Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc.
Stress + Depression = Deadly Combo in Heart Disease
Significant risk of heart attack or death in the short term
Restrictive Transfusion Threshold No Better Post Cardiac Surgery
Restrictive threshold not superior to liberal threshold for morbidity, health care costs
Outcomes Vary With Transcatheter Valve Surgery
May be possible to ID patients who may not benefit and who should be counseled accordingly
ENDO: Encourage Teens to ‘Go Nuts’ for Better Health
Three small handfuls a week lowered risk factors in study, but few children eat enough
AHA: Pro-Vegetarian Diet Could Lower CVD Mortality Risk by 20%
People who eat more plant foods than animal products less likely to die from cardiovascular dz
ACC: Antidepressants May Help Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
Reduced risk of death, heart disease, stroke in patients with moderate to severe depression
Study Examines Palliative Care in Cardiac Intensive Care Units
Patients who had end-of-life discussions had higher rate of redirected goals of care toward comfort care
ACC: Mediterranean Diet Cuts Heart Disease Risk by About Half
People who followed it closely were 47 percent less likely to develop disease
ACC: Mortality Risk Up With Digoxin Use in A-Fib
May face a nearly 30 percent greater risk of death than patients not taking the drug
Coping With Stress May Be As Key to Heart Health As Exercise
Teens who lack coping skills face raised heart risks that physical fitness does not counter
