In a recent study, researchers report a steady decline in heart attacks in both men and women enrolled in the US health system from 2000 to 2014. However, the rate of decline slowed among women in the last five years of the study.
Doctors at a government hospital here said they have removed blockages in the arteries of an 80-year-old heart patient by using a novel technique introduced in India recently.
Prior studies have shown that abdominal obesity is an important risk factor for having a first heart attack. But until now, the association between abdominal obesity and the risk of a subsequent heart attack or stroke was unknown.
Walking and cycling to work is associated with fewer heart attacks in adults, say researchers, adding that could provide important health benefits.
A 76-year-old Ayyappa devotee from Mumbai, who was returning after darshan, died following heart attack on Wednesday, police said. The deceased, M V Balan, from Chembur was being taken on a 'dolly' when he complained of chest pain.
Just an hour before his death, he greeted people on Diwali on a Facebook post.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has suffered a heart attack. He is undergoing treatment at the Services Hospital in Lahore.
A city resident has alleged that his 35-year-old son died of heart attack at a hospital after an altercation with the traffic police over a suspected violation.
Nuts are a good source of unsaturated fat and contain little saturated fat and consuming them twice a week can slash the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by almost 17 percent.
Although women develop coronary artery disease (CAD) almost 10 years later than men as scientists have attributed this decade-long delay to the protective effects of sex hormones, the heart disease finally catches up with women owing to the presence of "fat-absorbing" XX hormones.
According to Dr VK Tiwari, Director of RML Hospital Ram Chandra Paswan is in ICU and Dr. Randeep Nath, HOD- Cardiology is observing him.
Researchers have found that postmenopausal women with breast cancer are at greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
The study, published in the journal Trends in Immunology, discusses how time of the day affects severity of afflictions.
The deceased, Tukalu Ram Nareti, an assistant teacher in a government school, was deputed as the polling officer at Kamta booth (no.186) in Antagarh area of Kanker Lok Sabha constituency. He complained of chest pain around 6 a.m. and fell unconscious at the polling station. He was immediately rushed to a local hospital where he was declared brought dead.
Microwave has made life simpler for us but at the same time, it has also been harming us drastically. The radiations from microwave, make the food unfit to eat.
The study, presented at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2019 in Malaga, Spain, indicates that the long-term outcomes after a heart attack while travelling can be good if one gets prompt treatment.
Heart attacks occurred at more than twice the rate among transwomen than women.
The biggest concerns are for people who have had a heart attack or stroke, or have heart failure or uncontrolled high blood pressure, Michos said, in the paper published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
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The study found that risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, family history of heart disease and chronic kidney disease were more prevalent among the patients who experienced a relapse.
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