AHA News: At 38, She Had Two Strokes in One Day
Latest Heart News THURSDAY, April 14, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Even though her neck was throbbing, Saundra Minge invited her 7-year-old nephew and 3-year-old niece over for a Labor Day swim. She chalked up the pain to sleeping funny and thought it would go away. For five hours, she played with the kids in […]
AHA News: Couple Had to Wait Until After Daughter’s Birth to Learn Exactly What Was Wrong With Heart
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (American Heart Association News) At their babies‘ 20-week ultrasound, Bridget and Jerrid Conway were eager to catch another glimpse of their twin girls. In the exam room, the technician moved the wand over Bridget’s stomach. When she lingered over Twin A, or Sadie as they later named her, […]
AHA News: 12-Year-Old’s Stroke Revealed an Undiagnosed Congenital Condition
Latest Heart News FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Ten days before his 13th birthday, Trenden Johnston spent the afternoon doing yardwork and bouncing on a trampoline. So when his mom left to pick up dinner, he went to his room to rest. Suddenly, he felt sick. He vomited. The left side of […]
Researchers identify potential new treatment for metabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome increases a person’s risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, and includes conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar. In a recent mouse-model study, published in Cell Metabolism, researchers at University Hospitals (UH), Harrington Discovery Institute at UH, and Case Western Reserve University have furthered their progress to develop […]
Few People Get Infected Heart Devices Removed, Despite Benefit
Latest Heart News FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) When implanted heart devices get infected, doctors recommend surgery to remove them, but many patients ignore that advice, a new study reveals. More than eight in 10 patients with an infected implant (such as a defibrillator or pacemaker) choose antibiotic treatment instead, though it puts their […]
Does Cutting Back on Salt Help Folks Battling Heart Failure?
Latest Heart News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) If you have heart failure, there’s good news and bad news on how much it would help you to cut back on salt. New research finds that while it doesn’t prevent death or hospitalization among patients, it does appear to improve […]
AHA News: She Wasn’t Having a Heart Attack – It Was ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, April 5, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Life has not slowed for Patricia Harden of Oakland, California, since she sold her public relations company in 2020 or since retiring from her remaining consulting work the following year. Now 73, she’s serving on the board of nonprofits, taking part in a writing […]
Heart Groups Endorse New Class of Meds for Some Heart Failure Patients
Latest Heart News MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) – People who live heart failure with reduced ejection fraction can now turn to a diabetes drug to help them feel better, stay out of the hospital and potentially live longer. Three leading heart organizations — the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association and the […]
Patiromer Limits Impact of RAAS Inhibitor-Related Hyperkalemia in HF
WASHINGTON — Use of the potassium-binding agent patiromer (Veltassa) allowed more heart failure patients at risk for hyperkalemia to remain on optimal therapy with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAAS), including mineralocorticoids, the randomized DIAMOND trial showed. For the study’s revised primary endpoint, patiromer led to a significant reduction in potassium levels by study end versus placebo […]
Opinion | ‘I Am Just Trying to Stand Up to a Bully’: What We Heard This Week
“I am just trying to stand up to a bully.” — John Spertus, MD, of Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, on his copyright infringement lawsuit against the nation’s leading electronic health record vendor, Epic Systems. “If it were my relatives, I would be sending them out to do this.” — Peter Marks, MD, PhD, […]