Cholesterol October 28, 2015 Statins can be stopped toward the end of life Taking people off cholesterol-lowering medications near the end of life is safe and may actually be beneficial, according to a new study.
Medications October 28, 2015 New heart drug guidelines efficient and cost effective New guidelines for prescribing cholesterol-lowering medications are efficient and cost-effective, according to two new studies.
DIGESTIVE HEALTH October 28, 2015 Gut bacteria from high-fat animal products may cause kidney failure, study finds A digestion byproduct derived from high-fat animal products and previously found to increase the risk of heart disease has now also been linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published Thursday in the journal Circulation.
Circulation Issues October 28, 2015 Study finds stored blood loses functionality with age Researchers have found that even stored human blood is not immune to the effects of ageing.
Cholesterol October 28, 2015 Women more likely than men to have anxiety, depression after heart attack Heart attacks can impact women’s mental health more severely than men’s, suggests a new study from Lithuania.
Circulation Issues October 28, 2015 Man’s heart damaged after swallowing razor blade lodged in bread A Turkish man is in critical condition after biting into a loaf of bread that contained a razor blade, Central European News (CEN) reported.
Cholesterol October 28, 2015 No problem with artificial heart fundamentals despite death, manufacturer says The artificial heart fitted in a patient who died on Saturday malfunctioned due to a fault with the controls of its motor, but an initial analysis indicates there are no fundamental problems with the device, its manufacturer Carmat said in a statement.
Cholesterol October 28, 2015 Surgeon who helped pioneer key CPR technique dies at 87 Dr. James Jude, one of the experts credited with pioneering life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation, has died. He was 87.
Cholesterol October 28, 2015 Indoor air purifiers may aid heart patients People with heart conditions may benefit from using indoor air purifiers, suggests a small study from China.
Circulation Issues October 27, 2015 Experimental heart failure drug shows promise, study says A new study reports one of the biggest potential advances against heart failure in more than a decade — a first-of-a-kind, experimental drug that lowered the chances of death or hospitalization by about 20 percent.
Cholesterol October 27, 2015 Young woman's 'hysteria' turned out to be deadly heart condition A woman in Germany who went to the emergency room because she felt "hysterical" ended up not having a psychiatric disorder as doctors originally suspected. Instead, she had a serious heart condition that could have killed her, according to a new report of her case.
