Introduction Chronic medical conditions, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), are common among elderly patients worldwide. According to previous estimates, studies found that–50–99% of patients aged ≥ 60 years presented with at least two chronic medical conditions in which cardiovascular diseases topped the chronic morbidities in this population.1 A large–scale survey conducted in […]
Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is highly prevalent worldwide, it affects 8–16% of the population,1 and CKD is the third fastest growing cause of death globally.2 In high-income countries, CKD is mainly caused by diabetes or hypertension,3 which also represent central risk factors for development of cardiovascular diseases, both individually and synergistically.4,5 Cardiovascular disease and […]
DALLAS, November 28, 2023 — Cardiovascular disease (CVD) claims more lives than all forms of cancer, yet many women, particularly younger women, remain unaware.[1] Through its Go Red for Women® movement, the American Heart Association, which is devoted to a world of healthier lives for all, is being supported by Miss America’s Scholarship Foundation to empower the next generation of […]
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free commnity service. SANTA BARBARA— The Cottage Heart and Vascular Center will present a FREE Virtual Meet the Doctor event with Dr. Bina Ahmed on Tuesday, December 12, from 4 – 5 p.m., on cardiovascular disease in women. The event will be offered in English and Spanish. […]
Philadelphia, November 28, 2023 – Noted experts in cardiovascular rehabilitation attending the Third Jim Pattison-Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium (Banff, April 21-23, 2023) observed that although cardiac rehabilitation benefits diverse groups of patients and affords the most cost-effective prevention for recurrent events, it is grossly underutilized globally. They concluded that access is the […]
Clinical and imaging-based follow-up assessments will occur after one month, three months, six months, 12 months and 24 months; this specific analysis includes data from the study’s first six months. Treatment with NIUT lasts a maximum of one hour, with operators typically choosing to break it up into six 10-minute sessions. “This procedure is […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new consensus statement from the American Heart Association Emergency and Cardiovascular Care Committee and the Neurocritical Care Society calls for more research to address areas of post-cardiac arrest care that have limited research. The statement published simultaneously in Circulation and in Neurocritical Care. Cardiac arrest affects over 600,000 people in […]
In a deal that could bring Avidity Biosciences Inc. $2.3 billion if all milestones are met, Bristol Myers Squibb Co. gained global licensing and research rights to Avidity’s antibody oligonucleotide conjugates platform to advance up to five cardiovascular targets. Avidity’s technology, which combines monoclonal antibodies with oligonucleotide therapies, aims to address diseases that are untreatable […]
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Treatment and management for CVD is extensive and depends on the clinical situation. Some people with CVD may need surgery, depending on the type of heart disease and the amount of damage to the heart. These include commonly performed surgical procedures like coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), non-surgical procedures like percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), or […]