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After a heart attack, the damaged area of the heart often becomes scar tissue that can’t receive electrical messages to contract and pump blood to the body. The result is a weakened heart that could get an irregular beat, known as an arrhythmia, or go into failure. Right now, doctors have two imperfect options for […]
When Tom McCormick got an unexpected call from his doctor, the first thing his doctor said was, “I’m not calling you about anything about your health.” He was phoning to invite McCormick to participate in a research study on aspirin in heart disease. But McCormick was not asked to be a test subject. He was […]
A subcutaneous dose of the second-generation glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor RUC-4 achieved rapid dose-dependent platelet inhibition in patients with ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing stenting in the CEL-02 study. Platelet inhibition occurred within 15 minutes among the 27 patients, and wore off rapidly, with almost 50% of platelet function recovered within 122 minutes. The drug was well tolerated, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after COVID-19 upended life for millions of Americans, there are troubling signs that the coronavirus may have also slowed progress against another deadly health threat: smoking. Fewer smokers called quit-smoking hotlines last year and some smoked more, contributing to an unusual bump in cigarette sales — all in the middle […]
Increased medical spending during the period 1999–2012 generated significant health gains that outweighed the financial costs, according to a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper. Researchers led by David M. Cutler, PhD, the Otto Eckstein Chair of Applied Economics, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, measured spending, mortality, and quality of life among elderly Americans. […]
Heart attacks are serious medical emergencies that require immediate attention from a doctor. You could be at risk of a deadly heart attack – or myocardial infarction – if your fingernails start to curve downwards, over the top of your fingers, it’s been claimed. Heart attacks are caused by a lack of blood reaching the […]