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You May Not Have to Fast Before Catheter-Based Heart Test, Study Suggests
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 3, 2024
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Folks undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures to diagnose heart problems may be able to safely skip the traditional pre-op fasting that's now the norm, new research shows.
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After Angioplasty, Depression Can Keep Heart Patients From Taking Meds
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 13, 2022
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Patients who undergo angioplasty and stenting to open clogged arteries in and around the heart should also be screened for depression, according to a new study.
Researchers found that depressed patients were less likely than their mentally healthy peers to take their pr...
Black Patients Fare Worse Than White Patients After Angioplasty, Stents
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- November 30, 2022
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Black adults who undergo a common procedure to open up clogged arteries are readmitted to the hospital more often than their white peers. They're also more likely to die in the years after treatment, a new study finds.
Researchers looked at how patients fared follow...
Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 19, 2022
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A person with advanced heart failure may often need a heart transplant or a mechanical heart pump to survive.
But white patients are twice as like...
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 23, 2021
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Folks who've had a clogged artery reopened probably can stop taking blood thinners sooner than previously thought, a new study argues.
Patients are regularly prescribed blood thinners for a year or more after angioplasty. This is to make sure that blood doesn't clot insi...
After Heart Attack, Pot Smoking Raises Post-Op Dangers
- Dennis Thompson
- November 10, 2020
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Election Day 2020 saw marijuana legalization continue its march across the United States, but a pair of new studies warn that smoking pot could increase risk for heart patients.
Marijuana smokers are more likely to suffer complications like excess bleeding or stroke if t...
Smartwatch EKGs Quickly Deliver Crucial Heart Data
- Alan Mozes
- September 1, 2020
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Could a smartwatch app save a heart attack patient's life? Quite possibly, according to Italian researchers.
They found that electrocardiograph (EKG) readings from a smartwatch were nearly as accurate as standard EKGs among patients with suspected heart attacks.
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Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
- Amy Norton
- July 6, 2020
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Even after undergoing the artery-clearing procedure angioplasty, Black patients with heart disease are more likely than whites to suffer a heart attack or die within the next several years.
That's the conclusion of a new analysis of 10 clinical trials: On balance, bo...
Major Study Casts Doubt on Routine Use of Stents, Bypass
- Dennis Thompson
- March 31, 2020
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Folks with clogged arteries do as well with medication and lifestyle changes as they do after undergoing invasive procedures to reopen their blood vessels, a major new clinical trial reports.
Bypass surgery, balloon angioplasty and stenting are no better than drugs, ...
Heart Attack Rehab at Home Could Save Lives
- Robert Preidt
- May 13, 2019
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MONDAY, May 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you had a heart attack and could get rehab therapy at home, would you be more likely to get the follow-up care that doctors recommend?
A new scientific statement says you would, and advocates for the option to be more wide...
Why Do Older Heart Attack Patients Get Worse Care?
- Steven Reinberg
- April 8, 2019
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If you're over 65 and have a heart attack, your care may be compromised, a new study finds.
In fact, you're less apt than younger patients to receive a timely angioplasty to open blocked arteries. You're also likely to have more complications and a greater risk of dy...