Most heart attacks are not “massive”. In these instances, further tests are necessary and the diagnosis can then become quite challenging.
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New draft guidelines for using aspirin to prevent heart attacks have created confusion about who, exactly, should actually take it.
Each year in the United States about 720,000 people have heart attacks and about 124,000 people in the UK and 55,000 people in Australia will have them as well. Since the 1980s, survival rates from heart…
Snow shoveling during or after a blizzard may be the “perfect storm” for a cardiac event. Doing warm-up exercises beforehand can make it safer.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), the catch-all term for diseases affecting the heart and blood vessels – including heart attack and stroke – is the leading global killer. And bad heart health can lead to…
My brief experience in a casino was pretty typical, I’d say. Flashing lights. The faint smell of booze. Not much chatter among patrons. The sounds of dice rolling, machines buzzing, and coins clanking…
Patients recovering from heart attacks are almost 30% more likely to take part in rehab at home using a new smartphone app compared to those who had to travel to an outpatient clinic or centre. What’s…
Detecting and treating patients before they have a cardiac arrest isn’t rocket science, but it’s a life saver. Rapid response systems identify deteriorating patients by abnormal vital signs and observations…
Pacemakers help regulate slow or skipping heartbeats through electrical currents that run via leads to the heart. Since the first artificial one was implanted into Arne Larsson in 1958, modern pacemakers…
A new US study may explain how stress increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. By monitoring 29 medical residents working…
The salt debate has filled the pages of health magazines and newspapers for years. From John Swales’ original scepticism in 1988 to the Godlee’s sharp call to reality in 1996, the debate has transcended…
Young and middle-aged female adults tend to receive slower hospital care than males in the same age range when experiencing…
One of the world’s largest clinical cell therapy trials has begun to enroll 3,000 heart attack patients, some of whom will have bone marrow cells extracted with a needle from their hip and fed into their…
Women may be at serious risk of developing blood clots for up to twelve weeks after giving birth, rather than six weeks as…
A new study has found a link between the amount of sodium in certain medications and the risk of cardiovascular problems, including hypertension and stroke – and says normal use of some medicines can expose…
The salt found in common effervescent and soluble drugs may be exposing consumers to an increased risk of heart problems, according to a study published in the BMJ today. The study found it’s possible…
Taking aspirin before going to bed may reduce the risk of having a heart attack in the morning. A new study has shown the…
Blood-thinning medication can have life-threatening implications, including causing a heart attack, if used over a prolonged…
Receiving the flu vaccine may almost halve the chance of a heart attack for middle-aged people with narrow arteries, a new study by Australian researchers has found. Heart disease kills and disables more…
Researchers at University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI) have found that heart attack survivors who…
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Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Executive Director, George Institute Australia; Professor of Medicine, UNSW
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Senior Research Fellow, Cardiovascular Division, George Institute for Global Health
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Member, IMPART (Inflammation & Metabolism, Physical Ability, & Research Translation) Network, Dalhousie University
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Medical doctor, PhD candidate in cardiology, Monash University
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Vice-Chancellor's Distinguished Fellow, UNSW
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Cardiologist at Westmead Hospital; Director of the Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney
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Department Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois Chicago
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Professor of Cardiovascular Molecular Medicine and Genetics, University of Leicester
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