity, higher white matter mean diffusivity
Rooming-In Program Aids Infants With Critical Congenital Heart Disease
Program also helps caregivers prepare to care for these infants after discharge to home
Optimism, Happiness as Teen Tied to Cardiometabolic Health Maintenance
Adolescents with greater number of psychological assets, such as self-esteem and feeling loved, more likely to have cardiometabolic health maintenance later in life
Regular, Short Breaks From Sitting Aid Cardiometabolic Markers
Breaks every 30 minutes for five minutes may be enough to improve glycemic responses
Free Spike Antigen ID’d in Post-SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Myocarditis
However, mRNA vaccine-induced immune responses did not differ for those who developed myocarditis and those who did not
Biomarkers Elevated in Patients With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Myocarditis
Elevations in creatine phosphokinase had sensitivity and specificity of 99 and 23 percent, respectively, for identifying myocarditis
Risk for COVID-19-Linked Endocarditis Up in Patients With Opioid, Cocaine Use Disorders
180-day hospitalization risk significantly increased following endocarditis for those with opioid use disorder, cocaine use disorder
Methylprednisolone No Benefit in Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Infants
No significant difference seen in likelihood of worse outcome in adjusted analysis for methylprednisolone versus placebo
Black Patients Less Likely to Undergo Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
Furthermore, Black patients more likely to experience major complications, death than White patients
